Holstein Kiel – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim match report
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Holstein Kiel and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim drew 1-1, and Holstein Kiel won the shoot-out 4-3. Player of the match: Adrian Kapralik of Holstein Kiel, with a ScoreMondo rating of 6.7. The match was played on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at Holstein-Stadion in Kiel (matchday 32). The attendance at Holstein-Stadion was 10,001.
Key moments
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim took the lead on 11 minutes thanks to Adam Hlozek. VAR disallowed a TSG 1899 Hoffenheim goal on 23 minutes. Adrian Kapralik equalised for Holstein Kiel at 1-1 after 23 minutes. Half-time: 1-1 between Holstein Kiel and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
What the numbers say
Holstein Kiel had 3 shots (0 on target) to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's 7 (1). Expected goals (xG) 0.68 – 0.57: Holstein Kiel created the better chances. Corners finished 6-10. Cards: 3-4 in yellows. Holstein Kiel committed 5 fouls to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's 9, and the offside count read 2-5.
Holstein Kiel's yellow cards went to Ivan Nekic in the 42nd minute, Adrian Kapralik in the 106th minute and Giorgi Kvilitaia in the 117th minute. Booked for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim: Adam Hlozek (41'), Wouter Burger (52'), Leon Avdullahu (68'), Oliver Baumann (76') and Koki Machida (107').
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to Adam Hlozek (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, 6.7), Guillermo Balzi (Holstein Kiel, 6.0) and Gyan De Regt (Holstein Kiel, 6.0). From the Holstein Kiel bench came Guillermo Balzi on 65 minutes, Giorgi Kvilitaia on 90 minutes, Gyan De Regt on 90 minutes and John Tolkin on 103 minutes, among 5 changes. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim made 5 changes: Vladimír Coufal for Valentin Gendrey (33'), Fisnik Asllani for Wouter Burger (45'), Adam Daghim for Tim Lemperle (45') and Bambasé Conté for Adam Hlozek (64').
The context
Holstein Kiel came into the match with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches. Their most recent game was a 3-0 win over Dynamo Dresden for Holstein Kiel. Before kick-off, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins and 2 defeats. Last time out, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-0 at home. The last meeting, in 2025, went 3-1 to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Those 3 games produced 15 goals, an average of 5.0 per match.
The bigger picture
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's winning streak stops at 3. Across 4 meetings in our records: 3 wins for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and 1 draw.
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