May 7th features a match where Hoffenheim will play host to Bayer Leverkusen in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. Hoffenheim sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-4 loss against Freiburg. Roland Sallai struck first for Freiburg in the 23rd minute on a feed from Lucas Höler, then Andrej Kramarić tied it up for Hoffenheim in the 32nd minute on a feed from David Raum , but Freiburg kept scoring and walked away with the win. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Eintracht Frankfurt. Paulinho struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 18th minute, then Patrik Schick added another in the 51st minute In the end, Eintracht Frankfurt was frustrated by Bayer Leverkusen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bayer Leverkusen ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Dec 15th, Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim battled to a 2-2 draw. Patrik Schick struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 37th minute on a feed from Moussa Diaby, then Patrik Schick added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Piero Hincapié Reyna.
Bayer Leverkusen is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Patrik Schick and Paulinho each having 2 goals in their last five. Hoffenheim hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are David Raum and Georginio Rutter, and they each have 1 goal
Sebastian Hoeneß’s Hoffenheim squad will be without Dennis Geiger, Pavel Kadeřábek, Christoph Baumgartner, Stefan Posch, Benjamin Hübner, Håvard Nordtveit, Florian Grillitsch, Chris Richards and Marco John, while Karim Bellarabi, Amine Adli and Florian Wirtz are unavailable to play for Gerardo Seoane’s team.