In this 17th week match, on Tue Jan 24th, Hoffenheim will host Stuttgart 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 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 11th placed Hoffenheim, recorded a 1-2 loss against Wolfsburg. Christoph Baumgartner struck first for Hoffenheim in the 42nd minute on a feed from Angeliño, but Ozan Kabak got the equalizer for Wolfsburg on an own goal in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time But luckily in the 56th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ridle Baku. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Stuttgart recorded a 0-2 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Moussa Diaby struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 30th minute, then Jonathan Tah added another in the 82nd minute In the end, Stuttgart 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. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Stuttgart’s most prolific scorer has been Sehrou Guirassy. The French attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Both Fisnik Asllani and Christoph Baumgartner have been the hottest scorers for Hoffenheim in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals
Jacob Bruun Larsen, Grischa Prömel, Ihlas Bebou, Sebastian Rudy, Stanley N’Soki, Munas Dabbur and Philipp are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim, while Bruno Labbadia’s Stuttgart squad will be without Wamangituka and Pascal Stenzel.