Post-Match Report

Facts: BVB lead in possession and tackles, TSG lead in shots on goal

TSG Hoffenheim were the more dangerous side before the break, took a deserved lead and ended up with 13 shots on goal to BVB's seven. After the break, Borussia Dortmund became more dominant, equalised with their first shot on target and pressed for the win. The second handball penalty awarded to TSG turned the match in the other direction. BVB had more of the ball (55%) and were also stronger in the challenges (56% success rate). Here are the facts on the 2-1 defeat away to Hoffenheim.

Out of the ordinary: Borussia Dortmund have lost two Bundesliga matches in a row for the first time in 13 months.

Top scorer: Serhou Guirassy scored the equaliser to make it 1-1 with a shot travelling at 105.4 km/h from a distance of 19.4 metres and, with 14 goals to his name, is now Borussia’s top scorer this season.

Back in action: Filippo Mane was included in the squad for the first time in two-and-a-half months following his long injury lay-off. He picked up the injury on 1 February in the home match against Heidenheim (a 3-2 win).

Brief appearance: Niklas Süle was named in the starting line-up for the first time in over two months (since 13 February, a 4-0 win against Mainz) but unfortunately had to leave the pitch injured shortly before half-time. Get well soon!

From the spot: Andrej Kramaric has scored every one of his last 17 Bundesliga penalties, whilst Gregor Kobel has conceded 20 out of 21.

Milestone: Waldemar Anton played his 250th Bundesliga match.

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During a Hoffenheim attack, Süle got his studs caught in the turf at the edge of the box, twisting his knee and dropping to the ground in pain without any contact from an opponent. Kramaric\u2019s shot from long range struck Süle\u2019s arm, and referee Siebert awarded a penalty after reviewing the footage. Whilst Süle left the pitch in pain (Bensebaini came on for him), Kramaric converted to make it 1-0 (42). Hoffenheim\u2019s half-time lead was deserved \u2013 but the way it came about was highly frustrating from a Black & Yellow perspective.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/04/18/bl-spielbericht/13-Hoffenheim-Suele.jpg\" data-assetref=\"13-Hoffenheim-Suele-1776522816009\"><\/p>\nBorussia came out of the dressing room full of energy, playing far better than in the first half, though they struggled in the final third, meaning chances were few and far between at first. 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Compared to the previous match against Leverkusen (a 1-0 defeat), the BVB line-up featured three changes: Niklas Süle, Carney Chukwuemeka and Maximilian Beier replaced Ramy Bensebaini, Julian Brandt and Serhou Guirassy. Filippo Mane was back in the squad for the first time since early February after recovering from injury.<\/p>\nMatch report \n<\/b>Hoffenheim got off to a good start. After 15 seconds, Süle cleared Asllani\u2019s effort in the six-yard box after Gregor Kobel had already been beaten. Five minutes later, following a cross from the left wing, Lemperle found himself almost unmarked on the right-hand side of the penalty area and took a shot: his volley hit the crossbar. TSG tried their luck with vertical passes out to the wings during a frantic opening spell.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/04/18/bl-spielbericht/13-Hoffenheim-Beier.jpg\" data-assetref=\"13-Hoffenheim-Beier-1776522606485\"><\/p>\nAfter about fifteen minutes, BVB began to take control of the game, creating their first chance through Daniel Svensson\u2019s header from five metres out (which unfortunately flew well over the bar) in the 13th minute, and enjoying more and more possession, which was evenly balanced after 24 minutes. A ball won by Julian Ryerson from Touré deep in his own half sparked a strong counter-attack, in which Beier narrowly failed to connect with Fabio Silva\u2019s cross just outside the six-yard box (25).<\/p>\nKobel made a save to deny Kramaric in the ensuing attack (26) and then faced the Hoffenheim striker from the penalty spot shortly before half-time. What had happened? 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Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn are the assistant referees. Tobias Reichel is the fourth official. Benjamin Cortus is monitoring the action as the VAR. Siebert has been a FIFA referee since 2014. He refereed BVB for the first time on 12 September 2015, when Borussia won 4-2 in Hannover. In total, he has officiated 36 matches involving BVB (25 wins, five draws, six defeats). Most recently, he refereed BVB this season in their away match in Cologne (2-1).<\/p>\nSportstudio: Anton as guest \n <\/b>Presenter Katrin Müller-Hohenstein welcomes BVB professional Waldemar Anton as a guest on \u201cAktuelles Sportstudio\u201d on Saturday evening. The programme will be broadcast at 23:00 CEST on ZDF, but can be <a href=\"https://www.zdf.de/shows/das-aktuelle-sportstudio-220#t=livestreams\">watched online via livestream<\/a> from 22:30 CEST.<\/p>\nLive broadcast: Sky and Netradio \n <\/b>The match will be shown live on TV from 15:15 CEST on Sky Bundesliga and Sky Sport Top Event. 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If they win at the weekend, they can secure an extra day off per week. \u201cThe lads did well against HSV and Stuttgart. Unfortunately, it didn\u2019t work out against Leverkusen, so there was no second day off,\u201d says Kovac, \u201cbut with tomorrow\u2019s match, we can earn ourselves an extra day again.\u201d<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n <\/b>In addition to the known absentees (Emre Can, Felix Nmecha), Karim Adeyemi will also miss the match in Sinsheim: the attacking player is struggling with muscle problems. Yan Couto, who was recently sidelined with injury, is once again an option for the match against TSG. Filippo Mane has rejoined team training this week. Serhou Guirassy had to cut short <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/4/14/Ganz-nah-dran-BVB-Profis-trainieren-vor-500-Fans.html\">public training<\/a> on Tuesday following a collision with Nico Schlotterbeck, but was back on the pitch the very next day.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/04/17/vorbericht-hoffenhei/Training-Mannschaft.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Training-Mannschaft-1776419341837\"><\/p>\nThe opposition \n <\/b>From Matchday 18 onwards, Hoffenheim occupied third place in the table, making them BVB\u2019s closest challengers. However, following a 5-0 defeat in Leipzig on Matchday 27, the team slipped out of the Champions League places. Hoffenheim have now gone four Bundesliga matchdays without a win, most recently drawing 2\u20132 with Augsburg. The team currently sits sixth in the table.<\/p>\n\u201cHoffenheim are having a great season. We can see that the recent results haven\u2019t been so positive. 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If they win at the weekend, they can secure an extra day off per week. \u201cThe lads did well against HSV and Stuttgart. Unfortunately, it didn\u2019t work out against Leverkusen, so there was no second day off,\u201d says Kovac, \u201cbut with tomorrow\u2019s match, we can earn ourselves an extra day again.\u201d<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n <\/b>In addition to the known absentees (Emre Can, Felix Nmecha), Karim Adeyemi will also miss the match in Sinsheim: the attacking player is struggling with muscle problems. Yan Couto, who was recently sidelined with injury, is once again an option for the match against TSG. Filippo Mane has rejoined team training this week. Serhou Guirassy had to cut short <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2026/4/14/Ganz-nah-dran-BVB-Profis-trainieren-vor-500-Fans.html\">public training<\/a> on Tuesday following a collision with Nico Schlotterbeck, but was back on the pitch the very next day.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/04/17/vorbericht-hoffenhei/Training-Mannschaft.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Training-Mannschaft-1776419341837\"><\/p>\nThe opposition \n <\/b>From Matchday 18 onwards, Hoffenheim occupied third place in the table, making them BVB\u2019s closest challengers. However, following a 5-0 defeat in Leipzig on Matchday 27, the team slipped out of the Champions League places. Hoffenheim have now gone four Bundesliga matchdays without a win, most recently drawing 2\u20132 with Augsburg. The team currently sits sixth in the table.<\/p>\n\u201cHoffenheim are having a great season. We can see that the recent results haven\u2019t been so positive. 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On Saturday, away win number six will hopefully follow.<\/p>\nChristina Reinke<\/i><\/p>\nFollow the match live via our channels: on the live ticker of the <a href=\"https://go.bvb.de/app?p=socialmedia\">BVB App<\/a>, on our social media channels <a href=\"https://x.com/bvb\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/BVB/?locale=de_DE\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bvb09\">Instagram<\/a>, as well as on <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/bvb-netradio.html\">BVB Netradio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N4jph4eGpA\">Watch the video<\/a><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-3304a94386","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"\u201cEvery single player must be on top form\u201d \u2013 BVB without Adeyemi, but with a mission against Hoffenheim","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569314_30_tsg_hoffenheim-borussiadortmund<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569314_30_tsg_hoffenheim-borussiadortmund","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"490323374","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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The momentum built up over recent weeks should help them achieve this. <\/b><a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/frauen/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=bvbfrauen-tickets2526&bvb_cid=bvbfrauen-tickets2526\">Get your tickets for this top-of-the-table clash now!<\/b><\/a> The Matchday 20 fixture in the Regionalliga West kicks off at 15:00 CEST at the Rote Erde stadium.<\/b><\/p>\n","xdm:linkURL":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/4/17/BVB-women-aim-to-pull-away-from-rivals-Bielefeld-in-top-of-the-table-clash.html","@type":"/apps/bvbweb/components/newssliderelements/editable","dc:title":"BVB women aim to pull away from rivals Bielefeld in top-of-the-table clash","repo:modifyDate":"2026-04-17T06:47:00Z"}},"displayTag":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"displayTag","title":"Display Department","multiValue":true,"value":[""],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"metadescription":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"metadescription","title":"Meta Description","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"linkTarget":"_self","link":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/4/17/BVB-women-aim-to-pull-away-from-rivals-Bielefeld-in-top-of-the-table-clash.html","stageImages":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"stageImages","title":"Image (Stage Image)","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/04/17/vorbericht-frauen/Frauen-Leubner.jpg"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"experience":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"experience","title":"Experience Fragment","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"appExport":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"appExport","title":"App Export (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"showDate":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"calendar","name":"showDate","title":"Show Date and Time (CET)","multiValue":false,"value":"17.04.26 06:47 Z","exportedType":"calendar"},"teaserText":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"teaserText","html":"Second v third! When Borussia Dortmund\u2019s women\u2019s football team face DSC Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday, coach Markus Högner\u2019s side will be looking to extend their lead over the chasing pack to seven points. The momentum built up over recent weeks should help them achieve this. <\/b><a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/frauen/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=bvbfrauen-tickets2526&bvb_cid=bvbfrauen-tickets2526\">Get your tickets for this top-of-the-table clash now!<\/b><\/a> The Matchday 20 fixture in the Regionalliga West kicks off at 15:00 CEST at the Rote Erde stadium.<\/b><\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Second v third! When Borussia Dortmund\u2019s women\u2019s football team face DSC Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday, coach Markus Högner\u2019s side will be looking to extend their lead over the chasing pack to seven points. The momentum built up over recent weeks should help them achieve this. Get your tickets for this top-of-the-table clash now! The Matchday 20 fixture in the Regionalliga West kicks off at 15:00 CEST at the Rote Erde stadium.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"The scenario \n<\/b>Thanks to their 6-0 away win at GSV Moers, the BVB women consolidated their second place in the table behind leaders 1. FC Köln U21 on the last matchday. Despite the convincing win against the bottom side of the league, Markus Högner was not entirely satisfied with his team\u2019s performance: \u201cThe message at half-time was that we needed to play at a faster pace and get into the half-spaces more effectively. We managed to do that in the second half thanks to better positioning, which ultimately created more space and goal-scoring opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n<\/b>For the match against the women of DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Markus Högner \u2013 apart from long-term absentees Dana Marquardt and Mia Scholle \u2013 has the full squad at his disposal. Mia Böger, who recently had to sit out due to a ligament injury in her ankle, is also back in the fold. \u201cThe match in Moers showed once again what incredible quality we have both on the pitch and on the bench,\u201d said the coach happily. \u201cWhilst this automatically creates more competition in training, it means we can keep raising our game in matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/04/17/vorbericht-frauen/Frauen-Bielefeld-Jubel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Frauen-Bielefeld-Jubel-1776408588756\"><\/p>\nThe opposition \n<\/b>The visitors from Bielefeld currently sit third in the Regionalliga West table and are just four points behind BVB, so they will be looking to capitalise on this opportunity. On average, coach Annabel Jäger\u2019s side have conceded just under one goal per game so far; thanks in no small part to striker Jocelyn Hampel (19 goals), they have also been impressive in attack. Markus Högner warns: \u201cWe\u2019re up against an experienced Regionalliga side with a well-drilled back four. Arminia will be looking to make the most of their last chance of the season on Sunday.\u201d For this upcoming challenge, the manager is counting on his Borussia women\u2019s home advantage and the momentum from recent weeks, which have seen four wins and a goal difference of 23-1.<\/p>\nLate draw in the reverse fixture \n<\/b>Around six months ago, the BVB women already learnt that Arminia Bielefeld\u2019s women\u2019s team are no easy opponents: although the Black and Yellows led 1-0 at half-time in the first leg and had more possession over the 90 minutes, they conceded an agonising equaliser in the second minute of stoppage time. \u201cIt was a very demanding week back then, with the cup tie against FC Bayern and another league match two days earlier,\u201d recalls Markus Högner. \u201cNow the situation is completely different, so we can prepare for the match in peace.\u201d<\/p>\nThe home match against the women of Arminia Bielefeld kicks off this coming Sunday (19 April) at at the Rote Erde Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 15:30 CEST. Tickets for the match are available <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/frauen/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=bvbfrauen-tickets2526&bvb_cid=bvbfrauen-tickets2526\">online at the BVB ticket shop<\/a> (seated: \u20ac5, standing: \u20ac3). Pluto TV will also be showing the match <a href=\"https://pluto.tv/gsa/live-tv/66337ea1307fa300082c28a0?utm_source=google&utm_medium=textsearch&utm_campaign=10966097416&utm_content=109063690258&utm_term=pluto+tv&utm_creative=459935485657&device=c&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=10966097416&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_L_FBhDmARIsAItqgt7_391Sro5eSQxhjwAiKdtSDaTp6xOCPS_VPNkYUmSohKmii6Wx5sUaAtSCEALw_wcB\">live and free of charge<\/a>. \nRobert Targan<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The scenario \n<\/b>Thanks to their 6-0 away win at GSV Moers, the BVB women consolidated their second place in the table behind leaders 1. FC Köln U21 on the last matchday. Despite the convincing win against the bottom side of the league, Markus Högner was not entirely satisfied with his team\u2019s performance: \u201cThe message at half-time was that we needed to play at a faster pace and get into the half-spaces more effectively. We managed to do that in the second half thanks to better positioning, which ultimately created more space and goal-scoring opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n<\/b>For the match against the women of DSC Arminia Bielefeld, Markus Högner \u2013 apart from long-term absentees Dana Marquardt and Mia Scholle \u2013 has the full squad at his disposal. Mia Böger, who recently had to sit out due to a ligament injury in her ankle, is also back in the fold. \u201cThe match in Moers showed once again what incredible quality we have both on the pitch and on the bench,\u201d said the coach happily. \u201cWhilst this automatically creates more competition in training, it means we can keep raising our game in matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/04/17/vorbericht-frauen/Frauen-Bielefeld-Jubel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Frauen-Bielefeld-Jubel-1776408588756\"><\/p>\nThe opposition \n<\/b>The visitors from Bielefeld currently sit third in the Regionalliga West table and are just four points behind BVB, so they will be looking to capitalise on this opportunity. On average, coach Annabel Jäger\u2019s side have conceded just under one goal per game so far; thanks in no small part to striker Jocelyn Hampel (19 goals), they have also been impressive in attack. Markus Högner warns: \u201cWe\u2019re up against an experienced Regionalliga side with a well-drilled back four. Arminia will be looking to make the most of their last chance of the season on Sunday.\u201d For this upcoming challenge, the manager is counting on his Borussia women\u2019s home advantage and the momentum from recent weeks, which have seen four wins and a goal difference of 23-1.<\/p>\nLate draw in the reverse fixture \n<\/b>Around six months ago, the BVB women already learnt that Arminia Bielefeld\u2019s women\u2019s team are no easy opponents: although the Black and Yellows led 1-0 at half-time in the first leg and had more possession over the 90 minutes, they conceded an agonising equaliser in the second minute of stoppage time. \u201cIt was a very demanding week back then, with the cup tie against FC Bayern and another league match two days earlier,\u201d recalls Markus Högner. \u201cNow the situation is completely different, so we can prepare for the match in peace.\u201d<\/p>\nThe home match against the women of Arminia Bielefeld kicks off this coming Sunday (19 April) at at the Rote Erde Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 15:30 CEST. Tickets for the match are available <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/frauen/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=bvbfrauen-tickets2526&bvb_cid=bvbfrauen-tickets2526\">online at the BVB ticket shop<\/a> (seated: \u20ac5, standing: \u20ac3). Pluto TV will also be showing the match <a href=\"https://pluto.tv/gsa/live-tv/66337ea1307fa300082c28a0?utm_source=google&utm_medium=textsearch&utm_campaign=10966097416&utm_content=109063690258&utm_term=pluto+tv&utm_creative=459935485657&device=c&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=10966097416&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_L_FBhDmARIsAItqgt7_391Sro5eSQxhjwAiKdtSDaTp6xOCPS_VPNkYUmSohKmii6Wx5sUaAtSCEALw_wcB\">live and free of charge<\/a>. \nRobert Targan<\/i><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-4313265134","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB women aim to pull away from rivals Bielefeld in top-of-the-table clash","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/first-women/2025_2026/regionalliga-west/20---borussia-dortmund-frauen---dsc-arminia-bielefeld<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/first-women/2025_2026/regionalliga-west/20---borussia-dortmund-frauen---dsc-arminia-bielefeld","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"2092864501","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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