Stuttgart vs Hoffenheim Prediction & Tips
Stuttgart and Hoffenheim play at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in a Bundesliga matchday 9 clash. The head-to-head record at this stadium is in favor of the home side, who have 2 wins and 2 draws from their last 4 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 27-05-2023, in a Bundesliga match that ended in a 1-1 draw. The goals were scored by Tiago Tomás (80′ ) for Stuttgart and Ihlas Bebou (75′ ) for Hoffenheim. Although this is a game between 2nd and 6th in the standings, it’s actually a game between the 2nd-placed team in home games and the 1st-placed team away.
The home side are currently in 2nd place with 21 points after 7 wins and 1 loss. In their penultimate match, they won 3-1 at home to VfL Wolfsburg. In their last match, they won away to FC Union Berlin (0-3). This is a team little affected by the home factor, i.e. they pick up practically the same points home and away, having picked up 12 points at home, with 16 goals scored and 2 conceded, compared to 9 points away, where they scored 9 goals and conceded 6.
In this competition, they have won four of their last four home games. Their attack has scored regularly, scoring at least one goal in each of their last 8 games in this competition. In their home games there is a tendency for goals, as 15 of their last 22 games have ended with more than 2.5 goals. The team doesn’t usually struggle to open the scoring: they’ve managed to get the first goal in 6 of their last 8 Bundesliga matches, of those 6 they’ve gone into half-time ahead in 4 and managed to keep the lead until the end of the 90′ in 5.
Stuttgart go into this game on the back of a 0-3 win at Union Berlin, making it their sixth successive victory in this competition: their goals were scored by Silas, Deniz Undav and Serhou Guirassy. The home side usually play in a 4-3-3 formation, where the three most advanced players are Chris Führich, Jamie Leweling and Serhou Guirassy. When they go on the offensive, they usually try to channel their attack down the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by full-back Maximilian Mittelstädt. Out for this game are Fabian Bredlow, Josha Vagnoman and Nikolas Nartey, all with fitness problems.
After 5 wins and 3 defeats, the away team are in 6th place with 15 points. In their last match, they lost 1-3 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt, having won 2-3 away to Werder Bremen in their previous match. This is a team that usually achieves more positive results on the road than at home, having won 12 points away and 3 at home, with 6 goals scored and 9 conceded at home, compared to 11 goals scored and 5 conceded on the road.
In this competition, they have won their last 4 away games. The team has allowed goals to their opponents in 7 of their last 8 games, so they haven’t been very solid defensively, but their attack has scored with great regularity, having always scored at least one goal in their last 8 games in this competition. They tend to score in away games, as 18 of their last 21 games have ended with more than 1.5 goals. In 8 games in this competition, they have managed to turn the game around in 2 of the 4 games in which they conceded the first goal.
Hoffenheim go into this game on the back of a 1-3 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt, their second loss in their last three Bundesliga games: Maximilian Beier scored the only goal. The away side play a 3-5-2 tactical system, favoring more attacking soccer and putting a lot of players in the attacking zone. Wout Weghorst and Maximilian Beier will be the two most advanced players, responsible for endangering the “enemy” defense. Stanley Nsoki, Dennis Geiger, Marco John, Ozan Kabak and Andrej Kramaric are all out with fitness problems.
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