Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th May 2023

Round 33 of the Bundesliga serves up an encounter between Hoffenheim and Union Berlin taking place at PreZero Arena this coming Saturday.

While Union Berlin are now third in the Bundesliga table after collecting 59 points in 32 rounds, Hoffenheim trail them on 32 points. This leaves them as number 14 in the table after 32 rounds played.

Hoffenheim are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Union Berlin in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an equal pairing at PreZero Arena.

Hoffenheim go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring once.

Union Berlin are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of seven goals, and while Union Berlin claimed five clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.7 goals per match.

A 3-1 win was the follow-up to a 2-1 victory, when Union Berlin last faced Hoffenheim, no doubt raising the spirits ahead of their next trip.

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

It is all or nothing with Hoffenheim presently. They first went down 1-0 in an encounter with RB Leipzig, to which they replied by beating Eintracht3-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 2-1 against Wolfsburg. Hoffenheim won three of their previous six matches at PreZero Arena in the Bundesliga. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring ten goals to nine against.

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Bayer Leverkusen brought a 0-0 draw, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Augsburg. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Freiburg by a 4-2 scoreline. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Union Berlin won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and five scored.

Hoffenheim and Union Berlin looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

Hoffenheim have a record of nine wins, five draws and 18 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Union Berlin are looking at 17 wins, eight draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

The 45-year-old Hoffenheim manager, Pellegrino Matarazzo, will select the lineup against Union Berlin from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/32), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Angelino (0/31), Eduardo Quaresma (0/0), Ermin Bicakcic (0/7), John Anthony Brooks (0/13), Justin Che (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/27), Kevin Vogt (0/22), Ozan Kabak (2/28), Pavel Kaderabek (1/26), Stanley N'Soki (1/18), Angelo Stiller (1/19), Christoph Baumgartner (7/31), Dennis Geiger (1/26), Finn Becker (0/11), Grischa Proemel (1/16), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/0), Robert Skov (3/22), Sebastian Rudy (0/20), Thomas Delaney (0/6), Tom Bischof (0/11), Umut Tohumcu (0/7), Andrej Kramaric (10/30), Fisnik Asllani (0/8), Ihlas Bebou (5/17), Jacob Bruun Larsen (1/11), Kasper Dolberg (1/13), Munas Dabbur (5/20).

Union Berlin Squad

Here is the full team squad of Union Berlin. The 57 year-old Urs Fischer will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Frederik Roennow (0/27), Jakob Busk (0/0), Lennart Grill (0/5), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/23), Danilho Doekhi (4/23), Diogo Leite (0/26), Jerome Roussillon (0/18), Mathis Bruns (0/0), Niko Giesselmann (0/25), Paul Jaeckel (1/15), Robin Knoche (2/31), Timo Baumgartl (0/7), Aissa Laidouni (1/12), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/0), Andras Schafer (0/16), Janik Haberer (5/30), Josip Juranovic (2/10), Kevin Moehwald (0/0), Levin Mete Oztunali (0/2), Morten Thorsby (1/23), Paul Seguin (1/19), Rani Khedira (1/31), Jamie Leweling (1/15), Jordan Pefok (4/29), Kevin Behrens (8/31), Milos Pantovic (1/13), Sheraldo Becker (11/32), Sven Michel (3/20), Tim Maciejewski (0/0).

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Team News

Hoffenheim are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Union Berlin on Saturday.

Andrej Kramaric, Fisnik Asllani, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Ozan Kabak, Thomas Delaney and Grischa Proemel are missing from the squad, Hoffenheim will field against Union Berlinon Saturday.

Union Berlin are juggling with three absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Hoffenheim.

Names like Morten Thorsby, Andras Schafer and Kevin Moehwald most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Lineups

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin H2H

Union Berlin beat Hoffenheim twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-1 and 2-1, respectively. Union Berlin won three of the previous seven matches, with Hoffenheim claiming two wins in these seven encounters. The bookies have Union Berlin to win this match at best price odds of 17/10.

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Results

Of the last seven encounters between Hoffenheim Union Berlin over 2.5 goals came out two times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Betting Tips

Andrej Kramaric netted twice in his six last Bundesliga matches for Hoffenheim, who look to him to add a third this coming Saturday. Sheraldo Becker racked up three goals in his past six Bundesliga games going for Union Berlin.

Hoffenheim won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Union Berlin won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Goals should be on the menu at PreZero Arena, with both teams scoring in eight of the last 10 matches at home for Hoffenheim. The same outcome paid dividends in three of the last 10 away games for Union Berlin.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last seven encounters between these two teams. Hoffenheim managed an average of 1.71 goals, with Union Berlin averaging 1.58 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Hoffenheim scored an average of 1.4 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Union Berlin, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.