Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th December 2025

Hoffenheim go up against Borussia Dortmund on Sunday for a Bundesliga meeting at Signal Iduna Park.

Borussia Dortmund are third in the Bundesliga standings after collecting 25 points from their initial 12 encounters. Hoffenheim trail them on 23 points after 12 rounds, leaving them as number 5 in the table.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Sunday as both Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Borussia Dortmund go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding eight. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Hoffenheim scored 22 goals, conceded 13 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-3 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Sunday?

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Villarreal by 4-0, before winning 1-2 against Bayer Leverkusen. The streak ended in a recent 0-1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. Borussia Dortmund put four wins on the board in their previous six Bundesliga matches at the Signal Iduna Park. They drew twice while losing none, scored 12 goals while conceding four.

Borussia Dortmund are among the title candidates in the Bundesliga again this season, and first place is still within reach.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating RB Leipzig by 3-1. This was followed by a 1-1 with Mainz 05 and a 3-0 win against Augsburg. Hoffenheim claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 14 goals, whilst conceding seven.

Hoffenheim are among the title candidates in the Bundesliga again this season, and first place is still within reach.

We expect Borussia Dortmund to make home advantage count but, the value bet could easily be the low scoring home win. We expect the guests from Hoffenheim to put up a decent fight.

Borussia Dortmund earned five points from their last four matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following seven goals scored while also conceding seven. Hoffenheim claimed two wins and six points in the past three games against teams placed inside the top six. They scored six goals while conceding six times. Borussia Dortmund lost just once so far this season in the Bundesliga and after 12 games played they recorded seven wins and four draws Hoffenheim enjoy a record of seven wins, two draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Squads

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Kovac 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 (0/0), Gregor Kobel (0/12), Patrick Drewes (0/0), Silas Ostrzinski (0/0), Aaron Anselmino (1/4), Almugera Kabar (0/0), Daniel Svensson (1/12), Filippo Mane (0/2), Julian Ryerson (0/11), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/8), Niklas Suele (0/1), Ramy Bensebaini (0/10), Waldemar Anton (1/12), Yan Couto (1/7), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/9), Emre Can (1/2), Felix Nmecha (1/12), Jobe Bellingham (0/12), Julian Brandt (2/10), Marcel Sabitzer (0/10), Pascal Gross (0/9), Salih Oezcan (0/3), Cole Campbell (0/1), Fabio Silva (0/6), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (4/12), Maximilian Beier (3/10), Serhou Guirassy (5/11).

Hoffenheim Squad

Here is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The 48 year-old Christian Ilzer will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/12), Albian Hajdari (1/10), Arthur Chaves (0/4), Bernardo (0/12), Kelven Frees (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/2), Koki Machida (0/1), Ozan Kabak (0/5), Robin Hranac (0/12), Valentin Gendrey (0/0), Vladimir Coufal (1/12), Alexander Prass (0/11), Dennis Geiger (0/0), Grischa Proemel (4/12), Hennes Behrens (0/0), Leon Avdullahu (0/12), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/8), Umut Tohumcu (0/4), Wouter Burger (3/11), Adam Hlozek (0/0), Andrej Kramaric (3/12), Bazoumana Toure (2/12), David Mokwa (0/0), Fisnik Asllani (5/12), Ihlas Bebou (0/7), Max Moerstedt (0/8), Mergim Berisha (0/0), Tim Lemperle (4/11).

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Team News

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-3 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Sunday? Borussia Dortmund 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 3/5.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.

Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

Look no further than Karim Adeyemi, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, while Grischa Proemel managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Hoffenheim in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

In their last 10 matches at Signal Iduna Park across all tournaments Borussia Dortmund won six times, drew two and lost two times. Hoffenheim claimed seven wins, three draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Signal Iduna Park on Sunday? Borussia Dortmund scored the opening goal seven times in 10 home games, while Hoffenheim did it in six of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened six times. Borussia Dortmund managed an average of two goals, while Hoffenheim averaged 1.3 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Borussia Dortmund’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 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 two times goals per game.