Bundesliga: FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 25 match between FC Heidenheim and Hoffenheim and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

FC Heidenheim enjoy home advantage, when visitors Hoffenheim swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Hoffenheim claimed 46 points from 24 rounds, while FC Heidenheim amassed 14 points. They now rank as number 18 in the Bundesliga standings.

Team form: FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim

FC Heidenheim Form

Only a single draw prevents FC Heidenheim from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Augsburg, before drawing 3-3 with VfB Stuttgart. They came up empty-handed once again when Werder Bremen ran out as 2-0 winners. FC Heidenheim claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Bundesliga, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored seven and conceded 15 goals.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 3-0 win against Freiburg, before drawing 2-2 with FC Koln. This little streak came to an end, when St. Pauli proved too strong in a 0-1 defeat for Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting facts for FC Heidenheim and Hoffenheim

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between FC Heidenheim and Hoffenheim. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Julian Niehues, who is performing well for FC Heidenheim. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Hoffenheim.The visitors will be looking to Andrej Kramaric to find the net once again, after managing four Bundesliga goals for Hoffenheim in recent matches.

Betting markets: FC Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim

Full-time result

FC Heidenheim won only once in their last 10 outings at Voith-Arena, but they drew four and lost five in this run. Hoffenheim won four, drew four and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. Hoffenheim have not lost to FC Heidenheim in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, FC Heidenheim scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Hoffenheim scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. FC Heidenheim managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Hoffenheim were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Heidenheim, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Hoffenheim, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves. Astonishingly, FC Heidenheim conceded a goal in their last 25 matches.