High flying TSG Hoffenheim arrive at VfL Wolfsburg after their 2-0-result versus DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Get out our thorough preview!
- VfL Wolfsburg have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- TSG Hoffenheim have the most points from losing position (15) in Bundesliga
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!
VfL Wolfsburg form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what VfL Wolfsburg have to build on here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA in the Bundesliga.
A strong away win for VfL Wolfsburg against Eintracht Frankfurt the last match, as Lukebakio and Kruse were on target. Defender Brooks got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.35/10. Brooks hit one key pass and won 8 of 10 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Greuther Furth in a game that was won 4-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wolfsburg have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost one.
The VfL Wolfsburg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Wolfsburg's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
TSG Hoffenheim form and stats
There's been little loot from TSG Hoffenheim's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Bundesliga. TSG Hoffenheim only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. TSG Hoffenheim has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The regulars enjoyed TSG Hoffenheim's previous match versus DSC Arminia Bielefeld (placed 15th), a 2-0 win played at home. Grillitsch was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.25. The defender Grillitsch hit two key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Mainz 05's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by TSG Hoffenheim in our archives, and the results are: six wins for TSG Hoffenheim, five draws and three defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Hoffenheim's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
VfL Wolfsburg and TSG Hoffenheim have duelled earlier this season: TSG Hoffenheim - VfL Wolfsburg 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): VfL Wolfsburg four wins, three draws and TSG Hoffenheim three victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Bebou 7 goals |   L. Nmecha 6 goals |  G. Rutter 6 goals |
VfL Wolfsburg missing players
TSG Hoffenheim missing players
| VfL Wolfsburg | TSG Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 18 | 43 |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 34 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 77% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 41% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 73% | 64% |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 55% | 55% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 36% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 55% | 55% |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 27% |
| 36% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 23% |
| 4.1 | 5.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.8 | 14.5 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 26% | 24% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 33% | 39% |
| 11.4 | 10.8 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 13.9 | 11.7 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
- TSG Hoffenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- TSG Hoffenheim have the most points from losing position (15) in Bundesliga
- VfL Wolfsburg have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 45 | 52 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | TSG Hoffenheim | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | SC Freiburg | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | FC Union Berlin | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | FC Köln | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 22 | -3 | 32 |
| 9 | Mainz 05 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -8 | 28 |
| 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | -21 | 23 |
| 15 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 | FC Augsburg | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | VfB Stuttgart | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 18 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 40 | -37 | 13 |
