20th August 2022 – 15:30, BayArena, Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim will meet in one of the most interesting games of the Bundesliga 3rd round. The home side seeks its first points this season after a bad start, while the visitors hope to secure a positive result from this outing.
Bayer Leverkusen Preview & Team News
Bayer Leverkusen will be aiming to record their first win of the season when they take on Hoffenheim on Saturday afternoon. The hosts kicked off the new Bundesliga campaign with back-to-back losses to Borussia Dortmund and Augsburg, but they were more than unfortunate not to grab something from these matches. They sit at the bottom of the Bundesliga, but the hosts want to get back to the top-four race quickly. Patrick Schick has yet to open his goal-scoring account, but the opposition defenders should have the Czech Republic international at bay. Leverkusen needs to be more clinical in front of the opponent’s net since they scored just one goal in the opening two rounds.
Hoffenheim Preview & Team News
TSG Hoffenheim lost to Borussia Monchengladbach, but won last week 3-2 against Vfl Bochum. Conceding three and two goals in their games is not a good sign, so they need to tighten up in this match. TSG Hoffenheim is not particularly good at tightening up, as each of their last six games ended with over 2.5 goals scored. The visitors have also been poor at away stadiums recently, failing to win any of their last five away matches. Nevertheless, they hope to capitalize on their rival’s poor form to return home undefeated. Hoffenheim boss André Breitenreiter has multiple availability issues to deal with. Ihlas Bebou (Knee Problems) and Ermin Bicakcic (Fitness) are not able to play.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
The hosts managed to beat their opponents at home just once since 2015, and they will have another tough task. We believe Hoffenheim might remain undefeated, and they shouldn’t lose by more than a goal.
Goals Market Prediction
Six of their last seven encounters at BayArena went over a 2.5 margin, while BTTS Yes cashed five times. Neither team has been tight in the back since the beginning of the season, and we don’t think either will keep the clean sheet.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim
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