RB Leipzig beat 1899 Hoffenheim 5-0 as B. Gruda scores twice

Match report

1899 Hoffenheim were beaten 5-0 by RB Leipzig at Red Bull Arena on Friday, 20 March 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 27. B. Gruda (17', 44'), C. Baumgartner (21', 30') and B. Henrichs (78') scored for RB Leipzig. It was 4-0 at half-time.

RB Leipzig had 50% of the ball and 14 shots (9 on target) against 1899 Hoffenheim’s 8 (2 on target). Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig) was the top-rated player with 10.0. The result leaves RB Leipzig 9th in the Bundesliga table on 6 points and 1899 Hoffenheim 14th on 3.

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Form, table and head-to-head

RB Leipzig

9th · 6 points · P 4 W 2 D 0 L 2

Form

1899 Hoffenheim

14th · 3 points · P 4 W 1 D 0 L 3

Form

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
8	Werder Bremen	4	0	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	+4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	-1	5
13	1. FC Köln	4	-3	4
14	1899 Hoffenheim	4	-3	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	-3	3

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 16 Jan 2027, 1899 Hoffenheim – RB Leipzig

Full RB Leipzig vs 1899 Hoffenheim head-to-head

Match events

14'yellow cardWilli OrbánYellow Card
17'goalB. GrudaNormal Goal
21'goalC. BaumgartnerAssist: D. Raum
23'yellow cardBernardoYellow Card
30'goalC. BaumgartnerAssist: B. Gruda
44'goalB. GrudaAssist: Y. Diomande
45+7'VAR decisionYan DiomandeGoal cancelled
46'substitutionF. AsllaniOff: A. Kramaric
46'substitutionR. HranacOff: A. Hajdari
66'substitutionY. DiomandeOff: A. Nusa
66'substitutionX. SchlagerOff: E. Banzuzi
69'substitutionT. LemperleOff: M. Moerstedt
69'substitutionB. ToureOff: C. Campbell
76'substitutionR. BakuOff: B. Henrichs
76'substitutionRomulo CardosoOff: C. Harder
76'substitutionBernardoOff: M. Damar
78'goalB. HenrichsNormal Goal
82'substitutionD. RaumOff: M. Finkgrafe

Lineups

RB Leipzig

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Ole Werner

Starting XI

Substitutes

1899 Hoffenheim

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Christian Ilzer

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

50%Possession50%
2.19Expected goals (xG)0.78
14Total shots8
9Shots on target2
2Shots off target3
3Blocked shots3
9Shots inside the box6
5Shots outside the box2
1Corners3
5Offsides1
8Fouls16
1Yellow cards1
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves4
451Passes438
380Accurate passes359
84%Pass accuracy82%
-1.49Goals prevented-1.49

Player statistics

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
26Maarten VandevoordtG	90	7.5				37 · 89%			1/1
4Willi OrbánD	90	7.3				49 · 82%		1	5/7
17Ridle BakuD	76	6.6				40 · 82%		2	3/8
22David RaumD	82	9.2		1		47 · 81%	2	2	5/7
23Castello LukebaD	90	7.7				57 · 89%		1	2/2
13Nicolas SeiwaldM	90	7.2				27 · 89%	1	3	5/7
14Christoph BaumgartnerM	90	8.3	2		3 (2)	47 · 83%		2	4/12
24Xaver SchlagerM	66	7.0				38 · 92%		1	6/11
10Brajan GrudaFTop rated	90	10.0	2	1	3 (3)	28 · 82%	4	3	11/18
40RômuloF	76	6.7			2 (1)	16 · 69%		1	2/6
49Yan DiomandeF	66	7.9		1		21 · 86%	2	1	4/6
25Leopold ZingerleG	–	–
5El Chadaille BitshiabuD	–	–
35Max FinkgräfeD	8	6.9				6 · 67%		1	2/3
39Benjamin HenrichsD	14	7.6	1		1 (1)	10 · 70%			1/2
6Ezechiel BanzuziM	24	6.9			1 (1)	15 · 87%			1/1
7Antonio NusaM	24	6.9			1 (1)	8 · 75%			3/6
9Johan BakayokoF	–	–
11Conrad HarderF	14	6.3				5 · 100%		1	1/4
27Tidiam GomisF	–	–

1899 Hoffenheim

1899 Hoffenheim player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Oliver BaumannG	90	5.3		39 · 69%
2Robin HranáčD	45	5.7		19 · 84%			2/4
5Ozan KabakD	90	5.7		64 · 91%		2	4/8
13BernardoD	76	6.0		37 · 84%		2	4/10
34Vladimír CoufalD	90	5.0		39 · 79%		2	2/12
6Grischa PrömelM	90	6.2	2 (1)	32 · 88%		1	2/7
18Wouter BurgerM	90	6.9		52 · 85%		7	8/10
22Alexander PrassM	90	6.5		36 · 78%	1	1	7/11
29Bazoumana TouréM	69	6.2		14 · 64%	1	1	5/10
11Fisnik AsllaniF	45	6.9		16 · 75%		1	3/3
19Tim LemperleF	69	6.0	2 (0)	12 · 83%	2		1/9
37Luca PhilippG	–	–
21Albian HajdariD	45	7.0		41 · 85%		4	4/6
25Kevin AkpogumaD	–	–
49Valentin LässigD	–	–
10Muhammed DamarM	14	6.3	1 (1)	7 · 57%		1	1/5
9Ihlas BebouF	–	–
20Cole CampbellF	21	6.5		2 · 100%			1/3
27Andrej KramarićF	45	6.5		22 · 91%	1		0/2
33Max MoerstedtF	21	6.7		6 · 67%		1	1/1