In the early morning of April 3, Beijing time, the 26th round of the 2022-23 Bundesliga season ended the last two matches. After some fighting, Cologne drew 0-0 at home and Hoffenheim beat Bremen 2-1 away.
Hoffenheim competed for European qualification in previous seasons and started the season in good form, with a three-game winning streak that has put them in the top four. Hoffenheim have never won again since they lost at home to Bayern six months ago, and have continued to fall in the rankings, falling to the bottom of the table after a seven-game losing streak to Freiburg at the beginning of last month. It wasn't until the last round that Hoffenheim bottomed out, beating Hertha Berlin in the relegation battle to stop a seven-game losing streak. Today's visit to Weser Stadium against Bremen who have not won in 3 rounds, Hoffenheim continued the winning momentum, Bremen attacked more aggressively after the opening, but Hoffenheim's goalkeeper Bowman was very powerful, in the 25th minute, Bremen quickly counterattacked on the right, Weizeze should obliquely plug the center, Schmidt left high-speed inserted a burst into the semi-single knife and pushed hard, Bowman bravely saved the ball.
In the 31st minute, after a series of exquisite cooperation in front, it moved to the right side, Wielikovic crossed from the bottom, Dukesch grabbed the spot from the penalty spot and swept it directly and vigorously, and Bowman made another brave save to lift the ball off the line. Bowman made many divine saves to keep the city goal intact, and his teammates in front were also worthy of his divine save, Yibian played back only 4 minutes into the game, Hoffenheim counterattacked on the right, Kadezabeck angled the center at a 45-degree angle, Stark missed the ball and bounced to the left, Angelinho followed up to grab the ball under the bottom and crossed, Karamaric Jr. nodded at the front of the penalty area, the ball went into the net, Hoffenheim broke the deadlock 1-0.
Just two minutes later, Hoffenheim pressed on the right side, and after successive combinations, Kadezabek went down and crossed accurately, and Baumgartner nodded his header on the line of the penalty area to extend Hoffenheim's lead 2-0. In the 64th minute, Bremen pressed on the left and Dukesch went back in the box, Phil Kruger followed up to stumble on the point and was tripped by Weizer, who was back to the defense, and referee Steigman did not say. In the 75th minute, Weizer slanted in front of the goal at a 45-degree angle on the left side of the field, Piper nodded and scored, and Bremen pulled a goal back 1-2. There was no chance to equalise in stoppage time, and in the 92nd minute, Dinkoc broke through the inverted triangle return pass from the left side of the penalty area, Phil Kruger met the ball with a strong push, and a BOOM ball was blocked by the post, Hoffenheim escaped. Two minutes later, Bremen came close to getting a penalty, only to be offside before Steigmann cancelled the penalty. In the end, Hoffenheim narrowly beat Bremen 2-1 away to win their second consecutive victory of the season.
In terms of the standings, Bayern defeated Dort by two points to regain the top spot. Dark horse Union Berlin is 2 points behind Dort, while Freiburg is 2 points to hold the top 4 position. Hoffenheim went from seven consecutive defeats to two wins in a row, from bottom to escape from the relegation zone, and are now three points above the relegation zone, and the pressure of relegation has eased.
In terms of goalscorers, Phil Kruger failed to score a goal in stoppage time, still topping the table with 15 goals, followed by Griffoe with 13. Thuram, Nkunku and Muani tied for 3rd place with 12 goals. Gnabry, Berisha, Inwaltsson and others just squeezed into the top 10 with 9 goals.