TSG Hoffenheim vs Arminia Bielefeld Predictions

• Hoffenheim are enduring a four-game losing run and have numerous absentees.
• Both teams scored in each of Hoffenheim’s last five home matches.
• Bielefeld have scored at least twice in their last three away games.
• Three of Bielefeld’s last four games ended in score-draws.

European dreams fading away for Hoffenheim

While they are still in with an amazing chance to qualify for Europe through league position, a run of four defeats has seen Hoffenheim dumped out of the cup and saw them drop from third place down to eighth ahead of this game.

That dire run has not been helped by Hoffenheim’s missing list, which has not gotten much shorter ahead of this encounter. The hosts are favourites to take the spoils against relegation-battling Arminia Bielefeld, though they won fewer than half of their games as pre-match favourites this term (47%).

Resurgent Arminia are on the up

A current six-game unbeaten run for Arminia has seen them escape the bottom-three for the first time since matchday five, though they will need to keep up the good work if they are to keep their heads above water as only goal difference kept them outside of the bottom-three prior to the weekend round.

The results Arminia have posted have been no flukes, with two wins to nil against Frankfurt and RB Leipzig across their last three away games being highlights of the season so far. Those results strengthened their amazing 63% unbeaten rate when pre-match outsiders in Bundesliga action and will surely inspire confidence ahead of another crunch clash.

Overall, I think the value lies in the away side, Hoffenheim look far too short when considering their losing run and the absence of Kramaric and co. As such, I am going for Arminia in the double chance market, with a high-scoring 2-2 draw a possible outcome for small stakes in the correct score market.

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