On Wednesday, starting with 19:30, the Hoffenheim – Leipzig match will be played, within the 12th round of the Bundesliga. Leipzig is unbeaten in 7 of the 9 direct matches and lost only once away to Hoffenheim. Last season, Julian Nagelsmann’s team won 3-1 at home and 2-0 at Sinsheim.
After a series of 6 consecutive unbeaten matches in all competitions, Hoffenheim lost 1-4 to Leverkusen at the weekend. Sebastian Hoeness’s students remain with only one victory in the last 5 stages of the Bundesliga and with 12 points in the standings. Due to this score, TSG ranks 12th, with only 5 points over Bielefeld, which is on the verge of remaining in the Bundesliga. At home, Hoffenheim has two wins, a draw and two defeats, at an 11-9 goal difference.
Leipzig defeated Bremen 2-0 in the 11th round, climbing to 3rd place in the standings with 24 points, tied with Bayern and one point behind the new leader, Leverkusen. The group coached by Julian Nagelsmann, newly qualified in the eighth round of the Champions League, has only one external victory this season, but it is the only one with a maximum score in 6 rounds played on its own field. In addition to the success ticked at Augsburg, the “bulls” have 3 draws away and a defeat at Monchengladbach.
Nagelsmann knows Hoffenheim well and will aim for the third consecutive victory with his former team, but Leipzig still has problems traveling. In the last direct match there were 33 fouls, and the hosts are the most aggressive on their own field this season (average of over 15 fouls). The guests are not worse, with an average of 12 fouls per game both in general and away.
Leipzig is unbeaten in 7 of the 9 direct matches;
Hoffenheim defeated Leipzig only once at home, 4-0 in December 2017;
Last season, Leipzig won 2-0 at Hoffenheim and 3-1 at home;
Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) – Akpoguma, Vogt, Nordtveit, Sessegnon – Rudy, Samassekou, Baumgartner – Skov – Dabbur, Kramaric
Absent: Bicakcic, Geiger, Grillitsch, Hübner, Kaderabek, Posch, Stafylidis
Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß
Leipzig: Gulacsi – Konate, Upamecano, Halstenberg – Adams, Sabitzer (c), Kampl, Angelino – Olmo, Nkunku – Poulsen
Absent: Henrichs, Hwang, Klostermann, Laimer, Samardzic
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,66
