In this 22nd week match, on Sun Feb 13th, Hoffenheim will play host to Arminia Bielefeld in a clash of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 8th placed Hoffenheim, recorded a 0-2 loss against Mainz 05. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 79th minute, then Moussa Niakhaté added another in the 83rd minute from the penalty spot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hoffenheim couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Hoffenheim should be reasonably happy with their performance, while arminia Bielefeld sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Borussia M’gladbach. Janni Serra struck first for Arminia Bielefeld in the 19th minute on a feed from Patrick Wimmer, then Alassane Pléa tied it up for Borussia M’gladbach in the 38th minute on a feed from Jonas Hofmann earning Borussia M’gladbach a comeback draw. Arminia Bielefeld is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Schücoarena, Arminia Bielefeld and Hoffenheim battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Arminia Bielefeld nor Hoffenheim could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 15 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Masaya Okugawa has been the most effective weapon for Arminia Bielefeld lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Ihlas Bebou has been the most effective weapon for Hoffenheim lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches
Hoffenheim will be without Robert Skov, Justin Hoogma, Pavel Kadeřábek, Ermin Bičakčić, Sebastian Rudy, Kevin Akpoguma and Marco John, while Nathan De Medina is unavailable to play for Arminia Bielefeld.