Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th February 2024

Borussia Dortmund are highly favoured to claim a win against Hoffenheim, whom they face this coming Sunday. In their current shape, a win at Signal Iduna Park seems to be the obvious outcome.

Borussia Dortmund are number four in the table on 41 points after 22 matches. Hoffenheim rank as number nine with 27 points after 22 matches played.

Borussia Dortmund came away with three points from the latest encounter with Hoffenheim. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Sunday.

Borussia Dortmund scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing eight goals against. This is an average of 0.8 goals against per match with four clean sheets along the way.

Hoffenheim are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 20 goals, and while Hoffenheim claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of two goals per match.

Borussia Dortmund go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 3-1 the last two times they played Hoffenheim.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

The Borussia Dortmund team look in good shape before their match against Hoffenheim, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Freiburg 3-0, then they held Wolfsburg to a 1-1 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 1-1 draw PSV Eindhoven. Borussia Dortmund won three of their previous six matches at Signal Iduna Park in the Bundesliga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 13 goals to 11 against.

Hoffenheim Form

In their last three matches, Hoffenheim drew 2-2 with Wolfsburg, drew 1-1 with FC Koln and lost 0-1 against Union Berlin. Hoffenheim didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 14 and scored seven goals themselves.

Borussia Dortmund are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Signal Iduna Park against visitors Hoffenheim.

Borussia Dortmund have taken 14 points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 18 goals to 16. Hoffenheim took six points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won two, scored 14 goals and conceded 24. Borussia Dortmund have a record of 11 wins, eight draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim are looking at seven wins, six draws and nine defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Squads

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Terzic 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):

Alexander Meyer (0/3), Gregor Kobel (0/20), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Ian Maatsen (0/6), Julian Ryerson (3/12), Mateu Morey (0/1), Mats Hummels (2/16), Nico Schlotterbeck (1/21), Niklas Suele (1/17), Ramy Bensebaini (0/14), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Emre Can (1/17), Felix Nmecha (0/10), Jadon Sancho (0/5), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (1/14), Julian Brandt (6/20), Marcel Sabitzer (2/17), Marco Reus (4/17), Marius Wolf (0/14), Ole Pohlmann (0/1), Salih Oezcan (0/14), Donyell Malen (9/20), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (0/11), Niclas Fuellkrug (11/22), Sebastien Haller (0/11), Youssoufa Moukoko (3/13).

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 (0/22), John Anthony Brooks (1/15), Kasim Adams (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/12), Ozan Kabak (2/17), Pavel Kaderabek (1/18), Stanley N'Soki (0/8), Anton Stach (1/21), Bambase Conte (0/5), David Jurasek (0/2), Dennis Geiger (0/0), Finn Becker (0/14), Florian Grillitsch (1/18), Grischa Proemel (3/20), Marco John (0/0), Robert Skov (3/20), Tom Bischof (0/10), Umut Tohumcu (0/10), Andrej Kramaric (8/19), Ihlas Bebou (3/20), Marius Buelter (1/20), Max Moerstedt (0/0), Maximilian Beier (8/21), Mergim Berisha (0/8), Wout Weghorst (5/18).

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Team News

Borussia Dortmund could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Hoffenheim. Jadon Sancho gets a day off from the Borussia Dortmund squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Ramy Bensebaini, Felix Nmecha and Julien Duranville nurses various injuries and won't take part for Borussia Dortmund against Hoffenheim at Signal Iduna Park.

Hoffenheim face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Sunday against Borussia Dortmund. Stanley N'Soki is ineligible for selection in the Hoffenheim squad, as he is suspended.

Names like Marius Buelter, Mergim Berisha and Marco John most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim H2H

Borussia Dortmund go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 3-1 the last two times they played Hoffenheim. Borussia Dortmund hold a 6-2-2 advantage against Hoffenheim from their latest encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/15.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Borussia Dortmund welcome Hoffenheim as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/3 with the bookies on Sunday.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Niclas Fuellkrug so far as he currently has 11 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net six times in his last six games, leaving Borussia Dortmund hoping he delivers against Hoffenheim on Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Borussia Dortmund won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Signal Iduna Park. They drew four and lost two as well, while Hoffenheim won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Signal Iduna Park since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Borussia Dortmund. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Hoffenheim.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Borussia Dortmund managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Hoffenheim averaging 1.6 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Borussia Dortmund’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.