This match features two teams living in the basement of the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 holding 18th place and Hoffenheim lying 13th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Schalke 04 has the fewest scored goals (8) in Bundesliga
- Hoffenheim have scored more than double the goals of Schalke 04.
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 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
Schalke 04's struggle is real here at VELTINS-Arena with only 2 points collected from 7 Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-2-5. All in all it has been a very rough period for Schalke who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 14 attempts. Their previous win was against Bayern München, 112 days ago. Schalke are slowly digging their own grave here at VELTINS-Arena with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Werder Bremen match.
Schalke are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 299 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by N. Boujellab).
The fans are hoping that Schalke will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Bundesliga game against Hertha BSC (placed 12th).
Ralf Fährmann had a busy but productive day in the Hertha BSC match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
Schalke 04 has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 3 goals from 7 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Hoffenheim form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Hoffenheim playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season.
Hoffenheim failed to get anything from their last game, a Bundesliga home match vs Freiburg (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 1-3. A draw for Hoffenheim before that, at their own venue hosting Greuther Fürth (after extra-time, 6-7 on penalties) (2-2).
Hoffenheim are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Hoffenheim's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Schalke 04 won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Hoffenheim has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Kramarić 8 goals |  I. Bebou 3 goals |   B. Raman 2 goals |
Schalke 04 missing players
Hoffenheim missing players
| Schalke 04 | Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 39 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 64% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 71% | 71% |
| 43% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 50% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 43% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 57% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 3.1 | 6.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10.5 | 11 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.4 | 11.4 |
| 2.9 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 20% | 12% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | 31% |
- All of Hoffenheim's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hoffenheim have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Hoffenheim have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Hoffenheim have scored more than double the goals of Schalke 04.
- Hoffenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Schalke 04 has the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the fewest scored goals (8) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals (39) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the the worst goal difference (-31) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Schalke 04 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Schalke 04 have yet to win a game.
- Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Schalke 04 is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 30 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Hoffenheim | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Köln | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 10 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 6 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 26 | -31 | 4 |