With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Hoffenheim fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Hertha BSC.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams have little in common geographically as Hertha BSC have to travel 2800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Hoffenheim form and stats
When playing at home in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 7 defeats from 13 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Hoffenheim, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Hoffenheim shared the glory with Schalke 04 in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Bayern München that was lost 0-6.
The hometeam coach A. Schreuder made a successful contribution in the game against Schalke 04, bringing on Christoph Baumgartner who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Hoffenheim handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, zero draws and one defeat.
Hoffenheim has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Hoffenheim are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (31 from 13 played).
Hertha BSC form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Hertha BSC's last game was the home draw against Werder Bremen (2-2). Before that, Hertha BSC travelled to Fortuna Düsseldorf and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.
An inspired comeback made the scores level in Hertha BSC's duel with Werder Bremen. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after Matheus Cunha found the equalizer.
Hertha BSC are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
Hertha BSC has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 12 games. Hertha BSC have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Hoffenheim and Hertha BSC have met before this season: Hertha BSC - Hoffenheim 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Hoffenheim six wins, three draws and Hertha BSC one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kramarić 7 goals |  S. Adamyan 5 goals |  C. Baumgartner 4 goals |
Hoffenheim missing players
Hertha BSC missing players
| Hoffenheim | Hertha BSC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 35 | 19 | 10 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 32 |
| 43 | 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 48 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 80% |
| 64% | 85% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 76% |
| 28% | 38% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 42% | 48% |
| 24% | 38% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 60% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 56% |
| 20% | 15% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 20% |
| 24% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 32% |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 6.4 | 5.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 330 | 180 | 70 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 119 | 259 |
| 114 | 65 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 47 | 82 |
| 31% | 29% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 38% | 39% |
- All of Hoffenheim's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hertha BSC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Hoffenheim has the fewest matches over the total-line (8)
- Hoffenheim has the fewest scored goals in the first half (10)
- Hoffenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hoffenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 47 | 55 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 50 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 49 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -8 | 35 |
| 10 | Köln | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 30 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 26 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -23 | 22 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -28 | 18 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -24 | 16 |