Week 17 brings us a match on Dec 18th, where Hoffenheim will host Borussia M’gladbach at Prezero Arena in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 4th placed Hoffenheim, recorded a 2-1 win against Freiburg. David Raum struck first for Hoffenheim in the 3rd minute, but Nico Schlotterbeck got the equalizer for Freiburg in the 21st minute. Hoffenheim should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Borussia M’gladbach recorded a 1-4 loss against RB Leipzig. Joško Gvardiol struck first for RB Leipzig in the 21st minute, then André Silva added another in the 33rd minute. Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Hoffenheim won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Borussia M’gladbach’s most prolific scorer has been Jonas Hofmann. The German midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Hoffenheim is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ihlas Bebou and Georginio Rutter each having 3 goals in their last 5
Robert Skov, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Dennis Geiger, Pavel Kadeřábek, Christoph Baumgartner, Ermin Bičakčić, Sebastian Rudy and John are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim, while Adolf Hütter’s Borussia M’gladbach squad will be without Breel Embolo, Christoph Kramer, Mamadou Doucouré, Tony Jantschke and Jordan Beyer.