Heidenheim (home)
- The gap in the Bundesliga 2025-2026 table between third-placed TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (46 points from 24 games) and rock bottom FC Heidenheim 1846 (14 points from 24) could be a little wider than the scoreboard suggests on Saturday.
- Heidenheim have won two and lost six of their 12 home Bundesliga 2025/2026 games.
- Heidenheim are a direct side and like to stay compact while they have possession and then try to catch opponents off guard with quick transitions or set-piece attacks.
- Heidenheim have lost two of their last three - drawing the other 3-3 with VfB Stuttgart - and have shipped 2.25 goals per game at home in Bundesliga 2025/2026, while Hoffenheim can find the back of the net on a regular basis and have conceded just 1.42 goals per away game in the league.
Hoffenheim (away)
- Christian Ilzer’s team play with a high-intensity, collective pressing game and there’s a real structure and clarity to the way they play with and without the ball since his appointment.
- Hoffenheim have always possessed the players to play a high-tempo, structured game, but Ilzer’s system and identity have taken Hoffenheim up the table, with their collective, organised press creating more turnovers and their structured attacking phases making them more dangerous.
- Hoffenheim have won six, drawn four and lost just two of their 12 Bundesliga 2025/2026 away matches.
- This team, with Kramaric as their danger man, can always be trusted to give it a go, even when the trip is difficult.
Head-to-Head
They have not won any of their last two home games against Hoffenheim, going down 3-1 in the first skirmish in Bundesliga 2025/2026.
Key Players
- Andrej Kramaric has the eyes of a hawk and the sharp finishing instincts of a big game hunter with ten Bundesliga 2025-2026 goals from 24 appearances.
- Julian Niehues has chipped in with two in Heidenheim’s last five, but the hosts do not have the finishing power up top that Hoffenheim enjoy.
- Stefan Schimmer leads Heidenheim with five goals from 19 Bundesliga 2025/2026 appearances.
Betting Insights
- Given the difference in Hoffenheim’s away and Heidenheim’s home records, Hoffenheim are the obvious choice to win this at 1.6.
- Our primary play here will be on ‘Both Teams to Score - Yes’ at 1.57 and ‘Over 2.5 goals’ at 1.53.
Prediction
With Hoffenheim coming off the better form of the last few weeks, winning two, drawing one and losing two of their last five, while Heidenheim have lost four and drawn one of their five, we can see the visitors taking all three points.
