On Sunday, starting with 17:00, the match Leverkusen – Hoffenheim will be played, within the 11th round of the Bundesliga. After losing 13 of the first 15 direct duels, Hoffenheim is now undefeated in 8 of the last 9 matches with Leverkusen. Last season, TSG won 2-1 at home and drew away, score 0-0.
Leverkusen and Hoffenheim played a dominant football in the Europa League and managed to win their groups without too many emotions, thus ticking the qualification in the last 16 of the competition. The “Pharmacists” also perform excellently in the Bundesliga, where after the victory with Schalke, score 3-0, they climbed to the second place in the ranking, with 22 points, one point away from the Bayern leader. At home, Leverkusen have not lost this season, both in the Bundesliga and in the Europa League.
Hoffenheim brilliantly overcame the less successful developments in the draws with Mainz (1-1) and Red Star Belgrade (0-0), ticking successive victories with Augsburg (3-1) and Ghent (4-1). Sebastian Hoeness’s students were a little behind in the Bundesliga, where they occupy only the 10th place in the ranking, with 12 points. In the away games, Hoffenheim has only one victory, along with two draws and two defeats, and the external goal average is negative, 7-8.
On “BayArena”, the hosts won 7 times, the guests 3 times, and two of the confrontations were draws. Although he has won only one duel in the last 9 with Hoffenheim, Leverkusen is going through a fantastic period that could bring him his first direct victory at home after 5 seasons.
Hoffenheim is unbeaten in 8 of the last 9 direct matches;
Leverkusen have not lost to BayArena this season;
Last season, Hoffenheim won 2-1 at home and drew with Leverkusen, score 0-0;
Leverkusen: Hradecky – L. Bender (c), Tah, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven – Wirtz, Baumgartlinger, Amiri – Bailey, Schick, Diaby
Absent: Aranguiz, Arias, S. Bender, Palacios, Paulinho
Coach: Peter Bosz
Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) – Posch, Vogt, Akpoguma, Sessegnon – Rudy, Samassekou, Baumgartner – Grillitsch – Bebou, Kramaric
Absent: Bicakcic, Geiger, Hübner, Kaderabek, Stafylidis
Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß
PREDICTION: Bayer Leverkusen to win @ 1,76
