Borussia Dortmund - Hoffenheim predictions

The home team is the obvious choice for anyone looking to bet on favourites. The match is not completely one-sided, though, which is why you may actually get worthwhile returns.

From the present standpoint, the situation is clear as day. Considering the strength of Borussia Dortmund and the 5.80 odds given to Hoffenheim to win, it is easy to conclude that a victory for the visiting team would be a surprising upset.

Most of us can agree that Borussia D. didn’t give their best in the previous round against Wolfsburg . The first half went quite well for them, but a lack of decisiveness saw them fumble the lead. They had to settle for a 1:1 draw in that particular away game.

The visiting team lost their most recent Bundesliga engagement despite playing it at home, though the Bundesliga betting odds implied that the game could have gone either way. The scores were at a relatively predictable deadlock for more than half the match, but Hoffenheim eventually fell behind and had to settle for a 0:1 defeat.

Team from Dortmund leave quite the impression whenever we see them play in front of their fans at Signal-Iduna-Park. They scored more than 5 goals in total the last 3 times they did so, which is a solidly impressive record.

Hoffenheim’s recent performance as visitors has been marked by a lot of conceded goals – 8 in their previous 3 away games.

In addition to being this matchup’s favourites, the home team are number 4th in the standings. This means they’re on their way to the Champions League if they keep the pace up. That said, there’s plenty of time left for them to fumble it – or to move up to first.

According to the recent head-to-head records, Team from Dortmund already has a win over the away team recorded earlier in the season. It was a narrow victory, but a victory nonetheless, justifying the 1.56 odds on a home win.

The odds being what they are, remember that they were priced with various injuries in mind. The hosts reported that Gregor Kobel, Sébastien Haller, Ramy Bensebaini, Felix Nmecha will have to sit this one out, while Hoffenheim will have to make do without Marco John, Grischa Prömel, Marius Bülter, Mergim Berisha.

To balance out this match, we suggest taking a -1.5 Asian Handicap on the obvious favourites in this game. This should increase your returns substantially while still keeping things relatively risk-free.