1. FSV Mainz 05 have come here for an intriguing battle against the hosting TSG Hoffenheim. Get smart on the match with this full Bundesliga preview!
Both participants have had enough days rest since their previous game. Let's aim for an enthusiastic game!
TSG Hoffenheim form and stats
The first Bundesliga game here at DnB NOR Arena resulted in a draw. Last season TSG Hoffenheim's home game statistics were 8 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats from 17 games.
Hoffenheim are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Borussia Dortmund. The goalie Oliver Baumann was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.82 out of ten. Baumann stopped the opponent with ten saves. Oliver Baumann had a busy but productive day in the Borussia Dortmund match. Despite making ten saves the loss could not be prevented. The defeat against Borussia Dortmund was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by E. Haaland).
In the match before that, Hoffenheim hosted Union Berlin and drew the game 2-2.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does TSG Hoffenheim handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, one draw and four defeats.
At DnB NOR Arena, TSG Hoffenheim has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
1. FSV Mainz 05 form and stats
1. FSV Mainz 05 have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Bundesliga were 6 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats from 17 fixtures.
Mainz are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Bundesliga against SpVgg Greuther Fürth (placed 16th). Midfield player Silvan Widmer was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.32/10. Widmer served one assist, hit two key passes and had 24 successful passes (of 26 total).
Prior to that match, the 1. FSV Mainz 05 manager B. Svensson faced defeat when travelling to Bochum and losing 0-2.We have checked recent matches where Mainz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were five victories, two draws and three defeats.
It's early days yet, but 1. FSV Mainz 05 has scored 0 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): TSG Hoffenheim won five games, two matches ended with a tie and 1. FSV Mainz 05 got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  J. Bruun Larsen 2 goals |  K. Akpoguma 1 goals |  C. Baumgartner 1 goals |
TSG Hoffenheim missing players
1. FSV Mainz 05 missing players
| TSG Hoffenheim | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7 | 6.3 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14 | 12.7 |
| 5.3 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| TSG Hoffenheim | Last season | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 15 | ||
| 52 | 32 | Scored | S | 23 | 39 | ||
| 54 | 24 | Conceded | C | 30 | 56 | ||
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 94% | ||
| 85% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 74% | ||
| 68% | 76% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 50% | ||
| 41% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 38% | ||
| 21% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 18% | ||
| 71% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 62% | ||
| 18% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 15% | ||
| 21% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 29% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.9 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1. FC Köln | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | TSG Hoffenheim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | RB Leipzig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Bochum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Arminia Bielefeld | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| 15 | Borussia M'gladbach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 1 |
| 17 | Augsburg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 99 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 55 | 78 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 65 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 29 | 64 |
| 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 61 |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 69 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 60 |
| 6 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 50 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 56 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 37 | 8 | 49 |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 45 |
| 10 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 45 |
| 11 | TSG Hoffenheim | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -2 | 43 |
| 12 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 30 | -17 | 39 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -18 | 36 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -11 | 35 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -26 | 35 |
| 16 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -26 | 33 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 57 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -21 | 31 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 86 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 52 | -61 | 16 |