The line-up
Head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo made four changes to the starting line-up that drew 1-1 against 1. FSV Mainz 05 last time out. Umut Tohumcu came in for the suspended Grischa Prömel, while Kevin Akpoguma replaced Jay Brooks in the starting XI. Finn Ole Becker and Pavel Kadeřábek also replaced Andrej Kramarić and Marius Bülter respectively.
The scenario
TSG went into Matchday 13 in sixth place in the table with 20 points, while Borussia Mönchengladbach were five places and seven points behind.
Moment of the match
The goal for 2-1: Gladbach played their way into the box with some link-up play on the left side in the 80th minute. Luca Netz played a low cross into the middle, leaving Nathan Ngoumou with a tap-in.
Number of the game: 100
The 2-1 loss at Borussia Mönchengladbach was Robert Skov’s 100th Bundesliga appearance – all in a TSG Hoffenheim shirt.
Standout sliding intervention
Pavel Kadeřábek prevented a certain goal in the fifth minute. The defender made an outstanding sliding challenge on Florian Neuhaus – who had the ball headed into his path by Nathan Ngoumou – from behind at the last moment and denied the home team an early opener.
Outlook
TSG Hoffenheim will play host to VfL Bochum next week. Kick-off is at 20:30 CET on Friday.
Stats
Line-ups:
Borussia Mönchengladbach: Nicolas – Scally, Elvedi (Chiarodia, 54), Friedrich – Neuhaus (Kramer, 68) – Honorat (Herrmann, 84), Reitz, Kone, Netz – Ngoumou (Hack, 84), Plea (Ramos, 84)
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Ozan Kabak (Bischof, 84), Vogt, Akpoguma – Kadeřábek (Bebou, 84), Stach, Tohumcu (Grillitsch, 74), Skov (Bülter, 59) – Becker (Kramarić, 59) – Weghorst, Beier
Goals: 1-0 Plea (pen., 58), 1-1 Weghorst (60), 2-1 Ngoumou (80)
Match highlights
Kaderabek prevents the opener
A cross from Ngoumou is headed perfectly into the path of Neuhaus, but Kaderabek makes a sliding intervention at the last second and prevents what looks like a certain goal. Important!
Double chance for TSG
That must be the opener: Beier misses from centimetres out after a square ball from Kadeřábek but TSG keep the move alive and Stach tests the Gladbach goalkeeper with a shot that is turned behind for a corner.
Stach on the volley
A cross from the right flank is cleared into the middle, where Stach meets it with a volleyed effort. But the shot is slightly too central and Nicolas holds onto the ball.
Gladbach go ahead
Ozan Kabak commits a foul in the box on Plea, who steps up and converts the penalty to put Gladbach in the lead.
TSG level the scores
An immediate response! Bülter threads it through to Tohumcu, whose cross finds Weghorst. The Dutchman heads home to make it 1-1!
Gladbach go ahead again
Ngoumou is clean through on Baumann following a ball across the face of goal and simply has to slot home.
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Match highlights
Kaderabek prevents the opener
A cross from Ngoumou is headed perfectly into the path of Neuhaus, but Kaderabek makes a sliding intervention at the last second and prevents what looks like a certain goal. Important!
Double chance for TSG
That must be the opener: Beier misses from centimetres out after a square ball from Kadeřábek but TSG keep the move alive and Stach tests the Gladbach goalkeeper with a shot that is turned behind for a corner.
Stach on the volley
A cross from the right flank is cleared into the middle, where Stach meets it with a volleyed effort. But the shot is slightly too central and Nicolas holds onto the ball.
Gladbach go ahead
Ozan Kabak commits a foul in the box on Plea, who steps up and converts the penalty to put Gladbach in the lead.
TSG level the scores
An immediate response! Bülter threads it through to Tohumcu, whose cross finds Weghorst. The Dutchman heads home to make it 1-1!
Gladbach go ahead again
Ngoumou is clean through on Baumann following a ball across the face of goal and simply has to slot home.