Bundesliga match preview and statistics: Hoffenheim fight Schalke 04

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Date: Sun 20.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: PreZero Arena (30164 seats)

Hoffenheim will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Schalke 04.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Hoffenheim form and stats

Hoffenheim have played three Bundesliga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Hoffenheim, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Happy days for Hoffenheim in their previous game, a Bundesliga match away at Bayern München (placed 3rd) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Borussia M'gladbach (0-3).

Hoffenheim has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. As for conceded goals, Hoffenheim's unpleasant statistic is 8 goals surrendered.

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Schalke 04 form and stats

Schalke 04 are happy with their away performances in the Bundesliga so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. Schalke 04 has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Schalke 04's last game was the home draw against Köln (1-1). Ahead of that match was the victory versus RB Leipzig at their stadium, the result 3-1.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 8 goals in 3 league games away this season. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Hoffenheim victories, 2 draws and {4 Schalke 04 wins}. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Harit
4 goals / 2 assists
S. Serdar
3 goals
S. Adamyan
2 goals

Hoffenheim missing players

Schalke 04 missing players

Hoffenheim Schalke 04
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
7 3 2 Played P 0 3 7
2 1 0 Won W 0 2 4
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 2 2 Lost L 0 0 1
6 3 0 Scored S 0 8 14
11 8 6 Conceded C 0 2 7
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 86%
71% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 86%
57% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 71%
14% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 29%
14% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 14%
43% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 57%
14% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 29%
57% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
4.4 5.7 7 Corners For (avg) C F 0 4 4.4
8.1 5 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 6.3 5
1.6 1.3 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.3 1.4
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Hoffenheim's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Hoffenheim have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Schalke 04 have not yet lost a game away.
  • Schalke 04 have scored more than double the goals of Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim
All Champions League DFB Pokal Bundesliga Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
31-08-19 BU Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 0 Hoffenheim
15-09-19 BU Hoffenheim 0 - 3 Freiburg
23-09-19 BU Wolfsburg 1 - 1 Hoffenheim
28-09-19 BU Hoffenheim 0 - 3 Borussia M'gladbach
05-10-19 BU Bayern München 1 - 2 Hoffenheim
20-10-19 BU Hoffenheim 16:00 Schalke 04
26-10-19 BU Hertha BSC 13:30 Hoffenheim
29-10-19 DFB MSV Duisburg 17:30 Hoffenheim
01-11-19 BU Hoffenheim 19:30 Paderborn
08-11-19 BU Köln 19:30 Hoffenheim
Schalke 04
All Champions League DFB Pokal Bundesliga Club Friendlies
All Home Away
06-09-19 CF Schalke 04 2 - 4 Viktoria Koln
15-09-19 BU Paderborn 1 - 5 Schalke 04
20-09-19 BU Schalke 04 2 - 1 Mainz 05
28-09-19 BU RB Leipzig 1 - 3 Schalke 04
05-10-19 BU Schalke 04 1 - 1 Köln
20-10-19 BU Hoffenheim 16:00 Schalke 04
26-10-19 BU Schalke 04 13:30 Borussia Dortmund
29-10-19 DFB Arminia Bielefeld 19:45 Schalke 04
03-11-19 BU Augsburg 17:00 Schalke 04
09-11-19 BU Schalke 04 14:30 Fortuna Dusseldorf

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Borussia M'gladbach 7 5 1 1 15 6 4 2 1 1 8 5 3 3 0 0 7 1 9 16
2 Wolfsburg 7 4 3 0 10 4 4 2 2 0 5 3 3 2 1 0 5 1 6 15
3 Bayern München 7 4 2 1 20 8 4 2 1 1 13 5 3 2 1 0 7 3 12 14
4 Freiburg 7 4 2 1 15 7 4 1 2 1 7 5 3 3 0 0 8 2 8 14
5 RB Leipzig 7 4 2 1 15 7 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 3 1 0 11 2 8 14
6 Schalke 04 7 4 2 1 14 7 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 2 1 0 8 2 7 14
7 Bayer Leverkusen 7 4 2 1 12 8 4 2 2 0 6 3 3 2 0 1 6 5 4 14
8 Borussia Dortmund 7 3 3 1 19 11 3 2 1 0 11 3 4 1 2 1 8 8 8 12
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 7 3 2 2 11 10 4 2 2 0 7 5 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 11
10 Hertha BSC 7 3 1 3 12 12 3 2 0 1 5 5 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 10
11 Werder Bremen 7 2 2 3 12 16 3 1 0 2 4 8 4 1 2 1 8 8 -4 8
12 Hoffenheim 7 2 2 3 6 11 3 1 0 2 3 8 4 1 2 1 3 3 -5 8
13 Mainz 05 7 2 0 5 7 17 3 1 0 2 3 5 4 1 0 3 4 12 -10 6
14 Augsburg 7 1 2 4 8 19 3 1 1 1 3 5 4 0 1 3 5 14 -11 5
15 Fortuna Düsseldorf 7 1 1 5 9 14 3 0 1 2 3 6 4 1 0 3 6 8 -5 4
16 Union Berlin 7 1 1 5 6 13 4 1 0 3 5 9 3 0 1 2 1 4 -7 4
17 Köln 7 1 1 5 5 16 3 0 0 3 1 8 4 1 1 2 4 8 -11 4
18 Paderborn 7 0 1 6 9 19 4 0 0 4 5 13 3 0 1 2 4 6 -10 1

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