Hoffenheim vs StuttgartPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

1899 Hoffenheim are sixteenth on zero points after two rounds: two defeats, four goals scored and six conceded. Both games finished 2-3, the home one against Borussia Dortmund and the away trip to Cologne against 1. FC Köln. The goals scored show they are competing in these games, the goals conceded explain their position. VfB Stuttgart have three points in eighth: one win and one defeat, five goals scored and six conceded. The win came at home, 4-1 against 1. FC Köln, while the trip to Munich ended in a 1-5 defeat to Bayern München. Their other recent outings complete the picture. Before the two league defeats, 1899 Hoffenheim had won 4-0 at Erzgebirge Aue, and before that lost 0-3 and drawn 2-2, both times away at Tottenham. VfB Stuttgart won 3-1 at home against Everton, then lost 0-1 at Fulham and won 4-0 at Hansa Rostock. The recent meetings describe near total balance: the last five have produced four draws, the 3-3 of May 2026 in Sinsheim, the 0-0 of December 2025 in Stuttgart, the 1-1 of February 2025 and the 1-1 of October 2024. The only decisive result is the 3-0 with which VfB Stuttgart won at 1899 Hoffenheim in March 2024. The competition average is 3.81 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.