Hoffenheim 1 – Bayern 1: Points shared at the Pre Zero Arena after draw

On Saturday, Hoffenheim and Bayern were held to a 1-1 draw at the Pre Zero Arena. Hoffenheim were looking to pick up points after winning their previous two matches against FC Köln away and Stuttgart at home, by 1-0 and 2-1 respectively. Bayern secured a point against Bayer Leverkusen in their previous match. As it stands, Hoffenheim and Bayern sit 5th, (44 points) and 1st, (60 points), in the league respectively, after 26 matches.

Hoffenheim started strong and were rewarded for their efforts, with a goal from Christoph Baumgartner, at 32 minutes. However, their celebrations were kept brief, as Robert Lewandowski equalised for The Reds just before half-time, finalising the first half 1-1. The second half ended with little further action at either end and goalless.

For Hoffenheim, Ihlas Bebou, Dennis Geiger, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Kevin Akpoguma and Munas Dabbur, came on for Georginio Rutter, Diadie Samassekou, Christoph Baumgartner, Pavel Kaderabek and Andrej Kramaric. Bayern replaced Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Marcel Sabitzer with Thomas Muller and Jamal Musiala.

There were bookings for Diadie Samassekou, Florian Grillitsch, Georginio Rutter and Stefan Posch from Hoffenheim, and Lucas Hernandez, for Bayern.

Hoffenheim will next travel to Hertha, while Bayern will face Union Berlin at home.