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1899 Hoffenheim vs FC Schalke 04 is a German matchup marked by venue swings and changing competitive contexts. Schalke won 4–0 at home in January 2021, while Hoffenheim replied 3–0 away in October 2022 and 2–0 at home in April 2023. A 5–1 cup win adds another sharp turn; a future meeting will test which side controls the volatility over ninety minutes.
Past matches, 1899 Hoffenheim vs FC Schalke 04
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes 1899 Hoffenheim
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5D
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16M
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39M
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40M
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13M
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4D
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34D
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19F
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37G
FC Schalke 04 Substitutes
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M
23
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F
42
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M
8
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F
9
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M
24
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M
33
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M
29
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D
35
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G
13
Match events
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16'Christoph Baumgartner Yellow Card
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22'⚽A. Král Own Goal
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36'M. Aydın T. Ouwejan
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40'Dennis Geiger Yellow Card
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46'O. Kabak K. Vogt
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64'S. Rudy D. Geiger
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64'T. Bischof A. Kramarić
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70'⚽I. Bebou Penalty
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71'K. Topp T. Skarke
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71'D. Latza T. Krauß
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71'S. Terodde M. Frey
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78'U. Tohumcu I. Bebou
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79'D. Drexler R. Zalazar
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90' +4Ozan Kabak Yellow Card
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90' +3A. Stiller F. Becker
Stats for this game
Matchup 1899 Hoffenheim VS FC Schalke 04
Results can turn with the setting
The scorelines show why Hoffenheim–Schalke is difficult to reduce to one simple hierarchy. Schalke won 4–0 at its own ground on 9 January 2021, but Hoffenheim answered with a 3–0 victory in Gelsenkirchen on 14 October 2022. Hoffenheim then won 5–1 in the DFB Pokal on 18 October 2022 and 2–0 at home on 9 April 2023. League and cup evidence point to a matchup in which one side can seize control once the first phase breaks open.
Competition context changes the reading
Both clubs have experienced different league levels across the years, so a new meeting should be read through its competition rather than through old status labels. Schalke’s home result remains a clear example of how physical resistance can deny Hoffenheim space. Hoffenheim’s later sequence shows the opposite route: recover territory, force errors and make the margin grow. A future fixture will ask whether Schalke can recreate that defensive authority or whether Hoffenheim can impose the more expansive version of this contest.