Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd August 2025

Bundesliga title favourites Bayer Leverkusen begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Hoffenheim at BayArena.

The match this coming Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim look to bag a crucial win in the process.

When it comes to goal-scoring Bayer Leverkusen could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded 15 times. This is an average of 1.5 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three games.

Ahead of their coming Bundesliga match, Hoffenheim look in excellent goal-scoring shape. In their previous ten games, they hammered in an average of 1.5 goals a game. A highly respectable total of 15 goals, while also letting in 22 goals. The latter leaves an average of 2.2 per outing, in which they managed one clean sheets.

Bayer Leverkusen won the last two meetings against Hoffenheim, as they followed up a 4-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

In their last three matches, Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-4 against Borussia Dortmund, drew 2-2 against Mainz 05, before winning 0-4 against Sonnenhof Grossaspach. Bayer Leverkusen claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded seven.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw against Wolfsburg. Afterwards, a 0-4 defeat against Bayern Munich followed, before beating Hansa Rostock 0-4. Hoffenheim only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 13 goals to ten.

Both Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim seem a little too focused on not losing than actually chasing a win, and as such, the draw is a tasty value bet from our perspective.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

ten Hag will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Hoffenheim from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Janis Blaswich (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (0/0), Arthur (0/0), Axel Tape-Kobrissa (0/0), Edmond Tapsoba (0/0), Jarell Quansah (0/0), Jeanuel Belocian (0/0), Piero Hincapie (0/0), Aleix Garcia (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (0/0), Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (0/0), Ibrahim Maza (0/0), Jonas Hofmann (0/0), Malik Tillman (0/0), Nathan Tella (0/0), Robert Andrich (0/0), Alejo Sarco (0/0), Amine Adli (0/0), Christian Kofane (0/0), Ernest Poku (0/0), Martin Terrier (0/0), Patrik Schick (0/0), Victor Okoh Boniface (0/0).

Hoffenheim Squad

Below is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The manager Ilzer will pick his starting XI against Bayer Leverkusen from these players:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/0), Arthur Chaves (0/0), Bernardo (0/0), Kelven Frees (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/0), Koki Machida (0/0), Ozan Kabak (0/0), Robin Hranac (0/0), Tim Drexler (0/0), Valentin Gendrey (0/0), Vladimir Coufal (0/0), Alexander Prass (0/0), Dennis Geiger (0/0), Finn Becker (0/0), Florian Grillitsch (0/0), Grischa Proemel (0/0), Hennes Behrens (0/0), Leon Avdullahu (0/0), Luka Hyrylaeinen (0/0), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/0), Umut Tohumcu (0/0), Wouter Burger (0/0), Adam Hlozek (0/0), Andrej Kramaric (0/0), Bazoumana Toure (0/0), David Mokwa (0/0), Fisnik Asllani (0/0), Gift Orban (0/0), Ihlas Bebou (0/0), Max Moerstedt (0/0), Mergim Berisha (0/0), Tim Lemperle (0/0).

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Team News

Bayer Leverkusen just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Hoffenheim at BayArena.

Sidelined with an injury, Bayer Leverkusen can't field Victor Okoh Boniface on Saturday against Hoffenheim.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim H2H

Bayer Leverkusen won the last two meetings against Hoffenheim, as they followed up a 4-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score. Bayer Leverkusen generally have the upper hand against Hoffenheim, offering a fine 7-2-1 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/2.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Results

Goals should be expected when Bayer Leverkusen welcome Hoffenheim as their previous ten matches have been very entertaining. Over 2.5 goals happened nine times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 4/9 at the bookmakers.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Patrik Schick brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, Bayer Leverkusen will start him against Hoffenheim, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Andrej Kramaric, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Bayer Leverkusen won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Hoffenheim won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. Hoffenheim were able to win five of the 10 previous away matches without conceding a goal. A number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Over 3.5 goals came out seven times in the past ten encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim, with the former on an average of 2.5 goals a game. Hoffenheim scored 1.4 goals per game and both teams scored eight times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Hoffenheim played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 4.4 goals themselves during this run.