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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Hamburger SV : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 13th Dec, 14:30 BST, Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Zuzenhausen

Merlin Polzin pays counterpart Christian Ilzer a visit on Saturday afternoon in the Bundesliga, as their Hamburger SV and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim charges face each other at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena. Statistics drive the algorithmic predictions below for seventeen markets, and switching between them will display bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and much more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Click on the tabs below to see it all.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The stats suggest there isn't an obvious winner in this fixture, but there's plenty of reasons to believe that Hoffenheim and Hamburg will score 2 or more goals between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head in years gone by, and neither Christian Ilzer or Merlin Polzin has suffered the frustration of many 0-0s lately either. The bookies are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with odds of 1.15 equating to approximately a 81% probability.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Hoffenheim are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 58% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hoffenheim
58%
7/10
2%
3/4
Draw
22%
16/5
8%
16/5
Hamburg
20%
10/3
3%
3/1
Draw 1-1
10%
7/113/2
Hoffenheim 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Hoffenheim 1-0
9%
10/1
10%
8/1
Hoffenheim 2-0
9%
9/117/2
Hoffenheim 3-1
7%
11/110/1
Hoffenheim 3-0
6%
14/112/1
Hamburg 2-1
5%
14/110/1
Draw 2-2
5%
11/110/1
Hamburg 1-0
5%
18/1
12%
12/1
Draw 0-0
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Hoffenheim 3-2
4%
18/114/1
Hoffenheim 4-1
3%
20/1
9%
16/1
Hoffenheim 4-0
3%
25/118/1
10%
Hamburg 2-0
3%
25/118/1
Hamburg 3-1
2%
28/118/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
1/2
2%
1/2
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
13/8
5%
29/20
2%
Home 1st Goal
55%
8/15
3%
4/7
Away 1st Goal
42%
7/5
1%
29/20
No 1st Goal
3%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
BTTS - Yes
57%
8/158/15
1%
BTTS - No
43%
11/811/8
BTTS - Home Win
29%
2/119/10
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
6%
18/5
BTTS - Away Win
11%
6/1
8%
19/4
Home/draw
80%
1/5
2%
1/4
2%
Away/draw
42%
11/10
2%
21/20
Home/away
79%
2/9
2%
2/9
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/7
3%
2/13
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
9/2
10%
4/1
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
6/5
4%
5/4
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
4/6
3%
3/5
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
3/111/4
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/41/4
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
6/16/1
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/101/12
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/50
1%
1/66
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Home DNB
73%
3/10
2%
7/20
Away DNB
35%
12/5
5%
2/1
Hoffenheim win to nil
29%
5/2-
Hamburg win to nil
9%
9/1-
Hoffenheim / Hoffenheim
31%
8/5
1%
8/5
Hoffenheim / Hamburg
3%
28/122/1
Hoffenheim / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Hoffenheim
16%
4/119/5
Draw / Hamburg
8%
9/1
5%
8/1
6%
Draw / Draw
12%
6/111/2
Hamburg / Hoffenheim
4%
18/116/1
13%
Hamburg / Hamburg
12%
6/1
8%
5/1
Hamburg / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Hoffenheim have played 13 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Bundesliga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Hoffenheim have outscored their opponents by 25 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Hoffenheim have played 6 games at home winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 11 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 10 goals at home.

Hamburg are in 13th position in the Bundesliga on 15 points having played 13 matches so far this season. Hamburg are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 2 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Hamburg have conceded 15 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Hoffenheim
Hamburg
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern1312104037 
l
 
1-4A
Feb 7
Jan 31
l
 
5-0A
2
RB Leipzig139221529 
w
 
3-1A
Mar 21
Feb 28
l
 
2-1A
3
Dortmund138411228 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
4
Leverkusen13724923 
Jan 17
w
 
1-2A
Jan 13
May 16
5
Hoffenheim13724623 
-
-
Apr 25
Dec 13
6
Stuttgart13715-122 
May 2
Dec 20
w
 
2-1F
Apr 11
7
E.Frankfurt13634-121 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 24
Dec 20
May 2
8
Köln13445116 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 21
Mar 14
l
 
4-1A
9
Freiburg13445-216 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
May 9
Jan 10
10
B. M'gladbach13445-216 
Jan 14
May 16
Jan 17
d
 
0-00-0
11
W.Bremen13445-616 
May 9
Jan 10
w
 
3-2A
Apr 18
12
Union Berlin13436-615 
Jan 31
w
 
2-4F
Feb 14
d
 
0-00-0
13
Hamburg13436-615 
Dec 13
Apr 25
-
-
14
Augsburg13418-1013 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 11
Apr 4
l
 
1-0A
15
Wolfsburg13337-612 
Mar 14
w
 
2-3A
l
 
0-1A
Mar 7
16
Heidenheim13328-1611 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 7
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
17
St. Pauli13229-148 
Feb 28
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-2A
Jan 23
18
Mainz13139-136 
Apr 4
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-0F
Feb 21
Win / draw / win form
3
Hoffenheim have won 3 consecutive home league games
3
Hamburg have lost 3 consecutive away league games
7
Hamburg have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
Hoffenheim 5TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Hamburg 13TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Hoffenheim since 2013
Hoffenheim
Hamburg
Goals: Scored
11
7
Games: Scored
5 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
1 / 6
TSG
3
D
1
HSV
2
League games at Hamburg since 2012
Hamburg
Hoffenheim
Goals: Scored
8
2
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
D
1
HSV
3
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in their clash with Hamburger SV, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 36 consecutive Bundesliga games.

Hoffenheim 5th Hamburg 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Hoffenheim will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Hamburg will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Hoffenheim have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
+3
Hamburg’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2025 season
Hoffenheim
PG (predicted goals)
Hamburg
2
1.1
Attack rating
47%
better
TSG
HSV
view stats
Games scored11
6
Failed to score1
6
Scored first5
3
Goals scored25
11
Avg. goals scored1.9
0.8
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal5
10
Conversion rate for21
10
Avg. XG for1.7
1.3
KickOff rating
+47%
Defence rating
TSG
HSV
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
9
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first7
7
Goals conceded17
18
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
13%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+9%

Hoffenheim v Hamburg Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Hoffenheim Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13545
O BaumannF AsllaniV CoufalBernardo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Baumann GLK13
-
V Coufal DEF1314
1
-
Bernardo DEF13
5
-
R Hranáč DEF13
2
-
L Avdullahu MID131
2
-
G Prömel  MID1341
1
-
A Kramaric MID1333
1
-
B. Touré FWD1323
1
-
F Asllani FWD1352
1
-
W Burger MID1233
2
-
T Lemperle FWD1241
1
-
A Prass DEF11
-
A Hajdari  DEF111
4
-
M. Moerstedt FWD9
1
-
M Damar  MID8
-
I Bebou FWD8
-
O Kabak DEF5
-
U Tohumcu MID5
2
-
A Chaves DEF4
1
-
K Akpoguma DEF2
-
K Machida DEF1
1
-
A Hlozek FWD1
-
Hamburg Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13334
D FernandesR PhilippeM MuheimN Remberg
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Fernandes GLK13
1
-
M Muheim DEF133
2
-
N Remberg MID131
4
-
R Philippe FWD133
2
-
R Königsdörffer FWD1312
-
W Mikelbrencis DEF11
-
L. Vušković DEF112
3
-
N Capaldo  MID111
3
-
M Dompé FWD112
-
G Gocholeishvili DEF101
1
1
A Lokonga MID103
-
D Elfadli DEF9
2
-
R Glatzel FWD91
-
F Vieira MID812
2
2
F. Uri Baldé FWD81
-
A. Røssing-Lelesiit FWD81
1
1
Y Poulsen FWD71
3
-
J Torunarigha DEF6
-
G Ramos DEF6
-
W Omari DEF5
-
I Pherai MID4
1
1
J Meffert MID3
-
A. Souhmahoro DEF2
1
-
E Sahiti FWD2
-
B Jatta FWD1
-