Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Hertha, Borussia Dortmund will look to stay in the title race when they host Hoffenheim to their Signal-Iduna-Park. The Yellow-Blacks continue life without new Man City ace Erling Haaland, and, in his absence, they will rely on summer signing Anthony Modeste, who scored the winner against Sandro Schwarz’s troops. All Mateu Morey, Donyell Malen, and Mahmoud Dahoud are injured for the hosts.
Hoffenheim, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a 3-1 loss to Borussia M’gladbach, with the team winning each of their last three league fixtures. The visitors look sharp in front of goal, and given Borussia Dortmund’s difficulties at the back, over 2.5 goals betting option should be considered. All Philipp Pentke, Benjamin Hubner, and Ihlas Bebou are out of contention through injuries, but there are no suspended players in the away side.
Highlighted Player (Marco Reus):
Marco Reus is a German football player who was born on 31 May, 1989. The pacey attacking midfielder, who is capable of playing as a winger as well, started his senior career at Rot Weiss Ahlen and it has to be noted that he made 43 league appearances for the club in lower leagues.
In 2009 he signed a four-year contract with Borussia M’gladbach and he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Mainz on 28 August, 2009. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign, he joined Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. He has been playing for the Millionaires ever since and he represents Germany on the international stage as well.
However, he was more than unfortunate to miss the 2014 FIFA World Cup with injury when Joachim Low’s team lifted the prestigious trophy. To make things even worse for Marco Reus, he was forced to withdraw from the Germany Euro 2016 squad as well (injury). The German ace has a contract with Borussia Dortmund which expires on 30 June, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Hoffenheim):
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is a German sport club from Hoffenheim in the Baden-Wurttemberg region. The football division played in season 2001/2002 for the first time in the Regionalliga Sud: the third highest football division in Germany. In 2007 the club managed to get to the 2. Bundesliga. One year later in 2007/2008 the club even managed to reach the Bundesliga .
Hoffenheim plays its home games in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena Rhein-Neckar-Arena which was built in 1999. The venue holds a capacity of 32 000 and is one of the most modern stadiums in Germany. The club colors of Hoffenheim are blue and white. The most known nickname for the club is Hoffe. The most famous football player that played for Hoffenheim was Luiz Gustavo.