Bundesliga: Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 32 match between Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

VfB Stuttgart go up against Hoffenheim this coming Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at PreZero Arena.

Team form: Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 2-2 with Augsburg, before beating first Borussia Dortmund by 2-1, then Hamburger SV in a 1-2 win. Hoffenheim claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 4-2 against Bayern Munich, followed by a 1-1 draw with Freiburg. In their last match, they finished even 1-1 against Werder Bremen. VfB Stuttgart claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and 16 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart

He banged in 18 goals so far this season, and Deniz Undav also hammered in three goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Hoffenheim.

Betting markets: Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart

Full-time result

Hoffenheim claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. VfB Stuttgart won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. VfB Stuttgart have not lost to Hoffenheim in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Hoffenheim scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. VfB Stuttgart scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Hoffenheim games Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games VfB Stuttgart played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Hoffenheim managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, VfB Stuttgart kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. VfB Stuttgart have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Hoffenheim when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hoffenheim, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for VfB Stuttgart, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Amazingly, Hoffenheim failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.