Hoffenheim vs Wolfsburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-01-10 14:30.
[p]It’s likely fair to say that the Bundesliga’s winter break came at the ideal time for Hoffenheim, who slipped to 15th spot in the standings ahead of the festive period after a four-match winless streak in December. Die Kraichgauer reacted by signing striker Gift Orban from Lyon last week, an obvious nod by club officials to the fact that they believed their side had potentially lacked the firepower needed to avoid relegation this season. [/p]
[p]As all three of Hoffenheim’s league victories during the current 2024/25 campaign have come on home soil, beginning the new year at the PreZero Arena will be hugely welcomed by manager Christian Ilzer. That good feeling will only grow too when examining the club’s recent H2H form on their own patch against Wolfsburg, having won three of their last four meetings at this venue (L1). [/p]
[p]Visiting Wolfsburg sit in mid-table as the German top flight gets back underway, but like their hosts here, they too would have been happy to see the league’s three-week interval arrive, as defeats to Freiburg and then Borussia Dortmund just prior to it had seen Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side hit a snag. [/p]
[p]Before that pair of results, Wolfsburg had put together an impressive five-game winning run across all competitions, one of which saw them reach the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals at Hoffenheim’s expense (3-0). They’ll no doubt be looking to get back to that form, starting here, something that could be deemed likely as they’ve lost just one of their last five away matches (W3, D1) – a sequence which has seen them score 13 goals. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Hoffenheim will hope that Orban can hit the ground running here, as none of his last 31 goalscoring appearances for three different clubs have ended in defeat (W25, D6)! Jonas Wind will be looking to upstage him here for Wolfsburg, having recorded a goal and an assist when these two sides met in cup action in early December. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Hoffenheim’s Bundesliga home matches this season have averaged 4.38 goals in total – a joint competition-high figure ahead of this round of fixtures. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]