Christian Ilzer

TSG Hoffenheim Since 15 Nov 2024 · 672 days Bundesliga 94 matches in 5 years

94 matches · 30 Sep 2021 – 17 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

1.16points per game

29-22-43won · drawn · lost

-10.4points vs expected

33%came back when trailing (64)

67%held the lead when ahead (43)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	94	29	22	43	1.16	1.35	1.77	1.52	1.48	36%	65%	20.0	30.6	0.23	0.36
Home	48	16	11	21	1.23	1.44	1.54	1.65	1.33	46%	64%	24.9	25.8	0.31	0.40
Away	46	13	11	22	1.09	1.26	2.00	1.38	1.63	26%	67%	14.9	35.7	0.15	0.33

10 matches · 10 Apr 2026 – 17 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

1.40points per game

4-2-4won · drawn · lost

-2.4points vs expected

20%came back when trailing (5)

57%held the lead when ahead (7)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	10	4	2	4	1.40	1.60	2.00	1.84	1.44	70%	57%	35.8	17.9	0.10	0.70
Home	5	3	1	1	2.00	2.00	1.60	1.94	1.41	100%	60%	53.6	0.8	0.20	0.60
Away	5	1	1	3	0.80	1.20	2.40	1.74	1.48	40%	50%	18.0	35.0	0.00	0.80

65 matches · 23 Nov 2024 – 17 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

1.35points per game

24-16-25won · drawn · lost

-7.5points vs expected

42%came back when trailing (43)

75%held the lead when ahead (32)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	65	24	16	25	1.35	1.63	1.80	1.58	1.47	35%	74%	22.7	30.8	0.28	0.38
Home	33	13	8	12	1.42	1.70	1.55	1.72	1.35	42%	79%	27.5	26.8	0.36	0.36
Away	32	11	8	13	1.28	1.56	2.06	1.43	1.61	28%	67%	17.7	34.8	0.19	0.41

3 matches · 29 Aug 2026 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 4-4-2

1.00points per game

1-0-2won · drawn · lost

-1.2points vs expected

0%came back when trailing (2)

33%held the lead when ahead (3)

Split	P	W	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GA
All	3	1	2	1.00	2.00	2.33	1.78	1.78	100%	33%	36.0	4.0	0.67
Home	2	1	1	1.50	2.00	2.00	1.80	1.79	100%	50%	39.5	2.0	0.50
Away	1	0	1	0.00	2.00	3.00	1.75	1.74	100%	0%	29.0	8.0	1.00

1 match · 17 Sep 2026 – 17 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1

0.00points per game

0-0-1won · drawn · lost

-2.1points vs expected

0%came back when trailing (1)

–held the lead when ahead (0)

Split	P	W	D	L	PPG	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Scored first	Won when first	Lead mins	Trail mins	Late GF	Late GA
All	1	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	2.00	2.18	1.00	0%	–	0.0	60.0	0.00	1.00
Away	1	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	2.00	2.18	1.00	0%	–	0.0	60.0	0.00	1.00

Style vs Bundesliga peers (5-year window · 94 matches · 52 peers)

Metric	Coach	vs peers
Points per game	1.16	-0.24
xG difference / match	0.04	+0.21
Possession %	48.4	-0.07
Shots / match	13.5	+0.29
Open-play share of xG	68%	-0.48	+ = open play, − = set pieces
Tackles + interceptions	25.9	+0.16
Fouls / match	13.2	+1.34
Cards / match	2.96	+0.28
Came back when trailing	33%	+0.24	of matches trailed
Held lead when ahead	67%	+0.30	of matches led
Substitutions / match	4.49	-0.11
First substitution (min)	57.2	+0.37	+ = later
Changes shape between games	63%	+0.86

Usual shape: 4-2-3-1 (18 shapes used)
First sub when trailing: 53.4'
First sub when leading: 64.8'
Makes a change before 60': 51% of matches

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	28	30%	11	6	11	1.39	+0.03	17 Sep 2026
4-3-1-2	20	21%	5	4	11	0.95	+0.37	14 Jan 2026
4-4-2	9	10%	3	1	5	1.11	+0.19	05 Sep 2026
3-4-2-1	7	7%	2	1	4	1.00	+0.25	25 Apr 2026
4-3-3	5	5%	4	0	1	2.40	+0.25	14 Feb 2026
4-2-2-2	5	5%	0	2	3	0.40	-0.44	20 Dec 2025
3-4-1-2	2	2%	0	2	0	1.00	-0.77	10 Apr 2026
4-1-3-2	2	2%	0	1	1	0.50	-0.22	04 Apr 2026
4-1-4-1	2	2%	1	1	0	2.00	+0.23	14 Mar 2026
3-1-4-2	2	2%	0	1	1	0.50	+1.21	28 Feb 2026
4-4-1-1	2	2%	0	0	2	0.00	-2.52	08 Feb 2026
3-5-1-1	2	2%	2	0	0	3.00	+0.21	08 Nov 2025
2-3-2-1-2	2	2%	0	0	2	0.00	–	30 Nov 2023
4-3-2-1	2	2%	0	1	1	0.50	–	09 Dec 2021
3-5-2	1	1%	0	1	0	1.00	+1.39	21 Feb 2026
5-3-2	1	1%	0	1	0	1.00	-1.19	23 Feb 2025
4-2-1-3	1	1%	1	0	0	3.00	–	15 Feb 2024
4-1-2-1-2	1	1%	0	0	1	0.00	–	15 Aug 2023

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	6	60%	3	1	2	1.67	+0.83	17 Sep 2026
4-4-2	2	20%	0	0	2	0.00	-0.26	05 Sep 2026
3-4-2-1	1	10%	1	0	0	3.00	+0.26	25 Apr 2026
3-4-1-2	1	10%	0	1	0	1.00	-0.77	10 Apr 2026

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	26	40%	10	6	10	1.38	+0.03	17 Sep 2026
4-4-2	9	14%	3	1	5	1.11	+0.19	05 Sep 2026
3-4-2-1	7	11%	2	1	4	1.00	+0.25	25 Apr 2026
4-3-3	5	8%	4	0	1	2.40	+0.25	14 Feb 2026
4-3-1-2	4	6%	2	1	1	1.75	+0.80	14 Jan 2026
4-1-3-2	2	3%	0	1	1	0.50	-0.22	04 Apr 2026
4-1-4-1	2	3%	1	1	0	2.00	+0.23	14 Mar 2026
3-1-4-2	2	3%	0	1	1	0.50	+1.21	28 Feb 2026
4-2-2-2	2	3%	0	1	1	0.50	+0.11	20 Dec 2025
3-5-1-1	2	3%	2	0	0	3.00	+0.21	08 Nov 2025
3-4-1-2	1	2%	0	1	0	1.00	-0.77	10 Apr 2026
3-5-2	1	2%	0	1	0	1.00	+1.39	21 Feb 2026
4-4-1-1	1	2%	0	0	1	0.00	-4.43	08 Feb 2026
5-3-2	1	2%	0	1	0	1.00	-1.19	23 Feb 2025

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-4-2 usual	2	67%	0	0	2	0.00	-0.26	05 Sep 2026
4-2-3-1	1	33%	1	0	0	3.00	+0.54	12 Sep 2026

Shape	P	Share	W	D	L	PPG	xG diff	Last used
4-2-3-1 usual	1	100%	0	0	1	0.00	+1.18	17 Sep 2026

2 clubs · match figures cover the last five years

Club	From	To	P	W-D-L	PPG	vs xPts	First 10	Predecessor	Bounce
TSG Hoffenheim current	Nov 2024	–	65	24-16-25	1.35	-7.5	0.90	1.10	-0.20
Sturm Graz	Jul 2020	Dec 2024	29	5-6-18	0.72	-2.9	0.60	–	–

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	xG	Shape	Subs
17 Sep 2026	UEFA EL	at OFI	0–2 L	2.18 · 1.00	4-2-3-1	5 (first 46')
12 Sep 2026	GER BI	v VFB	2–1 W	2.27 · 1.73	4-2-3-1	5 (first 55')
05 Sep 2026	GER BI	v BVB	2–3 L	1.33 · 1.86	4-4-2	5 (first 73')	dropped lead
29 Aug 2026	GER BI	at KOE	2–3 L	1.75 · 1.74	4-4-2	5 (first 53')	dropped lead
16 May 2026	GER BI	at BMG	0–4 L	1.65 · 1.02	4-2-3-1	5 (first 55')
09 May 2026	GER BI	v SVW	1–0 W	1.59 · 0.95	4-2-3-1	5 (first 57')
02 May 2026	GER BI	v VFB	3–3 D	2.18 · 1.67	4-2-3-1	4 (first 81')	dropped lead
25 Apr 2026	GER BI	at HSV	2–1 W	1.90 · 1.64	3-4-2-1	5 (first 46')
18 Apr 2026	GER BI	v BVB	2–1 W	2.35 · 0.86	4-2-3-1	4 (first 60')
10 Apr 2026	GER BI	at FCA	2–2 D	1.22 · 1.99	3-4-1-2	4 (first 68')	came back
04 Apr 2026	GER BI	v M05	1–2 L	1.43 · 1.67	4-1-3-2	4 (first 61')
20 Mar 2026	GER BI	at RBL	0–5 L	1.00 · 2.36	4-4-2	5 (first 46')
14 Mar 2026	GER BI	v WOB	1–1 D	1.92 · 0.37	4-1-4-1	3 (first 61')	came back
28 Feb 2026	GER BI	v PAU	0–1 L	2.84 · 0.81	3-1-4-2	4 (first 62')
21 Feb 2026	GER BI	at KOE	2–2 D	2.28 · 0.89	3-5-2	4 (first 73')	came back
14 Feb 2026	GER BI	v SCF	3–0 W	2.31 · 1.02	4-3-3	4 (first 73')
08 Feb 2026	GER BI	at FCB	1–5 L	1.33 · 5.76	4-4-1-1	5 (first 66')
31 Jan 2026	GER BI	v FCU	3–1 W	1.64 · 1.45	4-3-3	4 (first 46')
27 Jan 2026	GER BI	at SVW	2–0 W	0.79 · 1.89	4-1-4-1	3 (first 59')
24 Jan 2026	GER BI	at SGE	3–1 W	1.33 · 0.79	3-4-2-1	3 (first 67')	came back
17 Jan 2026	GER BI	v B04	1–0 W	1.38 · 0.94	4-2-3-1	4 (first 69')
14 Jan 2026	GER BI	v BMG	5–1 W	3.17 · 0.76	4-3-1-2	5 (first 64')
20 Dec 2025	GER BI	at VFB	0–0 D	0.19 · 1.25	4-2-2-2	4 (first 65')
13 Dec 2025	GER BI	v HSV	4–1 W	1.48 · 1.39	4-4-2	5 (first 67')
07 Dec 2025	GER BI	at BVB	0–2 L	1.49 · 0.94	4-3-1-2	5 (first 62')
29 Nov 2025	GER BI	v FCA	3–0 W	1.86 · 0.87	4-3-1-2	5 (first 59')
21 Nov 2025	GER BI	at M05	1–1 D	1.51 · 2.27	4-3-1-2	3 (first 58')	dropped lead
08 Nov 2025	GER BI	v RBL	3–1 W	1.82 · 2.00	3-5-1-1	5 (first 67')	came back
02 Nov 2025	GER BI	at WOB	3–2 W	1.46 · 0.85	3-5-1-1	5 (first 46')	came back
25 Oct 2025	GER BI	v HDH	3–1 W	2.16 · 1.25	4-4-2	5 (first 67')
19 Oct 2025	GER BI	at PAU	3–0 W	1.85 · 0.77	4-4-2	5 (first 71')
03 Oct 2025	GER BI	v KOE	0–1 L	1.36 · 0.98	4-2-3-1	5 (first 64')
28 Sep 2025	GER BI	at SCF	1–1 D	2.42 · 1.23	4-2-3-1	5 (first 59')	came back
20 Sep 2025	GER BI	v FCB	1–4 L	0.82 · 2.68	4-4-2	5 (first 66')