Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th November 2026

Hoffenheim appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Schalke 04 in round 9 of the Bundesliga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at SNP Arena on Sunday.

Placed 12th in the table Hoffenheim have amassed nine points after eight matches. On six points, Schalke 04 rank 17th with eight matches played this season.

Hoffenheim came away with three points from the latest encounter with Schalke 04. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Sunday.

Hoffenheim are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 20 goals, or an average of two a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Schalke 04 scored eight goals, conceded 15 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

Hoffenheim last faced Schalke 04 on 9 April 2023 at PreZero Arena, when Hoffenheim scored a 2-0 win.

Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04 Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Holstein Kiel in a 1-1 match, before coming up short against Werder Bremen in a 2-0 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. Hoffenheim won three of their previous six matches at SNP Arena in the Bundesliga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 13 goals to ten against.

Dreaming of the Bundesliga title, Hoffenheim are currently too far behind budget, so to speak, to seriously stake a claim at first place.

Schalke 04 Form

In their previous three games, Schalke 04 drew 0-0 with FC Koln, then lost 2-0 against Dynamo Dresden and 0-2 against RB Leipzig. Schalke 04 only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 16 goals to six.

Schalke 04 entered the season hunting for a title, however they find themselves far off track at this stage.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Hoffenheim waste away a win against Schalke 04, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Hoffenheim recorded three points following one wins from their last four games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored seven goals, but also conceded ten. Hoffenheim are yet to play a draw this season, in stead recording three wins and five defeats in the Bundesliga. Schalke 04 are looking at one win, three draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04 Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

Ilzer will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Schalke 04 from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/8), Albian Hajdari (0/4), Bernardo (0/2), Koki Machida (0/6), Mats Rots (0/7), Natnael Abraha (0/1), Ozan Kabak (1/8), Robin Hranac (0/5), Sean Dulic (0/0), Valentin Gendrey (0/2), Vladimir Coufal (0/7), Alexander Prass (2/3), Cajetan Lenz (0/1), Florian Micheler (0/0), Leon Avdullahu (1/8), Luis Engelns (0/0), Nathan De Cat (0/2), Patrick Wimmer (0/4), Wouter Burger (0/7), Adam Daghim (2/8), Adam Hlozek (2/8), Andrej Kramaric (1/8), Bambase Conte (2/7), Fisnik Asllani (0/6), Max Moerstedt (1/4), Tim Lemperle (1/6).

Schalke 04 Squad

Here is the full team squad of Schalke 04. The 44 year-old Miron Muslic will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Denis Wieszolek (0/0), Faaris Yusufu (0/0), Johannes Siebeking (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/0), Loris Karius (0/8), Adrian Gantenbein (1/2), Anton Donkor (0/0), Hasan Kurucay (0/8), Maximilian Woeber (1/6), Mertcan Ayhan (0/3), Mika Khadr (0/0), Nikola Katic (0/8), Robin Gosens (1/7), Steve Noode (0/0), Tidiane Toure (0/0), Timo Becker (0/8), Tomas Kalas (0/0), Vitalie Becker (0/6), Adil Aouchiche (1/8), Ayman Gulasi (0/0), Dejan Ljubicic (0/4), Eric Ebimbe (0/7), Finn Porath (0/0), Janik Bachmann (0/2), Luca Vozar (0/1), Max Grueger (0/0), Ron Schallenberg (0/3), Satoshi Tanaka (0/7), Soufian El-Faouzi (0/7), Suat Serdar (0/0), Yassin Ben Balla (0/0), Bryan Lasme (0/1), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/6), Edin Dzeko (0/6), Emil Hoejlund (0/0), Hee-Chan Hwang (0/6), Kenan Karaman (0/6), Moussa Sylla (0/4), Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara (0/0).

Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04 Team News

Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04 Lineups

Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04 H2H

Hoffenheim last faced Schalke 04 on 9 April 2023 at PreZero Arena, when Hoffenheim scored a 2-0 win. Hoffenheim have been slightly more successful than Schalke 04 in recent meetings. With a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Hoffenheim has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/5.

Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04 Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Hoffenheim and Schalke 04. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.

Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04 Betting Tips

Adam Hlozek found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Robin Gosens just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Hoffenheim won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Schalke 04 won six of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and three defeats as well. Goals are flowing freely for Hoffenheim on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Schalke 04''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Hoffenheim and Schalke 04, with the latter scoring 1.2 goals on average in these. Hoffenheim managed an average of 2.1 goals as both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hoffenheim, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Schalke 04, who managed to score one time in those matches.