On Sunday, starting with 14:30, the Hoffenheim – Bayern match will be played, within the second stage of the Bundesliga. Bayern have won 5 of the last 6 matches with Hoffenheim, and in the previous visit to Sinsheim, they won 6-0. At home, the hosts won in only two of the 12 meetings with Bayern, both successes bearing the signature of the former coach here, Julian Nagelsmann.
Hoffenheim won 3-2 in Cologne in the first leg of the new Bundesliga season. Thus, coach Sebastian Hoeness could only become the second coach after Ralf Rangnick to win his first two Bundesliga matches, on the bench in the Sinsheim team. Last season, Hoffenheim ranked 6th, ticking the qualification in the Europa League groups. Striker Kramaric, announced as a starter on Sunday, is going through a fabulous period, scoring 7 goals in his last two Bundesliga matches, a championship record.
Bayern is in a chase for records and trophies with Hansi Flick at the helm. After the successes in the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the Champions League, the Bavarians also won the European Super Cup on Thursday, 2-1 with Sevilla after extra time. Bayern won 8-0 in the first round of the new season, against Schalke, at home. No other team has scored 10 times in the first two stages, and Bayern could become the first in the history of the Bundesliga with such a fabulous performance.
-Hoeness could become Hoffenheim’s second coach (after Ralf Rangnick) to win his first two Bundesliga matches;
-The defeat with Bayern, score 0-6 last season, the most severe “home” for the hosts since the promotion to the Bundesliga (2008);
-Bayern have won the last 10 Bundesliga away matches (11 would be a record);
-No team has scored 10 times in the first two stages of the Bundesliga (Bayern would be the first);
Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) – Adams, Vogt, Bicakcic – Akpoguma, Samassekou, Geiger, Kaderabek – Baumgartner – Dabbur, Kramaric
Absent: Hübner, Nordtveit, Stafylidis
Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß
Bayern: Neuer (c) – Pavard, Süle, Alaba, Davies – Kimmich, Goretzka – Gnabry, Müller, Sane – Lewandowski
Absent: Coman, Nianzou
Coach: Hansi Flick
PREDICTION: Over 3,5 goals @ 1,64
