RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim

29 April 2023 · Bundesliga · 2022/23 · Referee Tobias Stieler

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Christopher Nkunku 28’

Match summary

RB Leipzig beat Hoffenheim 1-0. RB Leipzig led 1-0 at half-time.

Christopher Nkunku put RB Leipzig ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Emil Forsberg.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Hoffenheim's 0.22 from 4.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Hoffenheim
16 Shots 5
2 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.71 xG 0.22
1.71 Non-penalty xG 0.22
8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

RB Leipzig Hoffenheim
Kick-off
Christopher Nkunku
Assist: Emil Forsberg1-0 (RB Leipzig)
28’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Hoffenheim
  • Kevin Akpoguma
  • Sebastian Rudy

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 0.22 28’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 1-0 28’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 0.22 28’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Nkunku 28’
RB Leipzig 1.71 xGHoffenheim 0.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hoffenheim attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
28’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 14’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 2’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 74’ André Silva (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Ihlas Bebou (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 30’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ David Raum (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Ihlas Bebou (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Christoph Baumgartner (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Munas Dabbur (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 14’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 2’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 74’ André Silva (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 79’ Ihlas Bebou (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 30’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ David Raum (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Ihlas Bebou (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Christoph Baumgartner (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Munas Dabbur (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Janis Blaswich GK900 0.000.000
Lukas Klostermann DEF901 0.020.000
Willi Orban DEF900 0.000.000
Josko Gvardiol DEF610 0.000.051
Mohamed Simakan MID832 0.070.172
David Raum MID611 0.070.000
Konrad Laimer MID901 0.020.000
Kevin Kampl MID900 0.000.272
Timo Werner MID903 0.440.194
Emil Forsberg MID6210 0.000.502
Christopher Nkunku FWD6114 0.800.000
Marcel Halstenberg Sub291 0.030.000
André Silva Sub291 0.150.000
Abdou Diallo Sub290 0.000.000
Dani Olmo Sub281 0.100.151
Benjamin Henrichs Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 70% Avg odds 1.37
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.35
Hoffenheim win 12% Avg odds 7.87

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig LLWWL
Hoffenheim WWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Hoffenheim 1-3 RB Leipzig, 05 Nov 22 Next meeting: RB Leipzig 3-1 Hoffenheim, 16 Dec 23  All RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.