RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim

7 December 2019 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Timo Werner 11’, 52’ (pen)
  • Marcel Sabitzer 83’
  • Ermin Bicakcic 89’

Match summary

RB Leipzig saw off Hoffenheim 3-1. RB Leipzig led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Timo Werner put RB Leipzig ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Patrik Schick. In the second half, Werner made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute, Marcel Sabitzer made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute, and Ermin Bicakcic pulled one back to make it 3-1 from a corner in the 89th minute, set up by Christoph Baumgartner.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 3.73 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Hoffenheim's 1.28 from 11.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Hoffenheim
25 Shots 11
14 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3.59 xG 1.28
2.83 Non-penalty xG 1.28
5 Deep Completions 8

Key events

RB Leipzig Hoffenheim
Kick-off
Timo Werner
Assist: Patrik Schick1-0 (RB Leipzig)
11’
Half-time1-0
Timo Werner
Penalty2-0 (RB Leipzig)
52’
Marcel Sabitzer3-0 (RB Leipzig)
83’
89’
Ermin Bicakcic
Assist: Christoph Baumgartner3-1 (Hoffenheim)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig
  • Marcel Halstenberg
  • Marcel Sabitzer
  • Konrad Laimer
Hoffenheim
  • Stefan Posch

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.73 1.28 11’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 1-0 11’ 52’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 2-0 52’ 83’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), 3-0 83’ 89’ Ermin Bicakcic (Hoffenheim), 3-1 89’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.73 1.28 11’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Werner 11’ 52’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 2-0 Werner 52’ 83’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), 3-0 Sabitzer 83’ 89’ Ermin Bicakcic (Hoffenheim), 3-1 Bicakcic 89’
RB Leipzig 3.73 xGHoffenheim 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hoffenheim attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
52’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 76’ Sargis Adamyan (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 11’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 80’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 77’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 39’ Dennis Geiger (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 80’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 28’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 77’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 83’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 47’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 1’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Ermin Bicakcic (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Stefan Posch (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Dennis Geiger (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Ermin Bicakcic (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 21’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Diadie Samassékou (Hoffenheim), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Stefan Ilsanker (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Robert Skov (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Dayotchanculle Upamecano (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Diego Demme (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Dayotchanculle Upamecano (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 76’ Sargis Adamyan (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 80’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 11’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 77’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 39’ Dennis Geiger (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 80’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 28’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 77’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 83’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 47’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 1’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Ermin Bicakcic (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Stefan Posch (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Dennis Geiger (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Ermin Bicakcic (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 62’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Diadie Samassékou (Hoffenheim), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Stefan Ilsanker (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Robert Skov (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Dayotchanculle Upamecano (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Diego Demme (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Dayotchanculle Upamecano (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Lukas Klostermann DEF900 0.000.121
Stefan Ilsanker DEF901 0.020.000
Dayotchanculle Upamecano DEF902 0.030.000
Marcel Halstenberg DEF900 0.000.042
Marcel Sabitzer MID9012 0.170.374
Konrad Laimer MID900 0.000.021
Diego Demme MID901 0.020.112
Emil Forsberg MID673 0.240.163
Timo Werner FWD86210 2.340.000
Patrik Schick FWD6210 0.000.623
Yussuf Poulsen Sub281 0.070.000
Christopher Nkunku Sub235 0.840.592
Hannes Wolf Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 68% Avg odds 1.40
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.14
Hoffenheim win 13% Avg odds 7.11

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig LWWWW
Hoffenheim WWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: RB Leipzig 1-1 Hoffenheim, 25 Feb 19 Next meeting: Hoffenheim 0-2 RB Leipzig, 12 Jun 20  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.