Dortmund vs Hoffenheim Prediction & Betting Tips (15 December)

Often cited among the teams capable of thwarting the plans of Bayern Munich in the title race, Borussia Dortmund is not living up to expectations at the moment. Indeed, he is only in a disappointing 6th place in the standings, 3 lengths from the top 4 and, above all, already a dozen points behind the Bavarian leader. Far too inconsistent, especially on the road, Nuri Sahin's players do not seem able to play a role in the title race this season even if they have not lost for 3 days in the Bundesliga. Winners of Freiburg 4-0, they then shared the points with Bayern precisely 1-1 and with Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 last week. This week, the Borussen welcome Barça for a Champions League match. Opposite, Hoffenheim is having a much more delicate season than their opponent of the day.

After being able to secure a European place last spring, this team finds itself having to fight to keep its head above water. And with only 13 points to its credit, it is only in 14th position in the ranking with a fairly small lead of 3 points over the red zone. Defeated by Mainz 2-0 then by Wolfsburg in the German Cup 3-0, TSG raised its head a little last week by holding Friborg to a 1-1 draw. This week, Hoffe hosts FCSB as part of the 6th day of the league stage of the Europa League.

Absent for a while already, winger Adeyemi (3 goals in C1) has still not recovered. He will have to forfeit again this week along with the unused Sané and the senior defender Anton. Having been affected last week against Mönchengladbach, starting defender Süle and striker Beier are not guaranteed to be present either. Borussia's two most prolific players are winger Gittens (4 goals in the Bundesliga, 4 goals in C1) and ex-Rennais Guirassy (6 goals, 1 assist in the Bundesliga, 4 goals in C1). Both men could start.

Hoffenheim still has a certain number of absences for this poster. Indeed, Turkish defender Kabak and center forward Bebou, who have still not played a single minute this season, are still too tight for this match. The starters Grillitsch and Bulter, the promising midfielder Tohumcu and the long-term absentees Lenz, Becker and Promel must also give up for this trip to the Westfallen Stadion. Up front, the formidable Kramaric is the most effective player on this team with 5 goals to his name while the Czech Holzek has only 3 goals in the league and 2 in C3.