Schalke 04 perform at a high level so far being 6th in the table. Hoffenheim can look both up and down from their 8th position.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a DFB Pokal match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Bayern München, was also a home game here at VELTINS-Arena. The away team is better rested.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Hoffenheim, who are travelling more than 2400 kilometers to play this game.
Schalke 04 form and stats
When playing at home in the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 12 games.
Stress levels are on the rise for Schalke 04's attacking players as they have now played 297 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Kutucu was their last goal scorer.
The Schalke 04 crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Bayern München here at VELTINS-Arena in a DFB Pokal match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Köln (0-3).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Schalke 04 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost three.
Schalke 04 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. Schalke 04's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hoffenheim form and stats
5-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hoffenheim in their Bundesliga matches away.
Hoffenheim might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Bayern München proved too strong as Hoffenheim slumped to a 0-6 defeat in front of their own fans at Campo La Quinta (Marbella). Before that, Hoffenheim travelled to Borussia M'gladbach and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Bayern München was particularly ugly (0-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hoffenheim playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were four Hoffenheim wins, four draws and two defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Hoffenheim have scored 15 goals in 11 league games away. 11 goals have been conceded by Hoffenheim in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Hoffenheim - Schalke 04 2-0. Schalke 04-Hoffenheim H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Schalke 04 four wins, Hoffenheim four wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Serdar 7 goals |   A. Kramarić 7 goals |  A. Harit 6 goals |
Schalke 04 missing players
Hoffenheim missing players
| Schalke 04 | Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 32 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 34 |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 42 |
| 83% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 96% |
| 79% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 88% |
| 58% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 67% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 29% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 55% | 58% |
| 29% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 21% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 7.7 | 6.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 275 | 154 | 57 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 146 | 326 |
| 100 | 55 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 48 | 113 |
| 32% | 31% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 30% |
- Hoffenheim has the fewest conceded goals (11) away
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 45 | 52 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 49 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 48 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 46 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 44 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 36 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Köln | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 28 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 | -14 | 27 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 25 |
| 16 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -23 | 21 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -28 | 17 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -23 | 16 |