Tottenham got here by an early scare by the width of their crossbar of their remaining public pre-season pleasant earlier than Richarlison struck to place the hosts forward on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
Czechia midfielder Adam Hlozek curled a shot towards the body of Antonin Kinsky’s aim for the Bundesliga workforce, who had been on the again foot throughout a promising begin for the hosts that includes a number of inviting crosses from new signing Andy Robertson.
Richarlison then swept in first time from Robertson’s low cross from the left after club-record £100 million signing Sandro Tonali had charged by the centre and launched the previous Liverpool full-back with a perceptive cross.
The match towards the fifth-placed finishers in final season’s German prime flight continues Spurs’ preparations for his or her first Premier League marketing campaign with Roberto De Zerbi beginning as head coach.
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Tottenham vs Hoffenheim: Richarlison aim
Spurs had despatched in each makes an attempt on track by the point Richarlison made the Thirty fifth-minute breakthrough, capitalising on certainly one of a string of enterprising runs by Scotland captain Robertson, who arrived on a free switch in June.
Richarlison’s end continued the ahead’s robust finish to Tottenham’s troubled 2025/26 season, together with two objectives of their closing 4 matches as a part of a run of 4 in 10 league video games to succeed in 11 for the marketing campaign.
Spurs journey to Brentford on August 22 (17:30 BST) and are aiming to enhance on consecutive Seventeenth-placed finishes.
Tottenham workforce vs Hoffenheim
Tottenham changed Ben Davies with Marcos Senesi of their one change from their 1-1 draw at house to Getafe in a behind-closed-doors pleasant the earlier Saturday.
James Maddison, new £85 million signing Mateus Fernandes and Micky van de Ven might return from damage after they meet Hoffenheim once more in a behind-closed-doors pleasant on Sunday.
Tottenham beginning XI: Antonin Kinsky, Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Jan Paul van Hecke, Conor Gallagher, Richarlison, Mathys Tel, Archie Grey, Lucas Bergvall, Sandro Tonali, Mikey Moore
Spurs substitutes: Brandon Austin, Kota Takai, Jamie Donley, Tyrese Corridor, Malachi Hardy, Tikaia Elliott-Parris, Thomas Byrne, Adebola Adewole
Hoffenheim workforce vs Spurs
Hoffenheim made 4 alterations from their 4-1 defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach in Schwaz seven days earlier.
Leon Avdullahu, Hlozek, Bernardo and Adam Daghim got here in, with Bambase Conte, Mats Rots and Cajetan Len transferring to the bench and Alexander Prass not concerned.
Hoffenheim beginning XI: Oliver Baumann, Ozan Kabak, Leon Avdullahu, Adam Hlozek, Bernardo, Adam Daghim, Nathan De Cat, Wouter Burger, Tim Lemperle, Albian Hajdari, Vladimir Coufal
Hoffenheim substitutes: Luca Philipp, Yannick Biedermann, Robin Hranac, Patrick Wimmer, Max Moerstedt, Valentin Gendrey, Bambase Conte, Alessandro Vogt, Koki Machida, Natnael Abraha, Cajetan Lenz, Arthur Chaves, Mats Rots, Nick Spranger, Jamie Honajzer
The place to observe Spurs vs Hoffenheim: TV channel, stay on-line streams
Kick-off on Saturday was at 15:00 GMT (11:00 ET / 08:00 PT). Reside streaming is on Spurs Play, which prices £45 a 12 months or £35 for One Hotspur members.
Go to Tottenham’s web site for full particulars.
Tottenham vs Hoffenheim stats
- These groups have met as soon as competitively: a 3-2 away win for eventual champions Tottenham through the Europa League group part in January 2025
- James Maddison and Heung-Min Son gave Spurs a 2-0 half-time lead in that recreation. Anton Stach then replied earlier than Son scored once more and David Mokwa netted within the 88th minute
- Tottenham additionally met a German membership of their remaining pre-season match in 2025/26, shedding 4-0 at a Bayern Munich facet for whom Spurs all-time prime scorer Harry Kane netted as soon as and missed a penalty
- Spurs confronted German sides of their remaining two league part matches in final season’s Champions League, successful 2-0 at house to Borussia Dortmund and away to Eintracht Frankfurt with the assistance of a Solanke aim in every recreation
- Their aggressive report towards groups from Germany is W18 D5 L11, remaining unbeaten of their final six such matches
- Hoffenheim have misplaced all 5 of their aggressive conferences with English groups, succumbing house away within the Champions League to Manchester Metropolis (2018/19) and Liverpool (2017/18) earlier than that defeat towards Spurs
- They confronted three English golf equipment throughout pre-season 2024/25, drawing 2-2 with Norwich Metropolis and shedding 1-0 to Ipswich City in Austria earlier than being overwhelmed 2-0 by Fulham in Sinsheim
- Bayern’s Michael Olise (15) was the one midfielder to raised Andrej Kramaric’s complete of 14 objectives in final season’s Bundesliga
- Olise (5) was additionally the one participant to hit the woodwork extra instances within the 2025/26 division than Hoffenheim ahead Tim Lemperle (4)
- Kraichgauer full-back Vladimir Coufal (116) and winger Bazoumana Toure (98), who joined Newcastle in July for £42 million, despatched in essentially the most crosses from open play within the prime flight apart from Borussia Dortmund’s Julian Ryerson (118)
