Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim

8 December 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

Ermin Bicakcic 28’ (og)
Daniel Ginczek 31’

Ishak Belfodil 4’
Andrej Kramaric 71’

Match summary

Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim drew 2-2. Wolfsburg led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ishak Belfodil put Hoffenheim ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Andrej Kramaric, Bicakcic's own goal equalised with a header in the 28th minute, and Daniel Ginczek put Wolfsburg in front in the 31st minute, set up by Admir Mehmedi. In the second half, Andrej Kramaric equalised in the 71st minute, set up by Pavel Kaderábek.

Hoffenheim had the better of the chances, with 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Wolfsburg's 0.52 from 10.

Match stats

10 Shots 19

3 Shots on Target 6

6 Corners 4

1 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

0.52 xG 2.10

0.52 Non-penalty xG 2.10

2 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Wolfsburg Hoffenheim

Kick-off

4’

Ishak Belfodil
Assist: Andrej Kramaric

0-1

Ermin Bicakcic
Own goal

1-1

28’

Daniel Ginczek
Assist: Admir Mehmedi

2-1

31’

Half-time2-1

71’

Andrej Kramaric
Assist: Pavel Kaderábek

2-2

Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg

Felix Uduokhai

Hoffenheim

Ishak Belfodil
Florian Grillitsch

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.

Wolfsburg 0.52 xGHoffenheim 2.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Hoffenheim attacking Wolfsburg attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Koen Casteels	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Paul Verhaegh	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.02	1
Robin Knoche	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Felix Uduokhai	DEF	90			1	0.01	0.00	0
Jérôme Roussillon	DEF	90			1	0.02	0.09	1
Josuha Guilavogui	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Maximilian Arnold	MID	90			3	0.16	0.05	1
Yannick Gerhardt	MID	90			0	0.00	0.15	2
Daniel Ginczek	FWD	87	1		1	0.12	0.02	1
Wout Weghorst	FWD	90			1	0.12	0.00	0
Admir Mehmedi	FWD	69		1	1	0.01	0.13	2
Josip Brekalo	Sub	21			0	0.00	0.00	0
Renato Steffen	Sub	3			2	0.07	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Oliver Baumann	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Pavel Kaderábek	DEF	90		1	2	0.37	0.96	1
Ermin Bicakcic	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Benjamin Hübner	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Nico Schulz	DEF	90			1	0.03	0.08	2
Kevin Vogt	MID	49			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ishak Belfodil	MID	90	1		3	0.17	0.00	0
Steven Zuber	MID	62			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kerem Demirbay	MID	43			1	0.04	0.10	1
Andrej Kramaric	MID	90	1	1	5	1.11	0.17	3
Joelinton	FWD	90			5	0.26	0.28	1
Florian Grillitsch	Sub	47			1	0.05	0.09	3
Ádám Szalai	Sub	41			1	0.08	0.02	1
Reiss Nelson	Sub	28			0	0.00	0.14	3

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00

Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.60

Hoffenheim win 42% Bet365 odds 2.30

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg W L L W W

Hoffenheim W W W D D

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Hoffenheim 1-4 Wolfsburg, 28 Apr 19 All Wolfsburg 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.