Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Borussia Dortmund are hunting for a fourth win in five games as they travel to Hoffenheim.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday April 26th 2025: UK – 2:30pm / US ET – 9:30am / US PT – 6:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Not streamed / US – ESPN+
Hoffenheim Team News: Lengthy injury list
Hoffenheim are without up to five players through injury and Samassekou could join the list of absentees as he faces a late fitness test. Midfielder Bischof misses out due to suspension.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Baumann; Chaves, Ostigard, Nsoki; Kaderabek, Stach, Geiger, Prass; Toure, Tabakovic, Kramaric
Unavailable: Bebou (Injured), Bischof (Suspended), Gendrey (Injured), Kabak (Injured), Lenz (Injured), Promel (Injured)
Questionable: Samassekou (Injured)
Borussia Dortmund Team News: Beier a heavy doubt
Niko Kovac faces an anxious wait over attacker Max Beier, who is facing a race against time to be passed fit for this one. Campbell, Gross, Sabitzer and Schlotterbeck are all out injured.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Kobel; Anton, Can, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Chukwuemeka, Nmecha, Brandt, Svensson; Guirassy, Adeyemi
Unavailable: Campbell (Injured), Gross (Injured), Sabitzer (Injured), Schlotterbeck (Injured)
Questionable: Beier (Injured)
Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction
Borussia Dortmund come into this encounter as one of the form teams across the Bundesliga with three wins and a draw across their last four league games. They’ve moved into seventh-place and still have a shot at Champions League football next season. Their next challenge comes in the form of Hoffenheim, who are sat five points and just one place above the bottom three.
The free-scoring nature of Dortmund continues to prove their biggest strength and it’s hard to see them not finding the net at least a couple of times here. If that winds up being the case then Hoffenheim should struggle to match that Consider backing Dortmund, but by utilising the draw no bet market for extra security.
Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Tip: Borussia Dortmund draw no bet
