Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th September 2024

Reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen are back in action on Saturday with an away fixture against Hoffenheim. While the season is still young, the away side will hope to succeed in taking the victory at PreZero Arena as they attempt to mount another successful bid for league glory.

Hoffenheim have seen both sides of the coin already this season in the Bundesliga, and will out to double up on their share of wins in the coming match.

Hoffenheim put three points on the board from the first two rounds of the Bundesliga season. With the advantage of playing at PreZero Arena they will be hopeful of three more points against Bayer Leverkusen.

Nobody likes to be on the losing side, especially so early into a new season. Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen are no exception in this respect. Both teams are eager to improve from last term, leading us to expect an exciting affair at PreZero Arena.

Hoffenheim arrive at their next Bundesliga match, averaging a fabulous 2.6 goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 26, while also conceding 21 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.1 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 28 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 2.8 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 11 goals, and while Bayer Leverkusen claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.1 goals per match.

Bayer Leverkusen got the better of Hoffenheim in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-1 and 3-2, respectively.

Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Wuerzburger Kickers, before claiming 3 points in a 3-2 win against Holstein Kiel. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt. Hoffenheim won four of their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded 12 and scored 15 goals.

The big goal of the season for Bayer Leverkusen has to be winning the title, with a place inside the top two expected as the Bundesliga action starts to unfold.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Bayer Leverkusen. They first took out Borussia Moenchengladbach by 2-3 before downing Carl Zeiss Jena by 0-1. The winning streak came to an end against RB Leipzig, who ran out 2-3 winners. Bayer Leverkusen picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Bundesliga, while scoring 18 and conceding six goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Defending champion Bayer Leverkusen are of course a red-hot favourite to re-claim the title, and they aim to make a good start to the season.

Bayer Leverkusen are favoured by the bookmakers, and while we are certain, Hoffenheim is going to put up a fight, we believe the visitors will prevail in the end.

Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

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

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/2), Arthur Chaves (0/0), Attila Szalai (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/2), Ozan Kabak (0/0), Pavel Kaderabek (0/2), Robin Hranac (0/1), Stanley N'Soki (0/1), Tim Drexler (0/2), Valentin Gendrey (0/0), Alexander Prass (0/2), Anton Stach (0/2), David Jurasek (0/0), Dennis Geiger (0/2), Diadie Samassekou (0/0), Finn Becker (0/0), Florian Grillitsch (0/1), Grischa Proemel (0/2), Marco John (0/0), Tom Bischof (0/0), Umut Tohumcu (0/0), Adam Hlozek (0/2), Andrej Kramaric (4/2), Haris Tabakovic (0/1), Ihlas Bebou (0/0), Jacob Bruun Larsen (0/2), Marius Buelter (0/2), Max Moerstedt (0/1), Mergim Berisha (0/2).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bayer Leverkusen players that the manager Xabi Alonso will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lukas Hradecky (0/1), Matej Kovar (0/1), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (1/2), Arthur (0/1), Edmond Tapsoba (0/2), Jeanuel Belocian (0/0), Jeremie Frimpong (1/2), Jonathan Tah (0/2), Nordi Mukiele (0/0), Piero Hincapie (0/2), Sadik Fofana (0/0), Aleix Garcia (0/2), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (0/0), Florian Wirtz (2/2), Granit Xhaka (1/2), Jonas Hofmann (0/1), Matija Marsenic (0/0), Nathan Tella (0/1), Robert Andrich (0/1), Amine Adli (0/2), Francis Onyeka (0/0), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (0/2), Patrik Schick (0/1), Victor Okoh Boniface (0/2).

Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Hoffenheim seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Saturday.

Mergim Berisha and Marco John are missing from the squad, Hoffenheim will field against Bayer Leverkusenon Saturday.

At the time of writing, Bayer Leverkusen just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Names like Victor Okoh Boniface and Arthur most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bayer Leverkusen got the better of Hoffenheim in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-1 and 3-2, respectively. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Bayer Leverkusen have been the dominant force winning five matches against Hoffenheim. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 2/3.

Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Hoffenheim welcome Bayer Leverkusen as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/5 with the bookies on Saturday.

Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Andrej Kramaric has ten strikes in six Bundesliga matches for Hoffenheim, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Bayer Leverkusen. The visitors are looking to Victor Okoh Boniface, who has provided his team with three Bundesliga goals.

Hoffenheim claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing two in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Hoffenheim on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Bayer Leverkusen in their last 10 league games away from home.

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 five times. Hoffenheim managed an average of 1.4 goals, while Bayer Leverkusen averaged 1.9 goals a game. Hoffenheim saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches.