Match Report
Hamburger SV U19 went into the game 3rd in the table on 23 points; Hoffenheim U19 sat 1st on 35 — a 12-point gap. On recent form Hoffenheim U19 sat only 75th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Hamburger SV U19 were scoring 2.57 and conceding 2, Hoffenheim U19 3.93 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.98 goals per team per game.
Hoffenheim U19 had been beaten in four straight games.
Paul-Hauenschild-Plätze 10 in Norderstedt staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. On the scoreboard, Hoffenheim U19 led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.