January 24th features a match where Hoffenheim plays host to Stuttgart in a meeting of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Hoffenheim recorded a 1-2 loss against Wolfsburg. Christoph Baumgartner struck first for Hoffenheim in the 42nd minute on a feed from Angeliño, then Ozan Kabak tied it up for Wolfsburg on an own goal in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 56th minute on a goal by Ridle Baku. Hoffenheim looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while stuttgart sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Moussa Diaby scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 30th minute, then Jonathan Tah added another in the 82nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stuttgart couldn’t manage to score, and Bayer Leverkusen took the shutout win. Stuttgart looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Stuttgart’s top weapon lately has been Sehrou Guirassy, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Hoffenheim is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Asllani and Christoph Baumgartner each having 3 goals in their last five
Jacob Bruun Larsen, Grischa Prömel, Ihlas Bebou, Sebastian Rudy, Stanley N’Soki, Munas Dabbur and Philipp are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim, while Wamangituka and Pascal Stenzel are unavailable to play for Stuttgart.