1899 Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen 3-0

1899 Hoffenheim beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 at PreZero Arena after a late burst of goals settled a match that had stayed level until the 79th minute. Andrej Kramarić’s penalty opened the scoring, Alexander Prass added another and Max Moerstedt rounded it off three minutes into stoppage time.

The first half brought no goals, though both sides picked up bookings, with Equi Fernández cautioned in the 40th minute and Alexander Prass booked in the 45th. The interval arrived with the game goalless at 0-0.

Leverkusen made three changes in the 64th minute, while Hoffenheim changed once a minute later, sending on Kramarić for Adam Hložek. VAR then confirmed a penalty for Hoffenheim after 77 minutes, and Kramarić, who had come on in the 65th minute, scored in the 79th minute to make it 1-0. Prass, who had been booked in the first half, then finished from Kramarić’s assist in the 89th minute to make it 2-0, before Moerstedt, on as a substitute in the 84th minute, sealed it in the 90+5th minute after Hoffenheim had made two more changes in the 84th minute.

The numbers pointed to a home side that did more with less of the ball. Hoffenheim had 42% possession but still produced 20 shots to Leverkusen’s 9, with 6 on target compared with 1. They also posted 3.27 xG to 0.76, won 5 corners to 3 and had 354 passes to Leverkusen’s 505. Hoffenheim also had more fouls, 14 to 6, while the visitors made 3 saves to 1.

The bookings were Equi Fernández, Patrik Schick and Facundo Medina for Leverkusen, and Alexander Prass, Leon Avdullahu and Adam Daghim for Hoffenheim. Prass was then sent off in the 90+1st minute.