Dortmund vs Hoffenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-12-06 16:30.
[p]The weekend’s Bundesliga action culminates in a meeting between two UEFA Champions League contenders as Borussia Dortmund host Hoffenheim.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Following back-to-back games against Leverkusen which saw Dortmund succeed in the league before being eliminated from the DFB-Pokal, Niko Kovač’s men can fully focus on their Bundesliga push once more. Despite their midweek defeat, Dortmund should be full of confidence having lost just one of their last 20 league games, going unbeaten in the last five (W3, D2). The Black and Yellows boast a higher points haul than at the same stage of the last three seasons, yet two draws from their last three league outings at Signal Iduna Park suggests they’re far from infallible.[/p]
[p]Sitting just two points behind their hosts, in-form Hoffenheim will fancy their chances of ending Dortmund’s home dominance after their six-game unbeaten league run (W5, D1), in which they’ve already gotten the better of second-placed Leipzig (3-2). That run has secured Hoffenheim’s second-best ever Bundesliga start, with Christian Ilzer’s side only on lower points than the 2008/09 side that went on to finish seventh. Away from home, no side had picked up more than their 14 travelling points ahead of the round (W4, D2), while only champions Bayern also remain unbeaten on the road heading into the weekend.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Dortmund have lost just one of the last 11 H2Hs (W8, D2). Dortmund boss Kovač has overseen ten straight personal H2Hs against Hoffenheim that saw both teams score (W5, D3, L2), while Ilzer is yet to beat Dortmund (D1, L2). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Dortmund have scored first in a pre-round joint league-high ten games. [/p]
[p]Dortmund are yet to trail a home league game at half-time this season (HT: W3, D2). [/p]
[p]Hoffenheim have avoided defeat in four of the seven games they’ve conceded first in this season (W3, D1).[/p]
[p]Six of Hoffenheim’s last seven away matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi has already secured his highest Bundesliga goal return in the first half of a campaign (G4), while each of his last three strikes in any competition came beyond half-time. Fisnik Asllani leads the way for Bundesliga goal contributions for Hoffenheim this season (G5, A2), with four of his five league strikes coming away from home. [/p]
[p]Neither side appear to have any fresh injury concerns.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The hosts are favourites, but Hoffenheim can hold their own and contribute to a goal-fuelled game with over 3.5 total goals our selection here. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]