Hoffenheim scored three late goals and finished with ten men

Hoffenheim beat Bayer Leverkusen at home after a late penalty and two goals in stoppage time, while Leverkusen held most of the ball and created little.

Hoffenheim scored three times, and all three came after the 79th minute. Andrej Kramarić converted the penalty that broke the deadlock, after a VAR check confirmed the award. Alexander Prass made it 2-0 at 89, and in the same minute as Prass was sent off at 90, Max Moerstedt added the third.

That sending off changes how the rest of the game reads. Hoffenheim finished with ten men, and the figures below need to be read with that in mind. A side playing a man short is judged differently from one at full strength, even when the scoreline does not show it.

Leverkusen had the ball for most of the match, with 58% possession, which means the share of time a side keeps control of it. They made 502 passes and completed 428 of them. That is close to their usual share, as they average 57.8% in away games, so the ball itself was ordinary for them. Hoffenheim, by contrast, had 42%, well below their normal 57.2% at home.

The shooting told a different story. Hoffenheim took 20 shots, 15 of them from inside the box, and six were on target. Their expected goals figure, a measure of how good each chance was based on where it was taken from, came to 2.63. That is nearly twice their usual 1.43 at home and above the league average of 1.62 per side. Their three goals were also more than their 1.8 home average, though still under the league's usual 3.6 goals per match.

Leverkusen managed nine shots, and only one was on target. Their expected goals was 0.76, about half their usual 1.6 in away matches. Their shot count was less than half their normal 19.3 away from home. Their goalkeeper made three saves, and Hoffenheim's keeper needed only one. Hoffenheim conceded nothing, after averaging 2.3 goals against at home. Leverkusen conceded three, while their away average is 1.5.

Prass's day was the most striking individual story. He had four shots, scored, and then was sent off at 90, so the goal and the red card came in the same breath. Kramarić rated 7.7 for scoring the penalty and setting up Prass's goal, and that combination is the clearest reason the scoreline ended as it did.

Hoffenheim are now 14th in the table with six points from six matches. Leverkusen are fourth with 13 points from the same number of games.

Player of the matchA. Kramarić1 goal · 1 assist7.7

Max Moerstedt1 goal7.4

O. Kabak1 chance created7.2

Aleix García1 chance created7.2