Hoffenheim vs. Dortmund: Preview and betting tips

Friday’s football programme offers a showpiece of the sixth round of the Bundesliga, with Borussia Dortmund coming to Hoffenheim, one point worse than Borussia Dortmund, what to expect from the match and what to bet on?

After losing in the first round, Hoffenheim have come back strongly and made the best start to the season in the club’s history with four wins in a row. This is good enough for fifth place in the table, but only a point behind leaders Bayern Munich.

Dortmund, along with Bayern and Leverkusen, is the only unbeaten club in the league, on the other hand, it has already lost for two draws. They are two points behind first place, having entered the Champions League with a loss at PSG.

Hoffenheim’s key figures

Club legend Andrej Kramaric operates at the tip of the home side’s attack, with the Croatian striker scoring five times and assisting once. Twenty-year-old German hitman Maximilian Beier (4+1) is also doing well.

Dortmund’s key players

Donyell Malen is the visitors’ top scorer, with the Dutch international netting four goals and assisting twice. Club legend Marco Reus is back, striking twice, passing once and thirsting for a championship title.

Betting tip

Hoffenheim have had a good start to the season, winning five of their last seven games. Moreover, they have struck at least twice in each triumph, with an average of 2.7 shots per game, which is unprecedented for this team.

However, Dortmund are strong away from home, losing only one of their last seven games away from their raucous arena. The only time it failed was in the Champions League against PSG, while it took three points in Ausburg and at the ground of improving Freiburg.

Considering Borussia’s away form and the factor of the return of a healthy captain Reus to the line-up, it can be predicted that the favourite will manage three points on the ground of a roughed-up Hoffenheim.

Betting tip l Dortmund to win

Source: Bundesliga, WhoScored