Hoffenheim and Borussia M'gladbach have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Bundesliga.
- Hoffenheim have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Bundesliga
- Borussia M'gladbach have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Bundesliga
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Bundesliga.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Borussia M'gladbach are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Hoffenheim form and stats
When playing at home in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 14 games.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 184 minutes without scoring a league goal. R. Skov was the last player to find the net. Hoffenheim are confident in defense, having played 247 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Hoffenheim travelled for their previous game, a trip to RB Leipzig that ended 0-0. In the match before that, Hoffenheim hosted Bayer Leverkusen and drew the game 0-0.
Hoffenheim are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at Freiburg awaits in three days.
Hoffenheim have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at PreZero Arena with 23 goals in 14 league matches. 19 goals have been conceded.
Borussia M'gladbach form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.
M'gladbach won their last game, 4-0 versus Eintracht Frankfurt played at home. Before that, Borussia M'gladbach travelled to Hertha BSC and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
As you can tell from the results above, M'gladbach was very dominant against Eintracht Frankfurt, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Jonas Hofmann, Hannes Wolf, Ramy Bensebaini and Matthias Ginter providing the goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as M'gladbach are hosting Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga only four days away.
M'gladbach are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 14 away games so far. Borussia M'gladbach's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 26 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Borussia M'gladbach - Hoffenheim 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Hoffenheim won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Borussia M'gladbach has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  A. Kramarić 14 goals |   L. Stindl 12 goals |  I. Bebou 7 goals |
Hoffenheim missing players
Borussia M'gladbach missing players
| Hoffenheim | Borussia M'gladbach | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 41 | 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 26 | 52 |
| 47 | 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 8 | 26 | 43 |
| 90% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 83% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 83% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 79% | 66% |
| 41% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 64% | 45% |
| 17% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 66% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 72% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 24% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 9.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 37% | 38% |
- Borussia M'gladbach have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Borussia M'gladbach have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Bundesliga
- Hoffenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hoffenheim have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 45 | 68 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 29 | 61 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 59 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 53 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 47 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 46 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 43 |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 43 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 40 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 39 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 33 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -6 | 32 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -11 | 30 |
| 14 | Mainz 05 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | -18 | 28 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 27 |
| 16 | Hertha BSC | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Köln | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 23 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 46 | -57 | 13 |