On the 23rd of October, in this week 9 match, Bayern München will play host to Hoffenheim in a meeting of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Bayern München is fresh off their 5-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Robert Lewandowski struck first for Bayern München in the 4th minute, then Robert Lewandowski added another in the 30th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Bayern München should be reasonably happy with their performance, while hoffenheim sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Köln. Ihlas Bebou struck first for Hoffenheim in the 31st minute, then Ihlas Bebou added another in the 49th minute In the end, Köln couldn’t muster any offence and Hoffenheim ran away with the shutout win. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
For Hoffenheim, their top scorers are Christoph Baumgartner and Ihlas Bebou, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Robert Lewandowski has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Bayern München
Julian Nagelsmann’s squad will be without Benjamin Pavard, while Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner, Håvard Nordtveit and Marco John are unavailable to play for Sebastian Hoeneß’s team.