Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-11-03 14:30.
There’s a real sense that attack has been the best form of defence for Hoffenheim this term, as they put another three strikes past fellow high-flyers Stuttgart over the weekend to win 3-2 on the road in impressive fashion. As a result, five of their six league victories have now seen them net 3+ goals, scoring form which has pushed the Baden-Württemberg outfit up to sixth ahead of this matchday.
Their return of 18 points from nine Bundesliga outings has them four points better off than their start in 2022/23, a campaign that eventually ended in a hugely disappointing 12th-placed finish – their worst season for seven years. European qualification will be the aim this time round, but much more improvement is still needed at the back, as Pellegrino Matarazzo’s men have kept just one Bundesliga clean sheet this season and have conceded substantially more league goals (16) than any other side in the current top seven.
A hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Freiburg at the weekend saw Bayer Leverkusen retain top spot in the early Bundesliga title race after winning eight of their opening nine league encounters (D1). That result in turn extended their unbeaten run to 13 competitive games (W12, D1) as Die Werkself look for their first piece of silverware since lifting the DFB-Pokal all the way back in 1992/93.
Their quick start has been particularly aided by their return of 27 goals in nine league outings, while they also remain the only team in the division to have scored in both halves of every match so far this term. More success in this H2H is the aim then, and the visitors will fancy their chances, having only lost three of their 15 previous Bundesliga visits to Hoffenheim (W9, D3).
Players to watch: Wout Weghorst netted his first Bundesliga goal for Hoffenheim at the weekend, though he only has one goal in six prior H2Hs. Leverkusen’s Jonas Hoffman also scored last time out in the league to make it five Bundesliga goals this campaign – four of which have come between the 60th and 70th minutes.
Hot stat: Eight of Hoffenheim’s nine Bundesliga games this season have seen both sides score – the most in the competition ahead of the round.