Hoffenheim welcomed the German champions Bayern Munich to the WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena for the third fixture of the Bundesliga season.
Both sides went into the game unbeaten following their opening two games. A 3-1 home win for Bayern Munich over Bayer Leverkusen and a 2-0 victory away from home against Werder Bremen saw them go into the late kick-off in third place.
Hoffenheim won a tightly fought 1-0 contest with Werder Bremen in their opening game of the season and a 2-2 draw Leverkusen continued their unbeaten run. They started the game in eighth place.
A difficult task faced Hoffenheim - despite having the home advantage and Bayern were firm favourites to come away with the three points.