Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd May 2026

Hoffenheim enjoy home advantage, when visitors VfB Stuttgart swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

There's been nothing to separate Hoffenheim from VfB Stuttgart in their last three matches, which all ended without a winner. This is hardly coincidental, and the question is whether either will be able to break the deadlock at PreZero Arena.

When it comes to goal-scoring Hoffenheim could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded 17 times. This is an average of 1.7 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one games.

VfB Stuttgart scored 25 goals, conceded 15 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Hoffenheim played VfB Stuttgart. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 2-2 with Augsburg, before beating first Borussia Dortmund by 2-1, then Hamburger SV in a 1-2 win. Hoffenheim won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded six goals.

Hoffenheim were set on finishing in the top three before the season began, but opportunities are slipping away fast. They can't afford to drop points with so few rounds left.

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 4-2 against Bayern Munich, followed by a 1-1 draw with Freiburg. In their last match, they finished even 1-1 against Werder Bremen. VfB Stuttgart won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says 13 goals conceded and 16 scored.

Most observers thought VfB Stuttgart were doomed this season, but they have done very well for themselves and now look into another season in the Bundesliga.

Curiously enough, Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart played out a draw in their three latest matches against each other. Clearly, the draw is the value bet, when they face each other again.

Hoffenheim won seven matches, scored 23 goals and conceded 26 in their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them 24 points. In the last eight games against teams in the top six, VfB Stuttgart claimed two wins and eight points. They scored 11 and conceded 18 goals. Hoffenheim are looking at a record of 17 wins, six draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart enjoy a record of 17 wins, six draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

Christian Ilzer will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against VfB Stuttgart from the players listed 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 (0/31), Albian Hajdari (1/27), Bernardo (0/26), Kelven Frees (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/6), Koki Machida (0/1), Ozan Kabak (4/22), Robin Hranac (1/28), Valentin Gendrey (1/8), Vladimir Coufal (1/31), Alexander Prass (3/29), Florian Micheler (0/0), Grischa Proemel (7/31), Leon Avdullahu (0/30), Luis Engelns (0/0), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/14), Wouter Burger (4/27), Adam Hlozek (0/3), Andrej Kramaric (12/31), Bazoumana Toure (3/27), Cole Campbell (0/4), Fisnik Asllani (10/30), Ihlas Bebou (0/16), Max Moerstedt (2/21), Tim Lemperle (8/26), Yannick Eduardo (0/1).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Below is the full team squad of VfB Stuttgart. The manager Hoeness will pick his starting XI against Hoffenheim from these players:

Alexander Nuebel (0/31), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Florian Hellstern (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/8), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/3), Finn Jeltsch (0/22), Jeff Chabot (0/24), Josha Vagnoman (1/24), Lorenz Assignon (0/22), Luca Jaquez (0/11), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (5/29), Pascal Stenzel (0/2), Ramon Hendriks (0/28), Angelo Stiller (2/31), Atakan Karazor (0/27), Badredine Bouanani (0/14), Bilal El Khannouss (4/23), Boris Tashchy (0/0), Chema Andres (2/23), Chris Fuehrich (6/30), Ermedin Demirovic (10/22), Lazar Jovanovic (0/3), Mirza Catovic (0/0), Nikolas Nartey (3/26), Noah Darvich (0/0), Deniz Undav (18/26), Jamie Leweling (7/29), Jeremy Arevalo (0/7), Justin Diehl (0/0), Tiago Tomas (4/24).

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

VfB Stuttgart just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Hoffenheim at the PreZero Arena. Atakan Karazor is ineligible for selection in the VfB Stuttgart squad, as he is suspended.

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Hoffenheim played VfB Stuttgart. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Hoffenheim go into their upcoming match against VfB Stuttgart with a 20% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-5-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Results

Of the last ten encounters between Hoffenheim VfB Stuttgart over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/11 with bookies.

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

He banged in 18 goals so far this season, and Deniz Undav also hammered in three goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. VfB Stuttgart won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Hoffenheim on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in VfB Stuttgart''s last 10 league games away from home.

Hoffenheim managed an average of 1.1 goals in the past ten encounters against VfB Stuttgart, who scored 1.6 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored seven times. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hoffenheim, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for VfB Stuttgart, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.