Hoffenheim v Schalke 04, Bundesliga
- Kick-off
- Venue
- SNP Arena
Our model, until the team news
Predicted line-ups
Hoffenheim
4-2-3-1
Schalke 04
3-4-2-1
1Baumann
27Kramarić
22Prass- 7Avdullahu
10Hložek- 18Burger
- 37Philipp
19Lemperle
28Machida- 13Bernardo
39Rots
1Karius
4Kuruçay
25Katić- 5Becker
- 8Gosens
- 13Tanaka
24Aouchiche- 17Gantenbein
19Karaman
20Adamu
7Hwang
Bench
5Kabak
11Asllani
14Daghim- 29Abraha
- 32Lenz
- 46Fields
- 47Lässig
Bench
- 33Becker
10Džeko- 23El-Faouzi
- 29Ebimbe
- 43Ayhan
21Ljubičić- 11Lasme
Hoffenheim
From 14 games this season; 4-2-3-1, the shape in 47% of them, weighted to recent games.
Close calls
- Kramarić or Kabak
- Prass or Kabak
- Hložek or Kabak
- Burger or Kabak
- Philipp or Kabak
- Lemperle or Kabak
- Machida or Kabak
- Bernardo or Kabak
- Rots or Kabak
Out or doubtful
- CoufalInjured, expected back About a week
- ContéInjured, expected back About 1-2 weeks
- HranácInjured, expected back late November
- GendreyInjured, expected back early January
- HajdariInjured, expected back early January
- WimmerInjured, expected back mid November
- MoerstedtInjured, expected back About 1-2 weeks
- De CatInjured, expected back late November
Injury and suspension news read for this game.
Schalke 04
From 10 games this season; 3-4-2-1, the shape in 46% of them, weighted to recent games.
Close calls
- Gosens or Becker
- Gantenbein or Becker
Out or doubtful
- El-FaouziDoubtful
- EbimbeDoubtful
- SyllaInjured, expected back early November
- WöberInjured, expected back early January
- VozarInjured, expected back About 1-2 weeks
- SchallenbergInjured, expected back About 1-2 weeks
- BachmannInjured, expected back mid November
Injury and suspension news read for this game.
Our guess from each side's line-ups this season, recent form, the opponent and the injury news. The confirmed line-ups replace it about an hour before kick-off. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pyaet / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sandro Halank / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sidney.Cortez / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hans Reefman / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jeollo von VfB-exklusiv.de / CC BY 3.0 · Simon Mannweiler / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Антон Зайцев / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Silesia711 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Explicit / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pangalau / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steindy ( talk ) 09:35, 19 May 2018 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 4.0
Last 5 games
Coming in form
Hoffenheim
12th in the table
- W
- W
- D
- L
- D
- Goals
- 8–4
- xG for / against
- 8.7–4.6
- xG difference per game
- +0.82
Schalke 04
17th in the table
- L
- L
- D
- L
- L
- Goals
- 1–7
- xG for / against
- 2.8–8.9
- xG difference per game
- −1.22
From our model
Our call
Our call
2–1
Frozen at kick-off, never changed afterwards. A model estimate, not betting advice.
- HOF 62%
- Draw 20%
- SCH 18%
Likeliest scores
2–0
12%
1–0
11%
2–1
10%
Even the likeliest score happens in only about 1 game in 8, so here are the top three.
- Schalke 04 haven't won in 5
- Schalke 04's xG is down to 0.57 a game over their last 5, from 0.96 across the season
- Last meeting: Hoffenheim 2-0 Schalke 04 (9 Apr 2023)
This season
Players to watch
Hoffenheim
- Hložek2 goals, 1 assist2 goals, 1 assist, 3.4 xG in 8 games
- Conté2 goals, 2 assists2 goals, 2 assists, 1.0 xG in 7 games
Schalke 04
- Adamu1 assist0 goals, 1 assist, 1.8 xG in 6 games
- Aouchiche1 goal1 goal, 0 assists, 1.4 xG in 8 games
Recent meetings
Head to head
These two have not met in the games we hold.