FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th March 2026

Hoffenheim go up against FC Heidenheim on Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at Voith-Arena.

While Hoffenheim are now third in the Bundesliga table after collecting 46 points in 24 rounds, FC Heidenheim trail them on 14 points. This leaves them as number 18 in the table after 24 rounds played.

FC Heidenheim are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Hoffenheim but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

FC Heidenheim are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 23 goals. They managed zero clean sheets in these matches.

Hoffenheim scored 20 goals, conceded 11 and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Prediction

FC Heidenheim Form

In their last three matches, FC Heidenheim lost 1-0 against Augsburg, drew 3-3 with VfB Stuttgart, before losing to Werder Bremen by 2-0. FC Heidenheim only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Voith-Arena in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 15 goals.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 3-0 win against Freiburg, before drawing 2-2 with FC Koln. This little streak came to an end, when St. Pauli proved too strong in a 0-1 defeat for Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

FC Heidenheim suffered too many defeats lately to argue against the away win for Hoffenheim, who simply seem to have more quality right now.

FC Heidenheim fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target six times in these matches, but also let in 27 goals. Hoffenheim won four of their previous eight outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 14 points. They scored 14 and conceded eight goals. FC Heidenheim have a record of three wins, five draws and 16 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim are looking at 14 wins, four draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Squads

FC Heidenheim Squad

Schmidt will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Hoffenheim from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Diant Ramaj (0/23), Frank Feller (0/1), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Adam Koelle (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (0/17), Jonas Foehrenbach (1/19), Leart Paqarada (0/0), Leonidas Stergiou (0/4), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/20), Tim Siersleben (0/14), Adrian Beck (1/19), Hennes Behrens (0/6), Jan Schoeppner (1/22), Julian Niehues (3/19), Luca Kerber (0/11), Nick Rothweiler (0/0), Niklas Dorsch (0/22), Omar Traore (0/22), Patrick Mainka (1/24), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Sirlord Conteh (2/12), Arijon Ibrahimovic (1/24), Budu Zivzivadze (1/10), Christian Conteh (0/3), Eren Dinkci (1/13), Marvin Pieringer (2/18), Mathias Honsak (0/20), Mikkel Kaufmann (1/13), Stefan Schimmer (5/19), Tobias Weigel (0/0), Yannik Wagner (0/0).

Hoffenheim Squad

Here is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The 48 year-old Christian Ilzer will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/24), Albian Hajdari (1/21), Bernardo (0/19), Kelven Frees (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/5), Koki Machida (0/1), Ozan Kabak (4/15), Robin Hranac (0/22), Valentin Gendrey (1/7), Vladimir Coufal (1/24), Alexander Prass (1/22), Florian Micheler (0/0), Grischa Proemel (6/24), Leon Avdullahu (0/24), Luis Engelns (0/0), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/11), Wouter Burger (4/21), Adam Hlozek (0/3), Andrej Kramaric (10/24), Bazoumana Toure (2/20), Cole Campbell (0/2), Fisnik Asllani (7/23), Ihlas Bebou (0/14), Max Moerstedt (2/17), Tim Lemperle (6/19), Yannick Eduardo (0/1).

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Team News

FC Heidenheim could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Saturday. FC Heidenheim have to alter their line-up, as both Leonidas Stergiou and Omar Traore get a day in the shade.

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Lineups

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday? FC Heidenheim enter the match against Hoffenheim with a 0-3-2 record in their previous five encounters. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Results

Both teams to score paid out four times in the previous five matches between home side FC Heidenheim and Hoffenheim. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/13.

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

With two goals in six matches Julian Niehues has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Hoffenheim and their defence. The visitors hope Andrej Kramaric adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.

FC Heidenheim claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Voith-Arena. However, they did draw four whilst losing five. Hoffenheim won four of their last 10 away games, with four draws and two defeats as well. FC Heidenheim failed in keeping a single clean sheet in the last 10 outings at Voith-Arena, while Hoffenheim managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past five encounters between FC Heidenheim and Hoffenheim, with FC Heidenheim scoring one goal on average per game. Hoffenheim averaged 1.6 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of FC Heidenheim’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, who scored two times on average in these matches.