Hoffenheim vs Schalke

Hoffenheim beat Schalke 2-1 at the SNP-Arena, and the match turned on a mistake in the tenth minute. Under pressure after a back-pass, Loris Karius cleared the ball straight into the onrushing Fisnik Asllani, and it deflected into the net. Tim Lemperle doubled the lead in the 26th minute after a one-two with Asllani. Schalke then had the better of the shots, 23 to Hoffenheim's far fewer, and hit the crossbar through Adil Aouchiche, but found no way past Oliver Baumann until the 81st minute. Edin Dzeko headed on target, Baumann parried and Junior Adamu tapped in the rebound, the club's first goal in 500 competitive minutes. Early in the second half Karius and Robin Gosens collided while dealing with a long shot, and both had to come off. Kevin Müller kept out Prass in stoppage time to hold the score at 2-1. Hoffenheim go up to ninth on 12 points. Schalke stay 17th on 6, with one win from nine games.