Hoffenheim - Stuttgart predictions

It’s hard to see even the most ardent of Hoffenheim fans expect a victory here. As clear underdogs, even a draw against Stuttgart would be quite impressive, let alone an upset in the form of a home win.

Though Stuttgart are the stronger team between the two, we wouldn’t call an away bet at the odds of 1.95 a safe one. It’s shaping up to be quite an exciting match.

The first half of their last match had Hoffenheim believing they could run away from the hot Bundesliga trip unbeaten. However, they quickly clashed with reality which got them packing home with a Eintracht Frankfurt away defeat in the bag.

With 7.07 odds to win and home-field advantage, Stuttgart were clearly likely to win their previous Bundesliga match before kick-off. The game went about as expected – they took an early lead and kept at it until they eventually won 2:0.

The hosts will be looking to cut down on the number of goals they concede. They’ve recorded more than 5 total concessions over the last 3 matches, which is usually a cause for concern.

Looking over the visitors and their recent history, we noticed they’ve scored more than 5 goals in their previous 3 appearances. This signals a consistent ability to score in most matchups, which is good news for their supporters.

Stuttgart will be trying to earn back the points they unexpectedly lost to Hoffenheim earlier in the season. They’re not playing on their home turf this time, but most betting predictions are still confident that they’ll be able to pull ahead.

Both rosters have been impacted by an unfortunate string of injuries, leaving them with limited options. The favoured visitors will be short Dan-Axel Zagadou, Nikolas Nartey, Samuele Di Benedetto, while Umut Tohumcu, Dennis Geiger, Robert Skov, Marco John, Grischa Prömel, Mergim Berisha, Anton Stach will not play for the home team.

Based on both teams’ previous performances, an Over 2.5 Goals bet is very likely to win. The returns are somewhat limited at the odds of 1.50, but it’s still an incredibly safe bet.