Hoffenheim vs B. Monchengladbach prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-12-20 14:30.
[p]Hoffenheim will be glad to see the back of 2024 with their year seemingly ending on a slump, having registered just one victory in their last ten outings (D5, L4). Some encouragement will be taken from their last game, a hard-fought comeback 1-1 draw away to Borussia Dortmund, but the fact that was the eighth game in a row they’ve failed to score first is a little concerning. [/p]
[p]That single victory for Christian Ilzer’s men across those aforementioned ten outings did come in the Bundesliga, a 4-3 thriller at home to Leipzig, which still stands as just their third league win this season (D5, L6). The PreZero Arena will be optimistic their side can repeat that feat here, since that was the scoreline they beat upcoming opponents Borussia Mönchengladbach by in this fixture last term, although they’d lost the four H2Hs prior.[/p]
[p]BMG will be keen on getting back to winning ways in this fixture, and should travel with confidence after dispatching Holstein Kiel 4-1 in their last outing. They’ve now lost just one of their last eight Bundesliga matches (W4, D3), a rich vein of form that’s seen them join the cluster of teams vying for the European places, which they trail by just two points heading into the matchday. [/p]
[p]The Foals’ rise to top-six contention can’t be credited to their away form however, as after winning their first league road trip this season, they’ve failed to be victorious in their last five top-flight road trips (D2, L3). Unfortunately, another fruitless endeavour could be on the cards here if a certain recent trend is anything to go by, since BMG haven’t won their last Bundesliga away fixture of a calendar year for 20 years![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramarić’s will be desperate to end his 13-game scoreless spell here – he’s seen eight of his last nine goals for Hoffenheim come at the PreZero Arena. Funnily enough it took BMG’s Robin Hack 13 Bundesliga games to score his first of the campaign last time out against Holstein Kiel, and after scoring a hat-trick here against Hoffenheim last term, he’ll be confident of following up last week’s goal. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Hoffenheim have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 27 Bundesliga home matches![/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]