Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th March 2024

Hoffenheim should be highly motivated for the task ahead in round 27 of the Bundesliga campaign, when they take on League-leaders Bayer Leverkusen. With little to lose, they have their eyes fixed on an upset at BayArena on Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently number 1 with 70 points and will be very eager to hang to that position at the very least. Qualifying for the Champions League would naturally boost the club coffers and bring excitement to BayArena.

Hoffenheim should hardly be a problem for Bayer Leverkusen, who aim to consolidate their position as top dog in the Bundesliga standings.

Bayer Leverkusen show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed six goals against, for an average of 0.6 per outing. They pulled off six clean sheets.

Hoffenheim scored 12 goals, conceded 20 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bayer Leverkusen go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-1 and 3-2 the last two times they played Hoffenheim.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

In their last three outings, Bayer Leverkusen won 2-0 against Wolfsburg, beat Qarabag FK by 3-2 and hammered Freiburg 2-3. Bayer Leverkusen have been in potent form at BayArena, winning no less than five of the past six Bundesliga matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 14 goals while letting in one.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Werder Bremen by 2-1. Disappointment followed, going down 3-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt, and 0-3 against VfB Stuttgart. Hoffenheim only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 16 goals to nine.

While we don't believe Hoffenheim are strong enough to prevent Bayer Leverkusen from a home win, we believe they are capable of limiting the defeat to only a few goals.

Bayer Leverkusen won eight matches, scored 25 goals and conceded 13 in their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them 27 points. Hoffenheim took seven points from their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won two, scored 16 goals and conceded 31. Bayer Leverkusen are yet to experience the foul smell of failure this season in the Bundesliga. They haven't lost a single game, in stead recording 22 wins and four draws. Hoffenheim enjoy a record of nine wins, six draws and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Xabi Alonso will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Hoffenheim from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Lukas Hradecky (0/25), Matej Kovar (0/1), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (9/26), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/21), Jeremie Frimpong (8/24), Jonathan Tah (4/23), Josip Stanisic (1/15), Noah Mbamba (0/3), Odilon Kossounou (1/16), Piero Hincapie (1/19), Reno Muenz (0/0), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (3/20), Florian Wirtz (7/26), Granit Xhaka (1/26), Gustavo Puerta (0/5), Jonas Hofmann (5/25), Nathan Tella (5/17), Robert Andrich (1/20), Adam Hlozek (2/21), Amine Adli (2/17), Borja Iglesias (0/4), Francis Onyeka (0/0), Ken Izekor (0/0), Patrik Schick (4/13), Victor Okoh Boniface (10/16).

Hoffenheim Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Hoffenheim players that the manager Pellegrino Matarazzo will choose from for the upcoming game:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/26), John Anthony Brooks (2/18), Kasim Adams (0/1), Kevin Akpoguma (0/14), Ozan Kabak (2/20), Pavel Kaderabek (1/21), Stanley N'Soki (0/11), Tim Drexler (0/2), Anton Stach (1/25), Bambase Conte (0/6), David Jurasek (0/5), Dennis Geiger (0/2), Finn Becker (0/18), Florian Grillitsch (1/22), Grischa Proemel (3/20), Marco John (0/0), Robert Skov (3/22), Tom Bischof (0/11), Umut Tohumcu (0/13), Andrej Kramaric (8/22), Ihlas Bebou (4/24), Marius Buelter (1/23), Max Moerstedt (0/0), Maximilian Beier (12/25), Mergim Berisha (0/8), Wout Weghorst (5/21).

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Team News

At the time of writing, Bayer Leverkusen have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Hoffenheim on Saturday.

Granit Xhaka, Exequiel Palacios, Victor Okoh Boniface and Arthur are all absent from the Bayer Leverkusen squad that faces Hoffenheim at BayArena.

Hoffenheim face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Bayer Leverkusen. John Anthony Brooks is suspended from the Hoffenheim squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Marius Buelter, Mergim Berisha and Marco John all face a spell on the sidelines for Hoffenheim due to various injuries.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim H2H

Bayer Leverkusen had a good reading on Hoffenheim in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-1 and 3-2, respectively. Bayer Leverkusen have a 40% win rate in the against Hoffenheim, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 4-3-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim Results

The past ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/5 with the bookies.

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. Jeremie Frimpong brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Bayer Leverkusen will start him against Hoffenheim, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Maximilian Beier, who notched up four goals in his past six games.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen won nine and drew one. Hoffenheim won one of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost seven. Bayer Leverkusen will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Hoffenheim have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Hoffenheim averaging 1.7 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Bayer Leverkusen’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.