On Saturday afternoon, Hoffenheim host Bayern Munich at the PreZero Arena, as the visitors look to stay ahead of the chasing pack in the Bundesliga.
While Bayern looks to win the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim are hoping to finish in the league’s top-six. The team from Sinsheim are two points adrift of the European spots after a poor recent run of league form. Alfred Schreuder’s team are still well in the fight for continental football next season, but they must regain form soon.
A run of three games without a Bundesliga victory ended last time out, as Hoffenheim picked up an impressive 1-1 draw at Monchengladbach. In truth, they were slightly fortunate after the Foals had peppered their goal.
The draw ended a mini two-game losing streak in the top-flight. Everybody connected with the club will hope the positive result leads to better results.
Bayern Munich are in their perennial perch on top of the Bundesliga table. However, the Bavarians look set to have a major fight on their hands to secure the title this season, with second-place RB Leipzig just a point behind and Dortmund four points adrift of the reigning champions.
The visitors continued their good recent form with a midweek 3-0 hammering of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the last-16 of the Champions League. The win in the English capital means that Bayern have recorded three straight wins in all competitions.
When it comes to the Bundesliga, Hansi Flick’s side are undefeated in their last nine outings, winning on eight occasions. Unsurprisingly, considering they have the leagues, top scorer, in Robert Lewandowski, Bayern have been prolific of late in the German top-flight, scoring at least twice in eight of their last nine outings in the Bundesliga.
Forebet predicts that the reigning champions will continue their good form in this encounter by recording a victory in a high-scoring affair to aide their bid to retain the title.