TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form and Lineup
After the 1:5 defeat away to Bayern Munich on 8 February, the winning run of Christian Ilzer’s side, which had stretched to five matches, came to an end, and they had gone seven games without losing before that. From the trip to Munich onwards, the hosts have collected only nine points from a possible 30 — over that spell only four clubs have taken fewer points (two of them are in the automatic relegation places). The international break was reached on the back of a heavy defeat to RB Leipzig (0:5), a direct rival for Champions League qualification. In April the players have looked slightly more stable, but their opponents were only Mainz (1:2) and Augsburg (2:2), neither of whom have been near the top seven this season. As a result, the team from Sinsheim now sit sixth — they cannot drop any lower, so a Europa Conference League spot is secure, but were the club’s ambitions really focused on that competition?
Key numbers for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim:
At home the hosts have failed to win three matches in a row. In games against St Pauli (0:1), Wolfsburg (1:1) and Mainz (1:2) they scored only two actual goals from 6.33 expected goals.
Andrej Kramaric is no longer making the decisive difference. The Croatian has 10 goals and 5 assists in the Bundesliga this season, but only one assist in his last six appearances.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have lost each of their last five home head-to-head matches against Borussia Dortmund in Sinsheim.
Potential TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineup (3-4-1-2): Oliver Baumann — Albian Hajdari, Ozan Kabak, Robin Hranac — Bazoumana Toure, Leon Avdullahu, Grischa Promel, Vladimir Coufal — Andrej Kramaric — Tim Lemperle, Fisnik Asllani.
Out of the squad: Valentin Gendrey, Koki Machida, Adam Hlozek (all injured).
Borussia Dortmund Form and Lineup
Last weekend Borussia Dortmund suffered only their third defeat of the current Bundesliga campaign, losing 0:1 to Bayer Leverkusen. The visitors looked the braver side in attack (1.01 vs 0.73 in expected goals) but still could not score, as a speculative long-range strike from Andrich just before the interval decided the match. Before that result the team had put together four consecutive victories, scoring at least twice in each game. Over that run Serhou Guirassy stood out: the Guinean forward has now scored 12 or more Bundesliga goals for the fourth season in a row (13 goals and 1 assist), thereby increasing his value ahead of the summer transfer window and showing he is ready for a move to another club. Away from home the visitors have lost only once in 14 league fixtures (in Munich in the first half of the season) and have collected 29 points — the second-best record in the competition.
Key numbers for Borussia Dortmund:
On their travels the visitors have conceded only 15 goals — the second-best defensive record behind Bayern Munich (14).
In 2026 Borussia Dortmund have scored 34 goals — only Stuttgart (35) and Bayern Munich (50) have more.
This season the team have scored in all of their away matches except the game against Tottenham Hotspur (0:2), when Daniel Svensson was sent off early.
Potential Borussia Dortmund Lineup (3-4-1-2): Gregor Kobel — Ramy Bensebaini, Nico Schlotterbeck, Waldemar Anton — Daniel Svensson, Jobe Bellingham, Marcel Sabitzer, Julian Ryerson — Maximilian Beier, Julian Brandt — Serhou Guirassy.
Out of the squad: Felix Nmecha, Karim Adeyemi, Filippo Mane, Emre Can (all injured).
