January 8th features a match where Hoffenheim hosts Augsburg at Prezero Arena in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 5th placed Hoffenheim is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Borussia M’gladbach. Breel Embolo struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 35th minute, then Kevin Akpoguma tied it up for Hoffenheim in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Hoffenheim should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Augsburg, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Greuther Fürth. Neither Greuther Fürth nor Augsburg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 3 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Augsburg is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Hoffenheim won by a score of 4 to 0 in front of just over nine thousand dissapointed spectators. Jacob Bruun Larsen struck first for Hoffenheim in the 37th minute, then Sargis Adamyan added another in the 79th minute on a feed from Andrej Kramarić In the end, Augsburg couldn’t muster any offence and Hoffenheim ran away with the shutout win.
For Augsburg, their top scorers are Michael Gregoritsch and Daniel Caligiuri, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. For Hoffenheim, their top scorers are Ihlas Bebou and Georginio Rutter, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches
Robert Skov, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Ermin Bičakčić and John are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim, while Tobias Strobl, Felix Uduokhai, Alfreð Finnbogason, Carlos Gruezo and Civeja are unavailable to play for Augsburg.