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Round of 32• 28 Oct 2026

Holstein Kiel 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim

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Match Recap

Holstein Kiel and 1899 Hoffenheim couldn't be separated in 90 minutes, and this DFB Pokal tie went all the way to penalties. Adam Hložek struck first for the visitors in the 11th minute, cutting through Kiel's defense before Adrian Kapralik leveled things up for the hosts just twelve minutes later. Neither side could find a winner after that, with both teams trading chances but failing to break the deadlock before full time. That meant a shootout decided who moves on in the cup, the kind of nerve-shredding finish DFB Pokal ties are built for. Harry Kane leads the scoring charts elsewhere with seven goals this season, but neither Hložek nor Kapralik is anywhere near that conversation yet, this was a night about grinding out a result, not chasing records. Kiel and Hoffenheim gave everything across two tight halves before the penalty spot settled it. Watch how Hložek's early strike and Kapralik's reply set up the tension, then see which side held their nerve when it mattered most.

Match Statistics

Holstein Kiel
VS
1899 Hoffenheim
44% Ball Possession 56%
1.11 Expected goals (xG) 0.86
16 Total Shots 13
5 Shots on target 4
11 Shots off target 7
0 Blocked Shots 2
12 Shots inside box 6
4 Shots outside box 7
6 Corner Kicks 10
0 Offsides 5
19 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
3 Goalkeeper Saves 4
484 Total passes 615
353 Accurate passes 469
17 Free Kicks 17

Lineups

Holstein Kiel
T. Walter 4-1-4-1
VS
1899 Hoffenheim
C. Ilzer 4-2-3-1
41Rothenhagen
40Parduzi
13Nekić
5Madsen
32Sekine
28Meffert
10Therkelsen
15Davidsen
27Ugoh
20Kaprálik
13Bernardo
28Machida
2Hranáč
15Gendrey
37Philipp

Substitutes — Holstein Kiel

17F. Alidou 8G. Balzi 11G. de Regt 9G. Kvilitaia 44Mark Richter Monserrat 47J. Tolkin 1T. Weiner 43T. Wiese 26D. Zec

Substitutes — 1899 Hoffenheim

39M. Rots 32Cajetan Benjamin Lenz 5O. Kabak 14A. Daghim 34V. Coufal 20B. Conté 1O. Baumann 11F. Asllani 29Natnael Abraha