Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st January 2026

Hoffenheim are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 20 of the Bundesliga on Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Union Berlin, whom they welcome on home soil at PreZero Arena.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Hoffenheim claimed 39 points after 19 rounds. Meanwhile, Union Berlin amassed 24 points and rank as number 9 in the Bundesliga at the moment.

Hoffenheim came away with three points from the latest encounter with Union Berlin. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Saturday.

Hoffenheim show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.2 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 22 goals, whilst they allowed seven goals against, for an average of 0.7 per outing. They pulled off four clean sheets.

Union Berlin managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.

Hoffenheim beat Union Berlin by 4-2 in their most recent match, while Union Berlin claimed a 4-0 win in the match prior to that.

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen. They went on to beat Eintracht Frankfurt by 1-3, before also getting the better of Werder Bremen in a 0-2 victory. Hoffenheim have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Bundesliga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 19 while conceding four goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Bundesliga across the last six games.

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Augsburg and a 1-1 draw with VfB Stuttgart. In their most recent match, they were defeated 0-3 at the hands of Borussia Dortmund. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Union Berlin won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and five scored.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Hoffenheim renew Union Berlin their acquaintance.

Hoffenheim won five matches, scored 16 goals and conceded 15 in their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them 17 points. Union Berlin took three wins from their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 12 points, scored 14 goals and conceded 20. Hoffenheim have a record of 12 wins, three draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Union Berlin enjoy a record of six wins, six draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

The 48-year-old coach of the home team, Christian Ilzer, will select the lineup against Union Berlin from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/19), Albian Hajdari (1/16), Bernardo (0/18), Kelven Frees (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/3), Koki Machida (0/1), Ozan Kabak (2/10), Robin Hranac (0/18), Valentin Gendrey (0/4), Vladimir Coufal (1/19), Alexander Prass (1/17), Dennis Geiger (0/0), Florian Micheler (0/0), Grischa Proemel (6/19), Leon Avdullahu (0/19), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/10), Wouter Burger (4/18), Adam Hlozek (0/3), Andrej Kramaric (6/19), Bazoumana Toure (2/15), Cole Campbell (0/1), Fisnik Asllani (6/18), Ihlas Bebou (0/11), Max Moerstedt (2/13), Mergim Berisha (0/0), Tim Lemperle (6/17).

Union Berlin Squad

Here is the full team squad of Union Berlin. The 54 year-old Steffen Baumgart will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/19), Matheo Raab (0/0), Andrik Markgraf (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/17), Danilho Doekhi (4/19), Derrick Koehn (0/17), Diogo Leite (0/15), Stanley N'Soki (1/4), Tom Rothe (1/12), Alex Kral (0/10), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/17), Andras Schafer (1/15), Janik Haberer (0/17), Josip Juranovic (0/5), Leopold Querfeld (0/19), Oliver Burke (4/18), Rani Khedira (3/18), Robert Skov (0/3), Tim Skarke (1/12), Woo-Yeong Jeong (2/17), Andrej Ilic (0/18), David Preu (0/0), Dmytro Bogdanov (0/0), Ilyas Ansah (5/19), Livan Burcu (0/6), Marin Ljubicic (2/2).

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Team News

Union Berlin just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Hoffenheim at the PreZero Arena. Tom Rothe is suspended from the Union Berlin squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Lineups

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin H2H

Union Berlin were knocked out cold when Hoffenheim took a 4-2 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 4-0 defeat, Union Berlin handed out in the game before. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Union Berlin have been the dominant force winning five matches against Hoffenheim. The bookies have Union Berlin to win this match at best price odds of 31/10.

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Results

The past ten matches between Hoffenheim and Union Berlin have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/5 with the bookies.

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Betting Tips

Woo-Yeong Jeong shows decent form right now for Union Berlin, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Hoffenheim, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Andrej Kramaric also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Hoffenheim claimed seven wins in their previous 10 matches at PreZero Arena across all tournaments. They lost three as well, while visitors Union Berlin won five of their last 10 away matches. They drew two and lost three. 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 Union Berlin''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Hoffenheim and Union Berlin, with the former on an average of 1.6 goals a game. Union Berlin scored 1.9 goals per game and both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hoffenheim, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Union Berlin, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.