In this 33rd week match, on Saturday May 7th, Hoffenheim will play host to Bayer Leverkusen in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Hoffenheim recorded a 3-4 loss against Freiburg. Roland Sallai struck first for Freiburg in the 23rd minute on a feed from Lucas Höler, then Andrej Kramarić tied it up for Hoffenheim in the 32nd minute on a feed from David Raum , but Freiburg kept scoring and walked away with the win. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Eintracht Frankfurt. Paulinho struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 18th minute on a feed from Moussa Diaby, then Patrik Schick added another in the 51st minute In the end, Eintracht Frankfurt couldn’t muster any offence and Bayer Leverkusen ran away with the shutout win. Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim battled to a 2-2 draw. Patrik Schick struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 37th minute on a feed from Moussa Diaby, then Patrik Schick added another in the 63rd minute.
Both Patrik Schick and Paulinho have been the hottest scorers for Bayer Leverkusen in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Hoffenheim is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, David Raum and Georginio Rutter each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Dennis Geiger, Pavel Kadeřábek, Christoph Baumgartner, Stefan Posch, Benjamin Hübner, Håvard Nordtveit, Florian Grillitsch, Chris Richards and John are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim, while Bayer Leverkusen will be without Karim Bellarabi, Amine Adli and Wirtz.