RB Leipzig 3-1 TSG Hoffenheim: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 16 December 2023

Result

RB Leipzig 3-1 TSG Hoffenheim

Bundesliga · Saturday 16 December 2023, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

RB Leipzig · TSG Hoffenheim · Bundesliga predictions

RB Leipzig 3-1 TSG Hoffenheim: match report

RB Leipzig won against TSG Hoffenheim 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 16 December 2023. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Lukas Klostermann opened the scoring in the 34th minute. RB Leipzig's goals came from Lukas Klostermann (34'), Emil Forsberg (70') and Mohamed Simakan (74'). TSG Hoffenheim scored through Ozan Kabak (42').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards; TSG Hoffenheim received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 4th on 29 points from 14 and TSG Hoffenheim 6th on 23 points from 14. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 4th with 65 points, and TSG Hoffenheim 7th with 46.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and TSG Hoffenheim in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Oliver Baumann of TSG Hoffenheim (8.5), ahead of Xavi Simons (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 RB Leipzig wins, 2 draws and 1 for TSG Hoffenheim.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Goal · Lukas KlostermannRB Leipzig · 1-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Amadou HaidaraRB Leipzig
  • 42'Goal · Ozan KabakTSG Hoffenheim · 1-1
  • 62'Yellow card · Ozan KabakTSG Hoffenheim
  • 62'Yellow card · Xavi SimonsRB Leipzig
  • 70'Goal · Emil ForsbergRB Leipzig · 2-1
  • 74'Goal · Mohamed SimakanRB Leipzig · 3-1
  • 81'Yellow card · Lukas KlostermannRB Leipzig
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Florian GrillitschTSG Hoffenheim

Head-to-head

10 meetings: RB Leipzig 7, draws 2, TSG Hoffenheim 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Willi OrbánRB Leipzig · injury (Torn Lateral Knee Ligament)
  • Dennis GeigerTSG Hoffenheim · injury (Fitness)
  • Marco JohnTSG Hoffenheim · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
  • Dani OlmoRB Leipzig · injury (Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation)
  • Mergim BerishaTSG Hoffenheim · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)

RB Leipzig line-up (4-2-2-2)

Janis Blaswich, Benjamin Henrichs, Lukas Klostermann, Mohamed Simakan, David Raum, Amadou Haidara, Xaver Schlager, Christoph Baumgartner, Xavi Simons, Loïs Openda, Yussuf Poulsen

TSG Hoffenheim line-up (3-4-3)

Oliver Baumann, Ozan Kabak, John Brooks, Kevin Vogt, Pavel Kaderabek, Grischa Prömel, Anton Stach, Robert Skov, Andrej Kramaric, Ihlas Bebou, Marius Bülter