TSG Hoffenheim vs BVB: Predicted line-ups | OneFootball

There was a time when BVB’s clashes with TSG Hoffenheim were quite heated, though that has eased at least a little lately. On the sporting side, both teams are still fighting over whether — and in which European competition — they will play next season, although for BVB the final decision could already come in this match. Here are the expected starting lineups at the arena in Sinsheim.

Karim Adeyemi has now also been ruled out at short notice with muscle problems. Even so, the list of absentees remains manageable and now looks like this:

Serhou Guirassy, on the other hand, is available after having to cut short training once during the week. If Niko Kovac does not experiment too much, as expected, the starting XI against TSG Hoffenheim would likely look as kicker reports:

Gregor Kobel – Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini – Julian Ryerson, Jobe Bellingham, Daniel Svensson – Julian Brandt, Carney Chukwuemeka – Maximilian Beier, Serhou Guirassy

After the defeat against Leverkusen, BVB are now only the second-best team of the second half of the season. The same applies to their away record, where their 8-5-1 record currently gives them 29 points from fourteen matches.

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Fisnik Asllani leads the line for TSG

TSG Hoffenheim also only have a short list of absences to deal with. It reads as follows:

After briefly being the Bundesliga’s team of the moment around the turn of the year, TSG have now slipped back to sixth place. They need points to keep their Champions League hopes alive.

According to kicker, coach Christian Ilzer will try to do that with this starting XI:

Oliver Baumann – Vladimir Coufal, Robin Hranac, Özan Kabak, Albian Hajdari – Leon Avdullahu – Andrej Kramaric, Wouter Burger – Tim Lemperle, Fisnik Asllani, Bazoumana Touré

Five of their fourteen home matches so far have already ended in defeat. They have drawn at home only once. Their 29:17 home goal record points to a strong scoring rate at their own stadium, slightly above 2.0 goals per match.

With the bookmakers, both teams are rated about evenly, with the slightest edge for Borussia Dortmund. The odds for an away win are usually around 2.45. Those for a home win range between 2.50 and 2.60.

In the first half of the season, BVB won 2-0 at home against TSG Hoffenheim. Last season, the teams drew 1-1 in Dortmund, while BVB won 2-1 away from home.

Many more informative numbers and facts ahead of the TSG Hoffenheim – Borussia Dortmund match can be found in this article.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.