§ Bundesliga · 2025-26 · Matchday 1

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 TSG Hoffenheim

  • Quansah 6'
  • Asllani 25'
  • Lemperle 52'

23 August 2025

The match in data

TSG Hoffenheim beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 on 23 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 Bundesliga.

TSG Hoffenheim came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 6'.

Player of the match: Bernardo (TSG Hoffenheim), rated 64, thanks above all to 11 final-third passes and 5 tackles. Bernardo produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

For Bayer 04 Leverkusen, the highest-rated player was Edmond Tapsoba, with 64.

64
Player of the match

Bernardo

TSG Hoffenheim · 90'

Produced 1.38× and cost 0.52× their position's average

Added
  • 11 final-third passes 1.8×
  • 5 tackles 2.9×
  • 8 duels won 1.7×
Took away
  • 12 misplaced passes 1.6×
  • 2 duels lost 0.6×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
PlayerPositionMinRating
Edmond Tapsoba Defender 90 64
Aleix García Midfielder 90 62
Jarell Quansah Defender 90 56
Piero Hincapié Defender 90 54
Robert Andrich Midfielder 90 52
Patrik Schick Forward 90 51
Nathan Tella Forward 84 42
Alejandro Grimaldo Defender 90 40
Ernest Poku Forward 44 37
Ibrahim Maza Midfielder 84 34
Mark Flekken Goalkeeper 90 30
Arthur Defender 46 25
Christian Kofane Forward 6 no rating
Claudio Echeverri Midfielder 6 no rating
TSG Hoffenheim
PlayerPositionMinRating
Bernardo ★ Defender 90 64
Wouter Burger Midfielder 46 64
Vladimír Coufal Defender 88 62
Tim Lemperle Forward 75 59
Fisnik Asllani Forward 90 54
Oliver Baumann Goalkeeper 90 54
Bazoumana Touré Forward 90 49
Leon Avdullahu Midfielder 90 49
Umut Tohumcu Midfielder 44 48
Robin Hranac Defender 75 41
Andrej Kramaric Midfielder 90 39
Koki Machida Defender 45 39
Arthur Chaves Defender 45 27
Alexander Prass Midfielder 15 no rating
Kevin Akpoguma Defender 15 no rating
Grischa Prömel Midfielder 2 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which TSG Hoffenheim player made the most tackles?

Bernardo, with 5 tackles. Next: Vladimír Coufal 2, Robin Hranac 1.

Bernardo anchored TSG Hoffenheim's defensive work with 5 tackles in the 1–2 away victory. That total well exceeded the 2 registered by Vladimír Coufal and Robin Hranac's single tackle.

Which Bayer 04 Leverkusen player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Alejandro Grimaldo, with 3 key passes. Next: Edmond Tapsoba 1, Nathan Tella 1.

Alejandro Grimaldo stood out as Bayer 04 Leverkusen's primary creator, delivering 3 key passes in the 1–2 loss. Edmond Tapsoba and Nathan Tella contributed 1 apiece.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 TSG Hoffenheim, Bundesliga 2025-26. Player of the match: Bernardo, 64
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.