1899 Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart

TSG Hoffenheim have only lost one of their last six Bundesliga games against VfB Stuttgart – the most recent one in Sinsheim (3-0, otherwise W2, D3). In their eight previous Bundesliga home games against the Swabians, TSG remained unbeaten and recorded five wins (D3).

TSG Hoffenheim’s 3-1 win in Bremen last Sunday was their second victory in the second half of the season (along with a 3-1 victory in Kiel). Both of these victories have come on their travels, with TSG only winning at home in the first of Christian Ilzer’s six league matches in Sinsheim (4-3 over RB Leipzig). No other team is currently waiting longer than TSG for a home win (D2, L3 – Dortmund also winless in 5 games).

VfB Stuttgart have lost three of their last four Bundesliga games (W1), as many defeats as they suffered across their previous 17 league matches combined (W9, D5). The Swabians have already been beaten as often as they were in the whole of last season (7 times).

With 11 points from their first 11 home games of the season, this is TSG Hoffenheim’s joint second-worst record at home in the top flight (only worse off last season with 10 points by this stage). VfB Stuttgart have won three of their last four Bundesliga away games (L1) and their tally of 15 points on the road is the same as it was at the equivalent stage of last season.

Since a 2-0 win over FC Schalke 04 in April 2023, TSG Hoffenheim are on a 31-game wait for a clean sheet at home in the Bundesliga. This has equalled the worst ever run by a club in Bundesliga history, sharing upcoming opponents VfB Stuttgart’s unwanted record from 2021 to 2023.