Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-10-26 18:30.
[p]Heidenheim will be looking to avoid a third straight Bundesliga defeat for the first time since last October in what is only their second-ever season in Germany’s top flight. Frank Schmidt’s men will at least arrive for their game at home to Hoffenheim with a spring in their step after beating Pafos 1-0 on Thursday in the UEFA Conference League to maintain their 100% record in Europe.[/p]
[p]There may be extra motivation for Heidenheim’s players to end their losing domestic run, given that they failed to beat Hoffenheim in either H2H last season (D1, L1), including throwing away a 2-0 lead at home (L 3-2). And don’t expect this encounter to end in a draw either, as Heidenheim have either won or lost their last 13 competitive matches (W9, L4), irrespective of the venue. [/p]
[p]Hoffenheim meanwhile will be looking to right the wrongs of their 2-0 UEFA Europa League defeat to Porto, where, after a bright enough start, they ran out of ideas in attacking areas. Pellegrino Matarazzo’s side are still on a two-game unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga (W1, D1), but if they are to give themselves the best possible chance of coming away with three points from Voith-Arena, they must try to keep their first domestic clean sheet of the campaign.[/p]
[p]Die Kraichgauer have however scored in each of their last 15 Bundesliga matches – a record that only Bayer Leverkusen can currently better – but their recent away record of six defeats from eight such league games (W1, D1) won’t fill their travelling fans with confidence. They must therefore make a better start at Heidenheim than they made on three of their last five top-flight outings on the road, when they were 2-0 down at half-time before ultimately losing. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Patrick Mainka got Heidenheim’s winner at Pafos and seems to be a lucky charm, as Schmidt’s side have won on eight of the last nine occasions when the centre-back has found the net (D1). Andrej Kramarić meanwhile has registered a goal involvement in seven of his last 12 appearances for club and country (G6, A3), and scored in both H2Hs last season, including a 90th-minute winner in that magnificent aforementioned comeback. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: There has been at least one goal inside 25 minutes in eight of Hoffenheim’s last nine league games. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]