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TSG Hoffenheim vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth
In the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will very likely not qualify to play in the Champions League next season. After losing against Hertha and at home to Bochum, coach Sebastian Hoeneß’s team also walked off the field as deserving losers in Leipzig last Sunday. Now, as a consolation prize, Hoffenheim are aiming to finish in 5th or 6th place in the table, which would also entitle them to take part in the two other European Cup competitions. Therefore, the coming home match against last-place Fürth must be a must-win.
Greuther Fürth will be relegated. In theory, it is still possible for the promoted team to stay in the league, but for this to happen, the cloverleaf would currently have to collect ten points from the five games still to be played. In view of the fact that they have only won three games so far this season, the team of coach Stefan Leitl should be aware that this is a wish from the world of fairytales. Therefore, Fürth wants to finish the remaining season with dignity. In Hoffenheim, too, the cloverleaf wants to annoy its opponent and possibly take something countable back to Bavaria. Find out whether this could succeed in our Hoffenheim – Fürth betting tip.
Hoffenheim – Fürth Info
– Date & Time: 17.04.2022, at 17:30 hrs.
– Venue: Sinsheim, Pre-Zero Arena
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 30
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Hoffenheim Form & Balance Check
TSG Hoffenheim also lost at Rasenball Leipzig last week, their third game in a row. Given that record and now seven points behind Leipzig, the Sinsheim side will almost certainly not be in the top flight next season. But Hoffenheim will not only miss out on the Champions League, but possibly also the Europa League. SC Freiburg have four points more than TSG, which is why coach Hoeneß’ side are only in 6th place, which would entitle them to the Conference League, even before the start of the matchday.
Goal drought at its peak
On average, Hoffenheim score 1.7 goals per game this season. In home games, this figure is as high as 2.07 goals per game. With 50 goals already, the Sinsheim team is the fourth most successful offensive team in the Bundesliga. However, the latest results show that TSG is in the middle of a goal drought. In the last five games, Hoffenheim scored a total of only three goals. Twice, the Sinsheimers even failed to score at all.
Hoffenheim facts & analysis
– Hoffenheim are in 6th place in the table with 44 points.
– TSG have won only one of their last 5 matches.
– Most recently, the Sinsheim side lost 0:3 in Leipzig.
Fürth Form & Balance Check
Fürth are ten points behind the relegation places before the start of the next matchday. It is utopian that the promoted team will be able to close this gap. Therefore, it will come to pass as the season forecast predicted: Fürth will be relegated. The third win of the season, which coach Leitl’s team achieved against Hertha, is now seven games ago. Since then, Fürth have only managed to collect three more points.
No goals, no points
Coach Leitl deviated from his playful 4-1-2-1-2 system some time ago and switched to a five-man backline. The effect was that Fürth actually conceded fewer goals. In the last five games, the promoted team played to nil twice. Only against Leipzig did the Spielvereinigung lose 1:6. The new defensive behaviour is positive, but at the same time Fürth is scoring fewer goals than it already does. The promoted team has now failed to score in three games in a row. With 24 goals, Fürth continues to have the worst offensive performance in the Bundesliga.
Fürth facts & analysis
– Fürth are in 18th place in the table with 16 points.
– Since 7 games the cloverleaf has not won.
– Fürth have not scored in 3 games in a row
Predicted line-up – last update on 15 April 2022
For TSG Hoffenheim, Raum will return against Fürth after serving a yellow suspension in Leipzig. In contrast, Grillitsch will not be able to take part due to a muscle injury. The captain injured himself in Leipzig. In addition, Joh and Asllani are still out. Systematically, coach Sebastian Hoeneß will again line up in a 3-5-2, 3-4-1-2 and in generic possession in a 5-3-2 system.
For Greuther Fürth, four players – Seguin, Meyerhöfer, Kehr and Dudziak – may be out for the rest of the season. Especially the absence of Meyerhöfer, who suffered a broken ankle in Frankfurt a fortnight ago, weighs heavily. He will once again be replaced by Asta. Coach Stefan Leitl changed the playing system of the promoted team a few weeks ago. Since then, the cloverleaf has been playing in a defensive 3-4-3 or 5-3-2 system instead of a 4-1-2-1-2 system.
Hoffenheim – Fürth direct comparison & Statistics
Hoffenheim and Fürth have already met nine times. In this duel, Hoffenheim earned the more positive record. The TSG won five games, whereas the cloverleaf could only decide three encounters in their favour. Another match ended in a draw. The last time they met, the whistle blew 6:3 in Hoffenheim’s favour.
– Fürth have never won against Hoffenheim in the 1st Bundesliga.
– Fürth last won against Hoffenheim in the DFB Cup in 2020 after a penalty shoot-out.
– Fürth last won at Hoffenheim in 2012 in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup.
– Hoffenheim have never lost at home to Fürth in the 1. or 2. Bundesliga.
