Game preview: Home supporters have high expectations when TSG Hoffenheim take on VfL Bochum 1848

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 13.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: PreZero Arena (30164 seats)

It's only the second game in the Bundesliga for these participants. And fresh bodies and minds here at PreZero Arena as TSG Hoffenheim receive VfL Bochum 1848. Get smart with this preview!

This could be an appealing match with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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TSG Hoffenheim form and stats

In the previous season, TSG Hoffenheim's league stats were 13 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses, providing 9th position in the Bundesliga. In these 34 matches they scored 58 goals and let in 60. Performing at their own stadium in the former season TSG Hoffenheim produced 8-4-5 (win-draw-lost) with 34 goals and 24 conceded.

In their previous game, the manager Breitenreiter led his Hoffenheim to a defeat away at Borussia M'gladbach. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at PreZero Arena. Until that beating this team had gone seven consecutive league games without a defeat. Skov (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.2/10. Skov scored one goal.

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VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats

Let's have a look at how VfL Bochum 1848 performed last season in the 2. Bundesliga: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 66 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 2 and lost 6 with 26/23 goals scored/conceded.

Home advantage was not enough for VfL Bochum 1848 in their previous game as they lost hosting Mainz 05, 1-2. Stöger got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, top player of the team. Stöger scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 61 successful passes (of 76 total).

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Head 2 Head

Previous six meetings involving these squads: TSG Hoffenheim won two, VfL Bochum 1848 were winners in four and we saw zero draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last six duels.

Top Goalscorers

HoffenheimR. Skov
R. Skov
1 goals
VfL Bochum 1848K. Stöger
K. Stöger
1 goals

TSG Hoffenheim missing players

VfL Bochum 1848 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
TSG Hoffenheim VfL Bochum 1848
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
2 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 14
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
 
7 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 12
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 6
TSG Hoffenheim Last season VfL Bochum 1848
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   0 1
13 8   Won W   0 1
7 4   Drew D   0 0
14 5   Lost L   0 0
58 34   Scored S   0 6
60 24   Conceded C   0 2
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   0% 100%
91% 94%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   0% 100%
68% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   0% 100%
47% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 100%
24% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 100%
59% 65%   BTTS BTTS   0% 100%
24% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 0%
24% 12%   Failed to Score F T   0% 0%
 
5.6 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   0 5
4.4 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   0 1
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0 0
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
13.4 14.3   Shots (avg) S (   0 6
4.7 5.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   0 6
36% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 100%
 
12.7 11.5   Shots against (avg) S A   0 2
5 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   0 2

  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 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 5 3
2 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Borussia M'gladbach 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Union Berlin 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Wolfsburg 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Werder Bremen 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Köln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 RB Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 VfL Bochum 1848 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
16 TSG Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
17 Augsburg 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
18 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 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 Bayern München 34 24 5 5 97 37 17 13 2 2 48 15 17 11 3 3 49 22 60 77
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 3 9 85 52 17 13 0 4 52 28 17 9 3 5 33 24 33 69
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 7 8 80 47 17 10 2 5 39 23 17 9 5 3 41 24 33 64
4 RB Leipzig 34 17 7 10 72 37 17 11 2 4 43 17 17 6 5 6 29 20 35 58
5 Union Berlin 34 16 9 9 50 44 17 10 5 2 25 17 17 6 4 7 25 27 6 57
6 Freiburg 34 15 10 9 58 46 17 8 5 4 32 25 17 7 5 5 26 21 12 55
7 Köln 34 14 10 10 52 49 17 9 4 4 27 21 17 5 6 6 25 28 3 52
8 Mainz 05 34 13 7 14 50 45 17 10 5 2 33 11 17 3 2 12 17 34 5 46
9 TSG Hoffenheim 34 13 7 14 58 60 17 8 4 5 34 24 17 5 3 9 24 36 -2 46
10 Borussia M'gladbach 34 12 9 13 54 61 17 8 4 5 33 27 17 4 5 8 21 34 -7 45
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 10 12 12 45 49 17 4 7 6 20 22 17 6 5 6 25 27 -4 42
12 Wolfsburg 34 12 6 16 43 54 17 7 3 7 25 21 17 5 3 9 18 33 -11 42
13 VfL Bochum 1848 34 12 6 16 38 52 17 8 4 5 21 17 17 4 2 11 17 35 -14 42
14 Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 56 17 7 4 6 25 26 17 3 4 10 14 30 -17 38
15 Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 41 59 17 6 4 7 28 32 17 1 8 8 13 27 -18 33
16 Hertha BSC 34 9 6 19 37 71 17 6 3 8 24 33 17 3 3 11 13 38 -34 33
17 Arminia Bielefeld 34 5 13 16 27 53 17 2 10 5 15 23 17 3 3 11 12 30 -26 28
18 Greuther Furth 34 3 9 22 28 82 17 3 5 9 15 33 17 0 4 13 13 49 -54 18

Bundesliga:
Germany:
Table
  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 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 5 3
2 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Borussia M'gladbach 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Union Berlin 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Wolfsburg 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Werder Bremen 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Köln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 RB Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 VfL Bochum 1848 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
16 TSG Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
17 Augsburg 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
18 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0

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