TSG Hoffenheim vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 28.January
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: PreZero Arena (30164 seats)

TSG Hoffenheim have some lost ground to recover from their 13th position, and the first chance is vs Borussia Mönchengladbach. Read more!

Insights:
  • TSG Hoffenheim have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Bundesliga
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach have yet to win a game away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for TSG Hoffenheim and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

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TSG Hoffenheim form and stats

The story so far in the Bundesliga for TSG Hoffenheim at their home stadium (PreZero Arena) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

TSG Hoffenheim drew their last game, also a home match. Stuttgart (placed 15th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Kramarić, a forward, was the champion performer for the team in that match, scoring a rating of 8.45 (out of 10). Kramarić scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 36 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at FC Union Berlin.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how TSG Hoffenheim have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 3 and lost 5.

Betting people might want to know that 8 of the latest 10 league games from these players have seen goals scored by both teams.

There will be little rest for Hoffenheim after this match as they are travelling to RB Leipzig for a DFB Pokal game in only four days.

TSG Hoffenheim has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Borussia Mönchengladbach so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-4 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Farke, the Mönchengladbach manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Borussia Mönchengladbach are travelling again after losing away to FC Augsburg in their previous match (0-1). Koné got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, top player of the team. Koné dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 35 successful passes (of 42 total).

A 2-3 loss hosting Bayer Leverkusen before that.

Borussia Mönchengladbach are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.

Observe that 10 of this side's 11 latest league matches have ended with at least three goals.

Borussia Mönchengladbach struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Hoffenheim and Borussia Mönchengladbach have played each other previously this season: Borussia Mönchengladbach - TSG Hoffenheim 3-1. Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): TSG Hoffenheim won two games, five matches ended with a tie and Borussia Mönchengladbach managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.

Top Goalscorers

Borussia MönchengladbachM. Thuram
M. Thuram
10 goals
HoffenheimA. Kramarić
A. Kramarić
5 goals
Borussia MönchengladbachR. Bensebaini
R. Bensebaini
5 goals

TSG Hoffenheim missing players

Borussia Mönchengladbach missing players

TSG Hoffenheim Borussia Mönchengladbach
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 9 3 Played P 3 8 17
5 3 1 Won W 0 0 6
4 2 0 Drew D 1 4 4
8 4 2 Lost L 2 4 7
25 13 6 Scored S 3 8 30
27 14 5 Conceded C 5 15 28
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
82% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 76%
65% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 71%
41% 44% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 53%
18% 22% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 24%
65% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 75% 71%
24% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 18%
18% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 18%
 
5.1 5.9 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.4 4.4
4.1 3.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 6.1 5.2
2.2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.3 16.6 20 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 9.9 11.6
4.6 5.8 7.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.8 5.4
32% 25% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 21% 33%
 
12.8 11.9 8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.7 17.4 15.1
4.5 4.4 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 7.8 6.2
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach have yet to win a game away.
  • TSG Hoffenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • TSG Hoffenheim have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Bundesliga

  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 17 10 6 1 51 15 8 5 3 0 27 7 9 5 3 1 24 8 36 36
2 FC Union Berlin 17 10 3 4 29 22 8 6 2 0 17 7 9 4 1 4 12 15 7 33
3 RB Leipzig 17 9 5 3 37 23 8 6 2 0 20 6 9 3 3 3 17 17 14 32
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 17 9 4 4 36 25 9 5 1 3 21 13 8 4 3 1 15 12 11 31
5 Borussia Dortmund 17 10 1 6 31 25 8 6 1 1 19 8 9 4 0 5 12 17 6 31
6 SC Freiburg 17 9 4 4 26 24 8 5 2 1 13 6 9 4 2 3 13 18 2 31
7 VfL Wolfsburg 17 8 5 4 35 20 8 4 3 1 21 10 9 4 2 3 14 10 15 29
8 Bayer Leverkusen 17 7 3 7 30 28 9 4 2 3 19 11 8 3 1 4 11 17 2 24
9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 17 6 4 7 30 28 9 6 0 3 22 13 8 0 4 4 8 15 2 22
10 Köln 17 5 6 6 29 31 8 4 2 2 18 10 9 1 4 4 11 21 -2 21
11 Werder Bremen 17 6 3 8 27 36 9 3 1 5 15 15 8 3 2 3 12 21 -9 21
12 FSV Mainz 05 17 5 5 7 21 27 8 1 4 3 9 11 9 4 1 4 12 16 -6 20
13 TSG Hoffenheim 17 5 4 8 25 27 9 3 2 4 13 14 8 2 2 4 12 13 -2 19
14 FC Augsburg 17 5 3 9 22 30 9 2 2 5 8 15 8 3 1 4 14 15 -8 18
15 Stuttgart 17 3 7 7 21 30 9 3 3 3 12 11 8 0 4 4 9 19 -9 16
16 VfL Bochum 1848 17 5 1 11 17 39 8 4 1 3 12 15 9 1 0 8 5 24 -22 16
17 Hertha BSC 17 3 5 9 20 30 9 2 4 3 12 16 8 1 1 6 8 14 -10 14
18 Schalke 04 17 2 3 12 14 41 9 2 1 6 10 25 8 0 2 6 4 16 -27 9

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