Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th April 2026

When Borussia Dortmund come to PreZero Arena for the Bundesliga match this coming Saturday, Hoffenheim will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

While Borussia Dortmund are chasing the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 64 points in 29 rounds, Hoffenheim trail by 51 points after 29 rounds, leaving them as number 6 in the table.

With 3 defeats in the last 6 games across all tournaments, the mood around the Hoffenheim camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Borussia Dortmund on home soil.

Hoffenheim step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing 21 goals against. That is an average of 2.1 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet one times in those matches.

Borussia Dortmund scored 22 goals, conceded 12 and held on for a clean sheet in three of their last ten matches.

Borussia Dortmund beat Hoffenheim twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-0 and 3-2, respectively.

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

A single draw is all Hoffenheim have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 5-0 and 1-2 against RB Leipzig and Mainz 05 respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Augsburg. Hoffenheim won three of their previous six matches at PreZero Arena in the Bundesliga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to five against.

Borussia Dortmund Form

In the last three matches, Borussia Dortmund beat Hamburger SV 3-2, won 0-2 against VfB Stuttgart, and lost 0-1 against Bayer Leverkusen. Borussia Dortmund performed a very admirable four wins in six Bundesliga away matches, as well as two draws but no defeats. They scored 14 times, while also conceding seven goals.

Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund are firing on all cylinders, when it comes to goals currently, and we could be in for a very entertaining match this coming Saturday.

Hoffenheim fought their way to three wins and ten points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target eight times in these matches, but also let in 18 goals. Borussia Dortmund scored 25 goals and conceded 17 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them five wins and 20 points. Hoffenheim claimed 15 wins, six draws as well as eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund are looking at 19 wins, seven draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

The 48-year-old coach of the home team, Christian Ilzer, will select the lineup against Borussia Dortmund from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/29), Albian Hajdari (1/25), Bernardo (0/24), Kelven Frees (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/6), Koki Machida (0/1), Ozan Kabak (4/20), Robin Hranac (1/26), Valentin Gendrey (1/8), Vladimir Coufal (1/29), Alexander Prass (3/27), Florian Micheler (0/0), Grischa Proemel (7/29), Leon Avdullahu (0/28), Luis Engelns (0/0), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/14), Wouter Burger (4/25), Adam Hlozek (0/3), Andrej Kramaric (10/29), Bazoumana Toure (3/25), Cole Campbell (0/3), Fisnik Asllani (9/28), Ihlas Bebou (0/16), Max Moerstedt (2/19), Tim Lemperle (7/24), Yannick Eduardo (0/1).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Below is the full team squad of Borussia Dortmund. The manager Kovac will pick his starting XI against Hoffenheim from these players:

Alexander Meyer (0/0), Gregor Kobel (0/29), Patrick Drewes (0/0), Silas Ostrzinski (0/0), Almugera Kabar (0/1), Daniel Svensson (2/29), Filippo Mane (0/4), Julian Ryerson (0/26), Luca Reggiani (1/5), Nico Schlotterbeck (4/23), Niklas Suele (0/9), Ramy Bensebaini (4/19), Waldemar Anton (2/27), Yan Couto (1/17), Carney Chukwuemeka (2/24), Emre Can (3/9), Felix Nmecha (2/27), Jobe Bellingham (0/27), Julian Brandt (7/24), Marcel Sabitzer (1/22), Salih Ozcan (0/8), Fabio Silva (1/23), Karim Adeyemi (7/26), Maximilian Beier (8/27), Samuele Inacio (0/2), Serhou Guirassy (13/28).

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 and 3-2 in the two most recent meetings with Hoffenheim, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Borussia Dortmund will be excited about a meeting with Hoffenheim, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Borussia Dortmund go into the match with a 7-2-1 advantage. The bookies have Borussia Dortmund to win this match at best price odds of 23/17.

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Results

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

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Alexander Prass is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Borussia Dortmund look to Serhou Guirassy, hoping he can add to his current total of two Bundesliga goals in his latest games.

Hoffenheim claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Borussia Dortmund won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. 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 six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Borussia Dortmund in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Hoffenheim managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Borussia Dortmund averaging 2.1 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Hoffenheim saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Borussia Dortmund, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game.