FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th August 2023

Voith-Arena plays host to the round two match this coming Saturday between FC Heidenheim and Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. This is the first time ever the newcomers welcome supporters for a match in the top league in German, a historic feat to be savoured, no matter the outcome.

FC Heidenheim will be hopeful of getting on the board after an unlucky opening game to the new Bundesliga campaign which left them empty-handed.

Hoffenheim had to endure a slow opening to the new Bundesliga season which saw them stunned without points.

Hoffenheim scored 16 goals, conceded 14 and kept their opponents from scoring once in their last ten matches.

Having never met before in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, this is a first for both FC Heidenheim and Hoffenheim. Any eventual head-to-head stats come from playing each other in the cup or friendlies.

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Prediction

FC Heidenheim Form

FC Heidenheim are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Jahn Regensburg by 2-3, before beating Rostocker FC 1895 by 0-8. The winning streak came to an end against Wolfsburg, who ran out 2-0 winners.

A battle for survival appears to be on the cards for FC Heidenheim as they seek to keep their Bundesliga status for another term.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim were able to add four points to their account from their last three matches. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with VfB Stuttgart, before claiming three points in a 1-4 win against Luebeck. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Freiburg. Hoffenheim claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by eight goals to six.

In a season where everything runs absolutely smoothly Hoffenheim might be able to surprise. However, a finish inside the top half of the Bundesliga looks the most realistic scenario.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when FC Heidenheim welcome Hoffenheim on Saturday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Squads

FC Heidenheim Squad

The 49-year-old coach of the home team, Frank Schmidt, will select the lineup against Hoffenheim from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Kevin Mueller (0/1), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (0/0), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/1), Lennard Maloney (0/1), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/1), Seedy Jarju (0/0), Tim Koether (0/0), Tim Siersleben (0/1), Adrian Beck (0/1), Florian Pick (0/1), Jan Schoeppner (0/0), Kevin Sessa (0/1), Luka Janes (0/0), Melvin Ramusovic (0/0), Mert Arslan (0/0), Nikola Dovedan (0/1), Norman Theuerkauf (0/0), Omar Traore (0/1), Patrick Mainka (0/1), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Thomas Leon Keller (0/0), Christian Kuehlwetter (0/0), Denis Thomalla (0/1), Elidon Qenaj (0/0), Eren Dinkci (0/1), Marvin Pieringer (0/1), Stefan Schimmer (0/1), Tim Kleindienst (0/1).

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 (0/1), Attila Szalai (0/1), Ermin Bicakcic (0/0), John Anthony Brooks (0/1), Kasim Adams (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/0), Kevin Vogt (0/1), Melayro Bogarde (0/0), Ozan Kabak (1/1), Pavel Kaderabek (0/1), Stanley N'Soki (0/0), Angelo Stiller (0/1), Bambase Conte (0/0), Dennis Geiger (0/0), Diadie Samassekou (0/0), Finn Becker (0/0), Florian Grillitsch (0/1), Grischa Proemel (0/1), Marco John (0/0), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/0), Robert Skov (0/0), Sebastian Rudy (0/0), Tom Bischof (0/1), Umut Tohumcu (0/0), Andrej Kramaric (0/1), Fisnik Asllani (0/0), Ihlas Bebou (0/1), Julian Justvan (0/1), Marius Buelter (0/1), Maximilian Beier (0/1), Wout Weghorst (0/0).

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Team News

Hoffenheim have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against FC Heidenheim on Saturday.

Hoffenheim need to do without Andrej Kramaric, Fisnik Asllani, Ozan Kabak and Grischa Proemel, who are not fit enough to travel to Voith-Arena.

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Lineups

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim H2H

This is the first time FC Heidenheim squares up against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. FC Heidenheim picked up two wins in their previous three matches against Hoffenheim, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Results

FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

As the new Bundesliga campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for FC Heidenheim and Hoffenheim this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

FC Heidenheim claimed seven wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings. Hoffenheim won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six. FC Heidenheim are winless in 10 matches on the spin, home and away, while Hoffenheim won four of their previous 10 matches in the Bundesliga.

FC Heidenheim saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, who managed to hit the net 1.9 times on average in these games.