Hertha BSC - Hoffenheim betting tips and odds

Hertha BSC have their work cut out for them if they want to beat Hoffenheim. They are widely considered to be the weaker team – though the difference is not huge, to be fair. Overall, it’s shaping up to be an exciting showdown.

Hoffenheim are heading into what’s surely be a challenge. Team from Berlin are not to be taken lightly and an away victory would certainly be a big success for the visitors.

The home side had their fans sitting on the edge of the seat last time in the Bundesliga. Team from Berlin played a tough game away from home and had a win in the bag for the first 45 minutes. They had a great chance of landing what would have been three important points but failed to keep it until the end. However, a point away is nothing to scoff at.

Despite being considered slightly stronger than their opponents and having home-field advantage, Hoffenheim tied with Freiburg in their previous Bundesliga match.

The home team find themselves in a difficult spot in round 8, though they’ll have a lot of the season to carve out a better table position. As number 13th in the standings, they’re not in the relegation zone yet, but that might change with this difficult matchup.

Hoffenheim are going into this match as the favoured side, but the head-to-head stats tell us a somewhat different story. In the previous season, Hertha defeated them with a considerable lead.

Both teams will have to play with an above-average number of injures. Linus Gechter, Lee Dong-Jun, Kelian Nsona Wa Saka, Jessic Ngankam, Jean-Paul Boëtius are unavailable for the hosts. Conversely, Philipp Pentke, Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner, Ihlas Bebou will not be able to play on the visiting side. The odds still favour Hoffenheim, though.

And Under 2.5 Goals is the perfect wager for this fixture. A quick glance at these teams’ statistics will tell you all you need to know about their concession rates, which is why it’s a fairly safe bet, generally priced at around 2.39.