Dortmund – Hoffenheim Prediction & Picks (09.02.2019)

Dortmund-vs-Hoffenheim

Dortmund – Hoffenheim SOCCER PICKS

Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim face at Signal-Iduna-Park, in a match for the 21st round of the Bundesliga. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 09-22-2018, the two teams tied (1-1). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 5 wins and 1 draw in the last 6 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 12-16-2017, in a match for the Bundesliga that ended in a Borussia Dortmund victory by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by P. Aubameyang (63 ‘) and C. Pulisic (89’), for Borussia Dortmund, and M. Uth (21 ‘), for Hoffenheim. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Hoffenheim presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Borussia Dortmund:

The home team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 49 points won, after 15 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Hannover 96, by (5-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Eintracht Frankfurt, by (1-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in away matches; against 11 victories and 4 draws in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a home defeat with Werder Bremen by (2-4), in the shoot-off on penalties. For the championship, Borussia Dortmund won 28 points out of 30 possible, after 9 wins and 1 draw in the last 10 home matches.

In this competition, they have won the last 5 home matches and have not lost any of the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 20 matches played in this competition, they got the comeback in 4 of the 6 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

Dortmund enter this unmotivated day, after a defeat, on penalties, against Werder Bremen, for the DFB Pokal. Contrary to the rival of this action, the local team must act in a tactical system in 4-3-3, with the objective of taking advantage of the progression in the field through short passes. In any case, we believe that Dortmund will adopt a more offensive stance, bearing in mind that it has a superior staff. The coach of Dortmund will not be able to count on Marco Reus, Leonardo Balerdi and Manuel Akanji, for being injured.

Hoffenheim:

After 7 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 29 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Freiburg, by (2-4). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Fortuna Düsseldorf, by (1-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 33 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 25 suffered. In the last 9 away league matches Hoffenheim has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 27 possible.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 7 away matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 9 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 20 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Hoffenheim enter this performance after a home draw, a ball, at the reception at Fortuna Dusseldorf. The greatest valence of the foreign team is the way it manages to react in a situation of disadvantage. The visiting team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-4-2, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the two players responsible for throwing the panic in the opposing defensive are Kramaric and Joelinton. The Hoffenheim coach should not be able to count on Lukas Rupp, because he was injured.


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