Football Results

Hoffenheim did not start the new championship very well and they have made one triumph with two defeats but they also played a great draw in the Champions League. Borussia has started much better with two wins and one draw, and a triumph at the start of the Champions League. Last season, both teams celebrated on their field in their mutual duels.

Hoffenheim

It was expected that playing in the Champions League might take its toll when Hoffenheim is in question, but this team had problems even before the start of the group stage, and they were already defeated twice in the championship. They have justification for the first defeat because they played in Munich against Bayern, while there was no justification for the second one in Dusseldorf. Among that, they also expectedly celebrated against Freiburg on their field, and played a very good draw in the Champions League against Shakhtar.

It was the first match in the group stage of the elite competition in Hoffenheim’s history, but apparently they were not impressed and they had the lead twice against the champion Ukraine and they were closer to victory. It is very interesting that coach Nagelsmann, who has become the youngest coach in the Champions League, decided to play with the same team as against Dusseldorf, where they were defeated by Fortuna with 2-1. Now he simply has to change something for freshness and we expect four to five changes on the field, because several players have recovered from injury.

Probable lineups 1899 Hoffenheim: Baumann – Bicakcic, Vogt, Akpoguma – Kaderabek, Grillitsch, Zuber – Demirbay, Grifo – Joelinton, Kramaric

Borussia Dortmund

Borussia is still undefeated and there are not too many objections to the games of this team, although they had to do better as guests in Hanover in the second round. They played poorly in that duel, so it ended with a score of 0-0. They were playful and very good on their field, and they were defensively more vulnerable, so Leipzig and Eintracht were able to score goals in Dortmund. However, Borussia has scored seven and both duels were solved in their benefit. At the start of the Champions League they had an unpleasant encounter with Club Brugge.

It is clear that they were favourites against the Belgian champions, but it was not so easy for them, especially in the first half when their opponent made a lot of opportunities. Borussia has failed to score until the finish which ended when reservist Pusilic has scored a great goal for a valuable triumph. Coach Favre did not change anything in the last line of the team, but he refreshed the midfield with Weigl and M.Gotze and he played with Witsel again. Now we expect Dahoud, Philipp, and probably Pulisic on the field.

Probable lineups Borussia Dortmund: Burki – Piszczek, Akanji, Diallo, Schmelzer – Dahoud, Weigl, Witsel – Pulisic, Philipp, Reus

Verdict:

Borussia plays a lot better now, but they are a lot more efficient on their field, but we expect them to play great as guests. Hoffenheim is received goals easily, while achieving goals is definitely not a problem for them, so we expect a very efficient match.

Pick: over 3 goals 1.75 - 75/100 @1XBet