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TSG Hoffenheim vs. VfL Wolfsburg
On matchday 6 of the Bundesliga, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim will welcome VfL Wolfsburg. After playing their first group game in the Champions League the previous Wednesday, the visitors felt the impact of the double-header in the following Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt. The Wolves failed to win for the first time this season and relinquished their lead in the standings. This week, the club from the Autostadt did not have to play during the week, so their tank should be full again to take three points in Hoffenheim. The home side from Sinsheim are already in a medium crisis early in the season and are probably not looking forward to the game very much. Find out everything you need to know about this Bundesliga match in our Hoffenheim – Wolfsburg betting tip.
The home side are now four games in a row without a win and are only 10th in the table. After the convincing opening win in Augsburg, not much came from the Hoffenheim team. Most recently, TSG even almost lost to Bielefeld, but managed to settle for a 0-0 draw. With VfL, Hoffenheim now have a task ahead of them that hardly seems more solvable than their previous opponents. Wolfsburg are still unbeaten in the Bundesliga and have won all but their last game. Away in the south, the Wolves will be looking to take full points again.
Hoffenheim – Wolfsburg Info
– Date & Time: 25.09.2021, at 15:30 hrs.
– Venue: Sinsheim, Pre-Zero Arena
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 6
– TV broadcast: Sky
Hoffenheim Form & Balance Check
Hoffenheim made a furious start to the new Bundesliga season. They defeated Augsburg with 4:0. The only problem is that this victory was the only one so far and is now already 4 matchdays ago. TSG haven’t won since then and lost two games after the away win when they drew against Union. Then, last Saturday, Hoffenheim had to go to Bielefeld and wanted to end their form crisis. But the fact that the game only ended 0-0 is not commensurate with the course of the game. TSG should have been behind in the first half and it was only thanks to Bielefeld’s fatal use of chances that TSG did not lose the game.
Hoeneß facing retirement?
It wasn’t only after the performance at the Bielefeld Alm that voices were raised questioning Hoffenheim coach Hoeneß. According to them, he would still have a lot of credit, due to the opening win in Augsburg. Even at the end of the pre-season, not everyone in Sinsheim agreed with the coach. Should Hoffenheim lose against Wolfsburg, the air would become even thinner for the head coach. TSG will therefore be under immense pressure against Wolfsburg.
Hoffenheim facts and analysis
– 4 games winless
– 2 of the last games lost
– 5 points from 5 games
Wolfsburg form & balance check
VfL Wolfsburg have coped very well with the change of coach from Glasner to van Bommel. The Wolves got off to a more than good start in the new Bundesliga season, picking up four wins from their first four games. In the process, they were directly confronted with a question of character in their second appearance in Berlin at Hertha, as VfL trailed until the 70th minute of the game. But the Lower Saxons won that game as well. Most recently, a loss of points followed for the first time. Against Eintracht Frankfurt, Wolfsburg again came from behind, but this time could not turn the game around completely. Thus, the Wolves only played to a draw and ceded the top spot in the table to Bayern München.
Double burden as a new challenge
This year Wolfsburg are playing in the Champions League again after more than ten years, thus burdening their players with the notorious double burden. Last Wednesday, VfL faced Lille for their first group match of the Champions League and brought home a 0-0 draw. Just four days later, Wolfsburg had to do it again when they played Frankfurt. Apparently, the double burden does not bother the VfL too much yet, as they show character and did not lose the match after trailing 0:1, but still managed to secure a point. The Wolves have now had six days’ rest until Hoffenheim and can therefore attack with their old freshness once again.
Wolfsburg facts and analysis
– Still unbeaten
– 4 wins from 5 games
– Only drawn last time
Predicted line-up – last update on 23 September 2021
For Wolfsburg, Roussillon is likely to return to the starting eleven. The Wolves have not had a double-header this week, so coach Mark van Bommel can send his best men onto the field. He is going for an orderly game, fielding in a 4-2-3-1 system. That way, the Wolves will seize control of the ball in Sinsheim. Perhaps Hoeneß will come up with something new, unlike van Bommel. Hoffenheim must end the negative streak and could also bring this about by changing the system.
Hoffenheim – Wolfsburg direct comparison & Statistics
The duel between Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg has already taken place twenty-seven times. Wolfsburg won 13 games, whereas 7 games went to Hoffenheim and another 7 duels ended in a draw. The last appearance was won by Hoffenheim with 2:1 at home in March.
– The last match Hoffenheim won against Wolfsburg with 2-1.
– Before that, Wolfsburg won two games in a row against Hoffenheim.
– The highest result of this encounter is a 6:2 for Hoffenheim from 2014
