In this week 18 match on Jan 28th, Hoffenheim plays host to Borussia M’gladbach in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 13th placed Hoffenheim is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Stuttgart. Andrej Kramarić struck first for Hoffenheim in the 11th minute on a feed from Angeliño, then Sehrou Guirassy tied it up for Stuttgart in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Naouirou Ahamada . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Borussia M’gladbach recorded a 2-3 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Mitchel Bakker struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 21st minute, then Amine Adli added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Adam Hložek. Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Aug 6th, Borussia M’gladbach hosted Hoffenheim at the Stadion Im Borussia-park in their last match together. Borussia M’gladbach won by a score of 3 to 1. Robert Skov scored the first goal for Hoffenheim in the 25th minute, then in the 42nd minute, Ko Itakura sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ramy Bensebaini But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 71st minute on a goal by Marcus Thuram.
Borussia M’gladbach is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Patrick Herrmann and Ramy Bensebaini each having 2 goals in their last five. Asllani has been the most prolific scorer on Hoffenheim in the last five matches with three goals
André Breitenreiter’s squad will be without Jacob Bruun Larsen, Grischa Prömel, Ihlas Bebou, Sebastian Rudy, Kevin Vogt, Stanley N’Soki, Kevin Akpoguma, Munas Dabbur and Philipp, while Hannes Wolf, Marcus Thuram, Florian Neuhaus, Mamadou Doucouré, Tobias Sippel and Alassane Pléa are unavailable to play for Borussia M’gladbach.