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Cologne vs Hoffenheim: match report

FC Cologne hosted TSG Hoffenheim at RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday 29 August 2026, in the Bundesliga (round 1). Cologne have no reported absences; Hoffenheim are missing 1 (Tim Lemperle). Florian Badstübner is the referee, averaging 2.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

Cologne 3-2 Hoffenheim. Goals: Adam Daghim 27' for Hoffenheim; Said El Mala 51' for Cologne; Ozan Kabak 67' for Hoffenheim; Thijs Dallinga 72' for Cologne; Thijs Dallinga 82' for Cologne. Attendance: 49,700.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 27' Goal: Adam Daghim (Hoffenheim) 0-1
  • 51' Goal: Said El Mala (Cologne) 1-1
  • 57' Missed penalty: Max Moerstedt (Hoffenheim)
  • 67' Goal: Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim) 1-2
  • 72' Goal: Thijs Dallinga (Cologne) 2-2
  • 82' Goal: Thijs Dallinga (Cologne) 3-2
  • 83' Yellow card: Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim)
  • 90'+4' Yellow card: Max Moerstedt (Hoffenheim)
Match stats (contains the result)
41.3%Possession58.7%
18Shots15
6Shots on target4
6Corners7
11Fouls14
0Offsides0
2Saves3
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Cologne 4-3-3

Coach: Rene Wagner

  1. 1 Marvin Schwäbe GK
  2. 17 Alessio Castro-Montes MID
  3. 22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey DEF
  4. 24 Luka Lochoshvili DEF
  5. 14 Gideon Mensah DEF
  6. 8 Ísak Jóhannesson MID
  7. 5 Tom Krauß MID
  8. 23 Paul Okon-Engstler MID
  9. 29 Jan Thielmann FWD
  10. 9 Ragnar Ache FWD
  11. 10 Saïd El Mala FWD

Bench

  • 6 Ellyes Skhiri MID
  • 37 Linton Maina MID
  • 27 Thijs Dallinga FWD
  • 30 Marius Bülter FWD
  • 2 Joël Schmied DEF
  • 20 Ron-Robert Zieler GK
  • 39 Jonathan Friemel DEF
  • 33 Rav van den Berg DEF
  • 11 Reigan Heskey FWD

Hoffenheim 4-4-2

Coach: Christian Ilzer

  1. 1 Oliver Baumann GK
  2. 34 Vladimír Coufal DEF
  3. 5 Ozan Kabak DEF
  4. 21 Albian Hajdari DEF
  5. 13 Bernardo DEF
  6. 8 Patrick Wimmer FWD
  7. 18 Wouter Burger MID
  8. 7 Leon Avdullahu MID
  9. 14 Adam Daghim FWD
  10. 10 Adam Hlozek MID
  11. 20 Bambasé Conté MID

Bench

  • 2 Robin Hranác DEF
  • 9 Max Moerstedt FWD
  • 17 Nathan De Cat MID
  • 39 Mats Rots DEF
  • 27 Andrej Kramaric MID
  • 37 Luca Philipp GK
  • 29 Natnael Abraha DEF
  • 32 Cajetan Lenz MID
  • 15 Valentin Gendrey MID

Injuries and suspensions

Cologne

No reported absences.

Hoffenheim

  • Tim Lemperle suspension, back Late August 2026
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 21 February 2026: FC Cologne 2-2 TSG Hoffenheim
  • Friday 3 October 2025: TSG Hoffenheim 0-1 FC Cologne
  • Sunday 11 February 2024: TSG Hoffenheim 1-1 FC Cologne
  • Saturday 16 September 2023: FC Cologne 1-3 TSG Hoffenheim
  • Saturday 22 April 2023: TSG Hoffenheim 1-3 FC Cologne