Season ticket holders at PreZero Arena haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Hoffenheim languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Stuttgart will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's quite the trip for Stuttgart when visiting Hoffenheim as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
Hoffenheim form and stats
Three Bundesliga home games done for Hoffenheim, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches. Hoffenheim are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at PreZero Arena, having lost their two previous games here.
Hoffenheim faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wolfsburg (1-2). Previous to that game, a Europa League home match hosting Slovan Liberec in a game that was won 5-0.
Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Munas Dabbur for missing a penalty kick versus Wolfsburg in the 90th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
The Hoffenheim fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Stuttgart form and stats
Stuttgart, who have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Bundesliga, are happy with their away performances in the Bundesliga so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. With three draws in a row for Stuttgart the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Stuttgart's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Eintracht Frankfurt that finished 2-2. Before that, Stuttgart travelled to Schalke 04 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Drawing 2-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager P. Matarazzo needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
The Stuttgart manager P. Matarazzo has got the team scoring on the road, with 7 away goals in 3 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Hoffenheim won five, Stuttgart won three and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kramarić 6 goals |   S. Kalajdzic 3 goals |  M. Dabour 2 goals |
Hoffenheim missing players
Stuttgart missing players
| Hoffenheim | Stuttgart | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | 34 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 44 | 110 |
| 35 | 13 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 19 | 37 |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | 35% |
- All of Stuttgart's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hoffenheim have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Hoffenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stuttgart has the the best goal difference (+5) away in Bundesliga
- Stuttgart have not yet lost a game away.
- Stuttgart have scored in all their matches so far.
- Stuttgart haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Stuttgart | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Hoffenheim | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Freiburg | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 4 |
| 16 | Köln | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | -17 | 3 |
| 18 | Mainz 05 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 1 |