TSG Hoffenheim vs Schalke Predictions

• Under 2.5 goals has landed in five of Schalke’s last six.
• Schalke have lost four of their last five games.
• Hoffenheim have won six of the last eight meetings between these two

Cagey affair on the cards

Hoffenheim have been a tough team to catch right this season, beating Bayer Leverkusen, Lyon and Stuttgart but losing to Paderborn, Werder Bremen and OFI Crete.

They are lingering in the bottom half of the Bundesliga after five defeats from their first eight games. A 1-1 draw away at Crystal Palace in midweek was a decent enough result but they really need to turn things around domestically if they are to match their fifth-placed finish from last season.

They get a good chance to do so against a Schalke side who have found their return to the Bundesliga tough. The visitors have taken six points from eight games but their tally of four goals scored is by far the worst in the top tier.

Stick with the hosts to take the points

Die Knappen have done a solid job of keeping out their opponents however, conceding just nine goals, and another low-scoring affair looks overpriced.

Under 2.5 goals has landed in five of Schalke’s last six games and with Hoffenheim struggling for confidence, they could also be dragged into a cagey affair. 

Despite their struggles, the hosts are fancied to edge this one with Schalke’s goalshy nature likely to be their undoing once more. A 2-0 Hoffenheim win is the correct score pick.