Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd February 2025

VfB Stuttgart go up against Hoffenheim this coming Sunday for a Bundesliga meeting at PreZero Arena.

Hoffenheim are placed 15th with 21 points after 22 matches. VfB Stuttgart occupy a position as seventh in the league on 35 points.

With 3 defeats from their last 6 games, the mood around the Hoffenheim camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing VfB Stuttgart on their home ground.

Hoffenheim go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 21. That amounts to an average of 2.1 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

VfB Stuttgart scored 17 goals, conceded 12 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 29/10.

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

In their last three games, Hoffenheim lost 3-1 against Bayer Leverkusen, got defeated 0-4 by Union Berlin before winning 1-3 against Werder Bremen. Hoffenheim claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Bundesliga, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored eight and conceded 13 goals.

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart won twice in their last three matches as Augsburg were defeated by 1-0, before they beat Borussia Dortmund 1-2. Wolfsburg proved too strong, though, and a 1-2 defeat followed. VfB Stuttgart managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding six times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart are firing on all cylinders, when it comes to goals currently, and we could be in for a very entertaining match on Sunday.

VfB Stuttgart won four of their previous six outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 13 points. They scored 11 and conceded six goals. Hoffenheim are looking at a record of five wins, six draws and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart have a record of ten wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

Ilzer will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against VfB Stuttgart from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Jakob Busk (0/0), Luca Philipp (0/4), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/18), Arthur Chaves (0/15), Christopher Lenz (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/21), Leo Oestigard (0/2), Ozan Kabak (0/0), Pavel Kaderabek (0/15), Robin Hranac (0/4), Stanley N'Soki (0/14), Valentin Gendrey (1/16), Alexander Prass (0/20), Anton Stach (1/19), David Jurasek (0/8), Dennis Geiger (0/13), Diadie Samassekou (0/7), Finn Becker (0/5), Florian Micheler (0/0), Grischa Proemel (0/0), Tom Bischof (3/20), Umut Tohumcu (0/8), Adam Hlozek (6/20), Andrej Kramaric (7/20), Bazoumana Toure (0/0), David Mokwa (0/0), Erencan Yardimci (0/6), Gift Orban (3/6), Haris Tabakovic (1/11), Ihlas Bebou (0/0), Marius Buelter (4/15), Max Moerstedt (0/11).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Listed below is the full squad of VfB Stuttgart players that the manager Sebastian Hoeness will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Nuebel (0/22), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/5), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/2), Finn Jeltsch (0/1), Jeff Chabot (1/20), Josha Vagnoman (1/20), Leonidas Stergiou (0/6), Luca Jaquez (0/0), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (1/20), Pascal Stenzel (0/4), Ramon Hendriks (0/16), Angelo Stiller (0/22), Atakan Karazor (1/20), Boris Tashchy (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (1/21), Enzo Millot (4/21), Ermedin Demirovic (8/22), Fabian Rieder (1/18), Leonhard Muenst (0/0), Luca Raimund (0/0), Yannik Keitel (0/8), Deniz Undav (7/16), El Bilal Toure (2/9), Jacob Bruun Larsen (3/17), Jamie Leweling (1/16), Justin Diehl (1/6), Mohamed Sankoh (0/0), Nick Woltemade (7/17), Wahid Faghir (0/0).

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

VfB Stuttgart just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Hoffenheim at the PreZero Arena. Atakan Karazor is ineligible for selection in the VfB Stuttgart squad, as he is suspended.

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 29/10. Hoffenheim have a 20% win rate against VfB Stuttgart, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 2-5-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.

Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

With three goals in six matches Adam Hlozek has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against VfB Stuttgart and their defence. The visitors hope Nick Woltemade adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Hoffenheim claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. VfB Stuttgart won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at PreZero Arena since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Hoffenheim. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for VfB Stuttgart.

Both teams scored eight times in the last ten encounters between Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Hoffenheim scored 1.4 goals on average, while VfB Stuttgart pulled 1.9 goals on average. Hoffenheim saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for VfB Stuttgart, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.