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TSG Hoffenheim is getting closer. After six games without a loss, the Kraichgau team climbed further up the table. The gap to Borussia Dortmund has shrunk to two points in this advance. On Sunday (December 7, 5:30 PM), TSG can overtake BVB with a win.

Out of a total of 37 encounters between the two clubs, the Black and Yellows won 18, while Hoffenheim won eight times. Eleven matches ended in a draw. The goal difference is 62:53 in favor of Borussia. The three previous encounters in the DFB-Pokal ended with the Westphalians advancing.

Of the last eleven competitive matches against each other, TSG managed to win only one (2 draws, 8 losses). In the second half of the 2023/24 season, they turned a 1:2 deficit at Signal Iduna Park into a 3:2 victory after the break. The decisive goal was scored by Maximilian Beier, who was to switch sides a few months later.

TSG had a mixed start to the season. After six rounds, they had seven points and were in eleventh place. At that time, BVB already had twice as many points. Subsequently, Niko Kovač's team collected another eleven points, while Christian Ilzer's team collected 16. Hoffenheim only failed to win the away game in Mainz (1:1). During this period, only FC Bayern Munich was as successful in the Bundesliga.

Rough Kraichgau Team

The visitors from Kraichgau, like BVB, are proving to be a strong force away from home this season. Both have already collected 14 points on the road. However, TSG needed one less game and remains unbeaten. Since Dortmund has not lost at home yet, one of these success streaks could end on Sunday.

Borussia must prepare for an opponent that is in top form. Currently, the Kraichgau team is the best in the Bundesliga in the categories "running distance" (BVB 10th), "sprints" (BVB 3rd), and "intensive runs" (BVB 2nd).

Hoffenheim also leads in another category. With 166 fouls against opponents, referees have had to intervene more often than against any other team in the top division. Dortmund, in sixth place, is relatively harmless with 139 fouls called.

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