Home - Hoffenheim II
- Hoffenheim II, who are third in 3. Liga with 13 points from 7 games, have averaged 2 goals per game in 3 home games (W1, D1, L1).
- Stefan Kleineheismann’s promoted side have done a superb job of implementing the Hoffenheim academy model at 3. Liga level this season, as shown in our TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II vs SSV Ulm prediction.
- The hosts have won three of their last five games, losing two, including an impressive 5-1 away victory over 1860 Munich in their most recent fixture.
Away - SSV Ulm
- SSV Ulm are 12th in 3. Liga and have picked up 9 points in 7 games.
- Visitors Ulm are a very different prospect from their hosts, preferring a more pragmatic, direct approach that revolves around wing-backs driving the transition play and the forwards making runs in behind. In this section, we provide a TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II vs SSV Ulm preview to highlight these tactical contrasts.
- Robert Lechleiter has recently taken charge and has already begun to inject a greater attacking intent into Ulm’s play, but his early tenure has not gone well.
- Ulm have won two and lost three of their last 5 league matches, with their most impressive result coming in a 2-1 win over Jahn Regensburg at home.
- Their away record is not the worst, with just 1 win and 2 defeats from their last 3 trips, and they’ve scored 6 goals away from home this campaign.
Key Players
Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab is currently on a hot streak, scoring 5 of Hoffenheim II’s 13 goals in their last 5 competitive matches and posing a constant threat to defences.
Betting Insights
- Hoffenheim II have the home advantage, a better overall form and a prolific goal scorer in Amaimouni-Echghouyab, so they enter this match as +125 favorites, with the draw at +260 and Ulm less fancied by the bookies. That makes this TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II vs SSV Ulm betting tips section particularly interesting for punters.
- These odds reflect the bookmakers’ opinions, but we think the Over 2.5 goals market at -181 is worth taking for this encounter between contrasting styles.
Prediction
A draw looks unlikely given Hoffenheim’s momentum and Ulm’s lack of consistency, so our TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II vs SSV Ulm prediction expects goals in what should be an entertaining fixture.
