Hoffenheim 2-0 Mainz (Apr 12, 2025) Commentary

Mainz

13-7-9, 46 PTS

Andrej Kramaric - 4', 32'

Paul Nebel - 90'+4'

1
Baumann
34
N'Soki
25
Akpoguma
35
Chaves
15
Gendrey
7
Bischof
16
Stach
21
Bulter
27
Kramaric
29
Touré
26
Tabakovic

No.Name
1Oliver Baumann
25Kevin Akpoguma
35Arthur Chaves
34Stanley N'Soki
15Valentin Gendrey
27Andrej Kramaric 8Dennis Geiger
7Tom Bischof
16Anton Stach
26Haris Tabakovic 53Erencan Yardimci
21Marius Bulter 19David Jurásek
29Bazoumana Touré 23Adam Hlozek

Substitutes
37Luca Philipp
20Finn Becker
3Pavel Kaderábek
14Gift Orban
17Umut Tohumcu

PreZero Arena

9:30 AM, April 12, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Sinsheim, Germany

Line: TSG -0.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 30,150

Referees:
Sven Jablonski

TSG Hoffenheim

Mainz

KO
4
23
32
40
45+2
HT
49
67
67
74
75
82
85
90+3
90+4
FT

- Match ends, TSG Hoffenheim 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
90'+7' Second Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
90'+6' Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+6' Erencan Yardimci (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4' Second yellow card to Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+3' Oliver Baumann (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3' Attempt missed. Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hyun-Seok Hong with a headed pass.
90'+3' Foul by Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim).
90'+3' Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1' Foul by Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim).
90'+1' Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
86' Attempt missed. Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Caci.
85' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Dennis Geiger replaces Andrej Kramaric.
85' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Erencan Yardimci replaces Haris Tabakovic.
85' Attempt blocked. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jae-Sung Lee.
84' Foul by Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim).
84' Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83' Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Arnaud Nordin.
83' Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
82' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Hyun-Seok Hong replaces Dominik Kohr.
82' Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
82' Adam Hlozek (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81' Foul by Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05).
81' Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77' Offside, TSG Hoffenheim. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
76' Attempt missed. Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
75' Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75' Foul by Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim).
75' Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. David Jurásek replaces Marius Bülter.
73' Foul by Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim).
73' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73' Attempt saved. Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
72' Attempt blocked. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Caci.
72' Foul by Valentin Gendrey (TSG Hoffenheim).
72' Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71' Offside, TSG Hoffenheim. Haris Tabakovic is caught offside.
70' Attempt missed. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Nebel with a cross.
68' Foul by Haris Tabakovic (TSG Hoffenheim).
68' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' Attempt missed. Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Nebel with a cross following a corner.
67' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Adam Hlozek replaces Bazoumana Touré.
67' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Armindo Sieb replaces Nikolas Veratschnig.
66' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Kevin Akpoguma.
65' Nikolas Veratschnig (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65' Foul by Bazoumana Touré (TSG Hoffenheim).
65' Attempt blocked. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
64' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Stanley Nsoki.
61' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60' Delay in match because of an injury Bazoumana Touré (TSG Hoffenheim).
60' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Haris Tabakovic.
58' Foul by Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05).
58' Arthur Chaves (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57' Attempt missed. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Caci with a cross.
56' Attempt blocked. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Caci.
55' Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
55' Attempt saved. Arthur Chaves (TSG Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Bischof with a cross.
55' Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Danny da Costa.
54' Foul by Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05).
54' Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Marius Bülter.
51' Attempt missed. Haris Tabakovic (TSG Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Bischof with a cross following a corner.
51' Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
51' Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
49' Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49' Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Foul by Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
48' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
46' Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
46' Attempt saved. Marius Bülter (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
45' Second Half begins TSG Hoffenheim 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
45'+4' First Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
45'+2' Stanley Nsoki (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2' Foul by Stanley Nsoki (TSG Hoffenheim).
45'+2' Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
43' Foul by Haris Tabakovic (TSG Hoffenheim).
43' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40' Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40' Foul by Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05).
40' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Arnaud Nordin replaces Phillipp Mwene because of an injury.
40' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39' Delay in match because of an injury Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
38' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37' Delay in match because of an injury Bazoumana Touré (TSG Hoffenheim).
32' Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bazoumana Touré.
31' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Marius Bülter.
29' Attempt saved. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikolas Veratschnig.
27' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Kevin Akpoguma.
26' Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26' Foul by Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim).
25' Attempt missed. Nikolas Veratschnig (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Nebel.
24' Attempt missed. Moritz Jenz (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anthony Caci following a set piece situation.
23' Arthur Chaves (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23' Nikolas Veratschnig (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23' Foul by Arthur Chaves (TSG Hoffenheim).
22' Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Haris Tabakovic (TSG Hoffenheim).
21' Haris Tabakovic (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21' Foul by Moritz Jenz (1. FSV Mainz 05).
21' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nikolas Veratschnig is caught offside.
19' Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Foul by Bazoumana Touré (TSG Hoffenheim).
16' Foul by Arthur Chaves (TSG Hoffenheim).
16' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16' Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16' Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
15' Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Moritz Jenz is caught offside.
14' Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Stanley Nsoki.
12' Attempt missed. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Caci with a cross.
11' Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11' Foul by Marius Bülter (TSG Hoffenheim).
5' Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5' Foul by Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05).
4' Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bazoumana Touré.
3' Foul by Moritz Jenz (1. FSV Mainz 05).
3' Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3' Foul by Stanley Nsoki (TSG Hoffenheim).
2' Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2' Foul by Bazoumana Touré (TSG Hoffenheim).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayern Munich	29	21	6	2	+54	69
Bayer Leverkusen	29	18	9	2	+29	63
Eintracht Frankfurt	28	14	6	8	+13	48
RB Leipzig	29	13	9	7	+10	48
Mainz	29	13	7	9	+12	46
SC Freiburg	29	13	6	10	-5	45
Borussia Monchengladbach	29	13	5	11	+3	44
Borussia Dortmund	29	12	6	11	+9	42
FC Augsburg	29	11	9	9	-7	42
VfB Stuttgart	28	11	7	10	+7	40
Werder Bremen	28	11	6	11	-8	39
VfL Wolfsburg	29	10	8	11	+6	38
1. FC Union Berlin	29	9	7	13	-14	34
TSG Hoffenheim	29	7	9	13	-16	30
St. Pauli	29	8	5	16	-10	29
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	28	6	4	18	-21	22
VfL Bochum	29	5	5	19	-32	20
Holstein Kiel	29	4	6	19	-30	18

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