Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich Prediction and Football Tips 18/04/2015
Bundesliga football tips – Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich prediction.
The only player who is guaranteed to be out of the match through injury is young defender Niklas Süle who has a cruciate ligament problem. Apart from that Markus Gisdol has a full squad to choose from with David Abraham and Pirmin Schwegler returning to training.
Bayern however find themselves in somewhat of an injury crisis with David Alaba, Tom Starke, Javi Martinez, Arjen Robben, Mehdi Benatia, Phillip Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Franck Ribery all absent for their trip to the Rhein-Neckar-Arena.
Probable Line-ups
Hoffenheim: 4-2-3-1 Formation: Baumann – Beck, Strobl, Bicakcic, Kim – Rudy, Polanski – Volland, Schwegler, Firmino – Modeste
Bayern: 4-3-3 Formation: Neuer – Rafinha, Dante, Badstuber, Bernat – Alonso, Lahm, Rode – Müller, Götze, Lewandowski
- Hoffenheim have won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Bayern have won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Hoffenheim have scored an average of 1.6 goals and conceded an average of 0.7
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Bayern have scored an average of 2.5 goals and conceded an average of 0.8 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Hoffenheim’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Bayern’s previous 10 matches
- Bayern are unbeaten against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga with Bayern winning on 9 occasions and 4 draws between the two clubs
Bayern go into this game after an extremely disappointing midweek defeat to FC Porto in the Champions League. However their league form is impressive with the league leaders winning five out of their last six matches.
Although having a squad that is suffering from multiple injuries to key first team members Bayern have still been going strong in the league and it would be hard to go against them winning this match. That’s why I am suggesting to readers that if you are going for a safer bet then a Bayern win at 8/13 with Bet365 is a very sensible one to make. I do however feel that with the current state of Bayern’s squad and their tight run of games Hoffenheim could potentially cause an upset. Hoffenheim need a win to keep the pressure on Augsburg and having the home advantage could work in their favour. Also records are made to be broken and the fact that Hoffenheim are still without a win against Bayern it could add as extra motivation for the home side.
We say: Hoffenheim win or draw (Double Chance) at 13/10 with Bet365
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Written by Harry Watkins.