Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Hoffenheim U19 (1st, 35 pts) and Stuttgart U19 (1st, 19 pts). Hoffenheim U19 ranked just 75th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Stuttgart U19 2.5 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Hoffenheim U19 3.93 and 1.07, with the league averaging 1.98.
Stuttgart U19's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Hoffenheim U19 came in having won eight on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 1 for Stuttgart U19, 3 for Hoffenheim U19 and 5 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 11% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 78% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 89%. The last five meetings averaged 5 goals, well above the all-time 4.
The match was played at Robert-Schlienz-Stadion (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hoffenheim U19 led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-5.
Goal scorers
Stuttgart U19: Salvatore Mule (51') · Hoffenheim U19: Gianluca Pelzer (31'), Alex Honajzer (36'), Kirill Siutin (45'), Zidan Tairi (68'), Marlon Freddy Faß (89')
Key stats
Corners: 3-4