Early sportsbook lines suggest VfB Stuttgart edge against TSG Hoffenheim

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 27.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mercedes-Benz-Arena (60449 seats)

VfB Stuttgart are hosting TSG Hoffenheim for yet another important fixture following their 4-1 result vs 9th-placed FSV Mainz 05.

Insights:
  • VfB Stuttgart have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Bundesliga
  • TSG Hoffenheim have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Stuttgart are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For TSG Hoffenheim most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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VfB Stuttgart form and stats

5-5-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Bundesliga numbers at home for VfB Stuttgart so far this season. When VfB Stuttgart hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Schalke 04, VfL Bochum 1848, Hertha BSC, VfB Stuttgart and FC Augsburg), they have won 3 of 4 matches!

It's back home for VfB Stuttgart, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating FSV Mainz 05 away with the result 4-1. Coulibaly, Führich, Endo and Guirassy found the net in that victory. VfB Stuttgart goalkeeper Bredlow did an outstanding job against FSV Mainz 05 with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Endo (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.32/10. Endo scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 34 successful passes (of 42 total).

Before that, Stuttgart drew at home versus Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 12 latest league games highlights that 10 of them had goals from both sides.

VfB Stuttgart are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 16 games. 21 goals have been conceded.

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TSG Hoffenheim form and stats

TSG Hoffenheim have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 3-3-10 (16 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, TSG Hoffenheim are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

TSG Hoffenheim had fun at their own home (Mercedes-Benz-Arena) last time out, beating Union Berlin 4-2. Kramarić (2), Dabbur and Bebou scored. As you can tell from the result, the match against Union Berlin was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Attacker Kramarić got a player rating of 9.13 in the game. "Man of the match" Kramarić scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Wolfsburg's place.

Take note! Both sides have scored at least once in 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Hoffenheim have scored 19 goals in 16 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, TSG Hoffenheim rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the squads played each other previously this campaign; TSG Hoffenheim - VfB Stuttgart 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): VfB Stuttgart four wins, three draws and TSG Hoffenheim three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. The matches between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

TSG HoffenheimA. Kramarić
A. Kramarić
12 goals
StuttgartS. Guirassy
S. Guirassy
11 goals
TSG HoffenheimC. Baumgartner
C. Baumgartner
7 goals

VfB Stuttgart missing players

TSG Hoffenheim missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VfB Stuttgart TSG Hoffenheim
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 33
7 5 3 Won W 1 3 10
11 5 1 Drew D 1 3 5
15 6 0 Lost L 2 10 18
44 22 9 Scored S 6 19 47
56 21 4 Conceded C 7 27 56
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
88% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 79%
64% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 64%
33% 19% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 42%
18% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 18%
73% 69% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 67%
6% 6% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 12% 15%
24% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 21%
 
4.5 4.8 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4 4.8
4.9 5.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.4 5.4
2.2 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.8 2.4
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
13.5 14.7 19.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 9.4 12.2
4.5 4.2 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 2.6 4
30% 32% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 45% 36%
 
11.9 12.3 13 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 14.1 13.7
4.3 4.1 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.9 4.9
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • TSG Hoffenheim have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • TSG Hoffenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • VfB Stuttgart have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Bundesliga
  • VfB Stuttgart have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Bundesliga
  • VfB Stuttgart haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Borussia Dortmund 33 22 4 7 81 42 16 14 1 1 53 15 17 8 3 6 28 27 39 70
2 Bayern München 33 20 8 5 90 37 17 11 5 1 53 17 16 9 3 4 37 20 53 68
3 RB Leipzig 33 19 6 8 60 39 16 12 2 2 34 16 17 7 4 6 26 23 21 63
4 Union Berlin 33 17 8 8 50 38 16 10 6 0 29 11 17 7 2 8 21 27 12 59
5 Freiburg 33 17 8 8 50 42 17 10 4 3 28 13 16 7 4 5 22 29 8 59
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 33 14 8 11 57 46 17 8 3 6 35 23 16 6 5 5 22 23 11 50
7 Wolfsburg 33 13 10 10 56 46 16 6 7 3 33 23 17 7 3 7 23 23 10 49
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 12 11 10 56 51 16 8 5 3 33 17 17 4 6 7 23 34 5 47
9 FSV Mainz 05 33 12 9 12 52 53 17 6 6 5 31 25 16 6 3 7 21 28 -1 45
10 Köln 33 10 12 11 48 52 16 6 5 5 27 18 17 4 7 6 21 34 -4 42
11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 33 10 10 13 50 55 16 9 3 4 31 18 17 1 7 9 19 37 -5 40
12 Werder Bremen 33 10 6 17 51 63 17 5 2 10 26 28 16 5 4 7 25 35 -12 36
13 TSG Hoffenheim 33 10 5 18 47 56 17 7 2 8 28 29 16 3 3 10 19 27 -9 35
14 FC Augsburg 33 9 7 17 42 61 17 6 4 7 16 24 16 3 3 10 26 37 -19 34
15 VfB Stuttgart 33 7 11 15 44 56 16 5 5 6 22 21 17 2 6 9 22 35 -12 32
16 VfL Bochum 1848 33 9 5 19 37 72 16 7 2 7 25 32 17 2 3 12 12 40 -35 32
17 Schalke 04 33 7 10 16 33 67 17 5 5 7 23 36 16 2 5 9 10 31 -34 31
18 Hertha BSC 33 6 8 19 40 68 17 5 6 6 24 27 16 1 2 13 16 41 -28 26

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Borussia Dortmund 33 22 4 7 81 42 16 14 1 1 53 15 17 8 3 6 28 27 39 70
2 Bayern München 33 20 8 5 90 37 17 11 5 1 53 17 16 9 3 4 37 20 53 68
3 RB Leipzig 33 19 6 8 60 39 16 12 2 2 34 16 17 7 4 6 26 23 21 63
4 Union Berlin 33 17 8 8 50 38 16 10 6 0 29 11 17 7 2 8 21 27 12 59
5 Freiburg 33 17 8 8 50 42 17 10 4 3 28 13 16 7 4 5 22 29 8 59
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 33 14 8 11 57 46 17 8 3 6 35 23 16 6 5 5 22 23 11 50
7 Wolfsburg 33 13 10 10 56 46 16 6 7 3 33 23 17 7 3 7 23 23 10 49
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 12 11 10 56 51 16 8 5 3 33 17 17 4 6 7 23 34 5 47
9 FSV Mainz 05 33 12 9 12 52 53 17 6 6 5 31 25 16 6 3 7 21 28 -1 45
10 Köln 33 10 12 11 48 52 16 6 5 5 27 18 17 4 7 6 21 34 -4 42
11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 33 10 10 13 50 55 16 9 3 4 31 18 17 1 7 9 19 37 -5 40
12 Werder Bremen 33 10 6 17 51 63 17 5 2 10 26 28 16 5 4 7 25 35 -12 36
13 TSG Hoffenheim 33 10 5 18 47 56 17 7 2 8 28 29 16 3 3 10 19 27 -9 35
14 FC Augsburg 33 9 7 17 42 61 17 6 4 7 16 24 16 3 3 10 26 37 -19 34
15 VfB Stuttgart 33 7 11 15 44 56 16 5 5 6 22 21 17 2 6 9 22 35 -12 32
16 VfL Bochum 1848 33 9 5 19 37 72 16 7 2 7 25 32 17 2 3 12 12 40 -35 32
17 Schalke 04 33 7 10 16 33 67 17 5 5 7 23 36 16 2 5 9 10 31 -34 31
18 Hertha BSC 33 6 8 19 40 68 17 5 6 6 24 27 16 1 2 13 16 41 -28 26

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