Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th December 2024

Struggling Hoffenheim are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Borussia Dortmund this coming Sunday at Signal Iduna Park. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Borussia Dortmund are placed sixth with 21 points after 13 matches. Hoffenheim occupy a position as 14th in the league on 13 points.

Borussia Dortmund are looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Hoffenheim. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

Borussia Dortmund step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 18 goals against. That is an average of 1.8 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet one times in those matches.

Hoffenheim are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while Hoffenheim claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

Borussia Dortmund took a hit when Hoffenheim handed them a 2-3 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-1 win.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

Two draws were the best Borussia Dortmund could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 1-1 with Bayern Munich, before finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Borussia Moenchengladbach. Their most recent match brought a 2-3 defeat against Barcelona. Borussia Dortmund showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Signal Iduna Park, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 17 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 3-0 at the hands of Wolfsburg, before drawing 1-1 with Freiburg. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against FC FCSB resulting 0-0. Hoffenheim are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded eight goals while scoring three themselves.

A home win for Borussia Dortmund is the obvious choice at Signal Iduna Park. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Hoffenheim come visiting.

Borussia Dortmund have been on fire on their home turf this season. They have so far hammered in 19 goals, while also conceding seven. This makes them the most scoring home side in the Bundesliga. Hoffenheim have been terrible at getting on the scoresheet away from home in the Bundesliga. Hitting the target only three times, they have the worst offensive record so far, whilst also allowing eight goals against.

Borussia Dortmund recorded nine points following three wins from their last four games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 11 goals, but also conceded seven. Hoffenheim won one and claimed three points in their three most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored six conceded ten goals. Borussia Dortmund have a record of six wins, three draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim have a record of three wins, four draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Squads

Borussia Dortmund Squad

The 36-year-old coach of the home team, Nuri Sahin, will select the lineup against Hoffenheim from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Meyer (0/2), Gregor Kobel (0/11), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Almugera Kabar (0/3), Julian Ryerson (1/12), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/12), Niklas Suele (0/7), Ramy Bensebaini (1/12), Waldemar Anton (0/10), Yan Couto (0/7), Emre Can (2/11), Felix Nmecha (2/13), Giovanni Reyna (0/4), Jamie Gittens (5/13), Julian Brandt (1/11), Kjell Waetjen (0/1), Marcel Sabitzer (0/12), Pascal Gross (0/13), Cole Campbell (0/3), Donyell Malen (2/12), Julian Hettwer (0/0), Julien Duranville (0/2), Karim Adeyemi (2/5), Maximilian Beier (2/12), Serhou Guirassy (6/10).

Hoffenheim Squad

Below is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The manager Ilzer will pick his starting XI against Borussia Dortmund from these players:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/13), Arthur Chaves (0/7), Attila Szalai (0/0), Christopher Lenz (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/12), Lars Strobl (0/0), Ozan Kabak (0/0), Pavel Kaderabek (0/10), Robin Hranac (0/2), Stanley N'Soki (0/7), Tim Drexler (0/8), Valentin Gendrey (1/10), Alexander Prass (0/12), Anton Stach (0/13), David Jurasek (0/4), Dennis Geiger (0/5), Diadie Samassekou (0/3), Finn Becker (0/0), Florian Grillitsch (0/8), Florian Micheler (0/1), Grischa Proemel (0/2), Marco John (0/0), Tom Bischof (2/11), Umut Tohumcu (0/8), Adam Hlozek (3/12), Andrej Kramaric (5/12), Haris Tabakovic (1/8), Ihlas Bebou (0/0), Jacob Bruun Larsen (1/10), Marius Buelter (4/11), Max Moerstedt (0/6), Mergim Berisha (1/10).

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Team News

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim H2H

Borussia Dortmund lost to 2-3 Hoffenheim in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-1 win, which Borussia Dortmund dished out the match before that. Borussia Dortmund were a little more successful than Hoffenheim in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 6-1-3 advantage. Naturally, betting on Borussia Dortmund has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/9.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Borussia Dortmund welcome Hoffenheim as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/5 with the bookies this coming Sunday.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

Adam Hlozek shows decent form right now for Hoffenheim, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Borussia Dortmund, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Jamie Gittens also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Borussia Dortmund claimed a modest eight wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing one. Hoffenheim won zero of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost six of the games in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Borussia Dortmund on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened four times for Hoffenheim in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Borussia Dortmund managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Hoffenheim averaging 1.6 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Borussia Dortmund, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Hoffenheim's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.