Week 17 brings us a match on Dec 18th where Hoffenheim hosts Borussia M’gladbach at Prezero Arena in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Hoffenheim recorded a 2-1 win against Freiburg. David Raum struck first for Hoffenheim in the 3rd minute, but Nico Schlotterbeck got the equalizer for Freiburg in the 21st minute. Hoffenheim should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Borussia M’gladbach recorded a 1-4 loss against RB Leipzig. Joško Gvardiol scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 21st minute, then André Silva added another in the 33rd minute. Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Hoffenheim won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Borussia M’gladbach’s most prolific scorer has been Jonas Hofmann. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Ihlas Bebou and Georginio Rutter have been the hottest scorers for Hoffenheim in the last five each having scored 3 goals
Sebastian Hoeneß’s Hoffenheim squad will be without Robert Skov, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Dennis Geiger, Pavel Kadeřábek, Christoph Baumgartner, Ermin Bičakčić, Sebastian Rudy and Marco John, while Adolf Hütter’s squad will be without Breel Embolo, Christoph Kramer, Mamadou Doucouré, Tony Jantschke and Jordan Beyer.