Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th September 2026

Hoffenheim hope to live up to their early billing as the Bundesliga title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Borussia Dortmund over to the SNP Arena for a round 2 match.

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

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

Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund have high hopes for this new season and should be expected to put up a good game as they chase three important points in round 2.

Hoffenheim only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 22 for an average of 2.2 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Borussia Dortmund scored 19 goals, conceded eight and managed five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Hoffenheim beat Borussia Dortmund by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Borussia Dortmund claimed a 2-0 win in the match prior to that.

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

Showing inconsistent form, Hoffenheim lost two of their past three matches, going down 4-0 against Borussia Moenchengladbach, before beating Erzgebirge Aue 0-4. The joy was short-lived, as FC Koln proved too strong in a 3-2 defeat. Hoffenheim only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

Their past three matches saw Borussia Dortmund beating Werder Bremen 0-2, losing 1-2 against Bayern Munich, and beating Hamburger SV by 2-0. Borussia Dortmund managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding six times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Borussia Dortmund picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at SNP Arena to challenge Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

Ilzer will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Borussia Dortmund 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 (0/1), Albian Hajdari (0/1), Arthur Chaves (0/0), Bernardo (0/1), Koki Machida (0/0), Mats Rots (0/1), Natnael Abraha (0/0), Ozan Kabak (1/1), Robin Hranac (0/1), Sean Dulic (0/0), Valentin Gendrey (0/0), Vladimir Coufal (0/1), Alexander Prass (0/0), Cajetan Lenz (0/0), Florian Micheler (0/0), Leon Avdullahu (0/1), Luis Engelns (0/0), Nathan De Cat (0/1), Patrick Wimmer (0/1), Wouter Burger (0/1), Adam Daghim (1/1), Adam Hlozek (0/1), Andrej Kramaric (0/1), Bambase Conte (0/1), Fisnik Asllani (0/0), Max Moerstedt (0/1), Tim Lemperle (0/0).

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 (0/1), Patrick Drewes (0/0), Silas Ostrzinski (0/0), Daniel Svensson (0/1), Filippo Mane (0/1), Jan-Luca Riedl (0/0), Joane Gadou (0/1), Julian Ryerson (0/1), Kaua Prates (0/1), Luca Reggiani (0/0), Miguel Adje (0/0), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/0), Ramy Bensebaini (0/0), Romeo Ritter (0/0), Waldemar Anton (0/1), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Emre Can (0/0), Enzo Duarte (0/0), Ethan Nwaneri (0/0), Felix Nmecha (0/1), Giannis Konstantelias (1/1), Jobe Bellingham (0/1), Joey Veerman (0/1), Konstantinos Karetsas (0/1), Marcel Sabitzer (0/1), Mussa Kaba (0/0), Fabio Silva (0/0), Justin Lerma (0/0), Marwan-Omir Mirza (0/0), Mathis Albert (0/0), Maximilian Beier (0/1), Samuele Inacio (0/1), Serhou Guirassy (1/1).

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

Hoffenheim beat Borussia Dortmund by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Borussia Dortmund claimed a 2-0 win in the match prior to that. In total, they have played seven matches in past seasons with Borussia Dortmund running away with most of the points. They won four encounters, with Hoffenheim stealing all 3 points in two matches. Naturally, the last one game ended all square. The bookies have Borussia Dortmund to win this match at best price odds of 23/20.

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Results

Of the last ten encounters between Hoffenheim Borussia Dortmund over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/9 with bookies.

Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Serhou Guirassy has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Borussia Dortmund bank on him to build on these numbers against Hoffenheim. The latter relies on Andrej Kramaric, who found the target four times in six games.

Hoffenheim won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Borussia Dortmund won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost four in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at SNP Arena since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Hoffenheim. The same occurred in four of the last 10 league games away from home for Borussia Dortmund.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Hoffenheim managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Borussia Dortmund averaging two goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Hoffenheim saw over 2.5 goals in ten of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 4.2 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.