Will the Sinsheim side score again against the Eisernen?
Ten goals have already been scored by TSG Hoffenheim in their five league games against 1. FC Union Berlin so far. Of all the teams the Sinsheimers have played at least five times in the top flight of German football, only Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored more goals. Accordingly, the Eisern defence will have to dress warmly in the first home game of the new year.
After all, TSG will be in very good form when they arrive. The Baden-Württemberger are unbeaten for seven league games in a row (five wins, two draws) and have scored 19 goals in this period. Accordingly, the odds in the run-up to the clash between Union Berlin and Hoffenheim are swinging in favour of the visitors.
Nevertheless, the Köpenickers are a power, especially at home in the stadium An der Alten Försterei. The Eisernen have only lost one of their eight league home games, which is why it is by no means a foregone conclusion to bet on the next points win for the in-form Sinsheim side against Hoffenheim at Union Berlin.
We see the much greater value in betting on over 2.5 goals being scored in the German capital on Saturday, especially because of Hoffenheim’s goal-scoring prowess.
Union Berlin – Statistics & current form
Union Berlin, in its third year as a member of the German footballing elite, is once again preparing to upset the big names. There have certainly been setbacks in the 2021/22 season, including a European debut in the preliminary round of the Conference League.
Ultimately, however, the Köpenickers are not only still represented in the DFB Pokal, where the derby against Hertha beckons on Wednesday, but are also involved in the fight for Europe in the Bundesliga as the current seventh-placed team in the table.
Unbeaten for three league games
The Eisernen have recently gone unbeaten in three consecutive league games and also secured an important point in the first competitive match of the new year with a 2-2 draw at Leverkusen.
In total, the capital city team now has 28 points, exactly the same tally after 18 league games as in the previous season, when they also conceded exactly 23 goals in the same period. With a view to the fact that they were heading for Europe a year ago, the Köpenickers can therefore look to the second half of the season with confidence.
Only one defeat in the last 25 Bundesliga home games
The Eisernen will once again be hoping to build on their incredible home strength. Of the last 25 Bundesliga games at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, only one game was lost (13 wins, eleven draws). It is therefore all the more surprising that Urs Fischer’s team will have to make do with the underdog role against the in-form Sinsheim side.
Predicted line-up of Union Berlin:
Luthe – Heintz – Knoche – Baumgartl – Oczipka – Khedira – Trimmel – Prömel – Haraguchi – Kruse – Voglsammer
Last matches played by Union Berlin:
1st Bundesliga
01/08 2022 – Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 2 Union Berlin
12/18 2021 – Vfl Bochum 0 – 1 Union Berlin
12/15 2021 – Union Berlin 0 – 0 SC Freiburg
12/12 2021 – Greuther Fürth 1 – 0 Union Berlin
Europa Conference League Grp. E
12/09 2021 – Union Berlin 1 – 1 Sl. Prague
Hoffenheim – Statistics & current form
The TSG Hoffenheim are currently playing in their 14th year in the Bundesliga. However, the team from Kraichgau has never been as good as it was in its debut season in 2008/09, when it picked up 38 points from its first 18 league games.
After an initially slow start to the season in Sebastian Hoeneß’ second year in charge, the Sinsheim team has now positioned itself as the main rival to Bayern and Dortmund. Also because the 31 points correspond to Hoffenheim’s second-best yield of all time, TSG are currently in third place.
Unbeaten for seven league games in a row
This upswing is thanks to the recent unbeaten streak, which no other Bundesliga team can currently match. Not only has Hoffenheim been unbeaten for seven league games in a row, but the Sinsheim side have actually won five of those seven games.
The team from Baden-Württemberg, which was already represented in the top flight in the 2018/19 season, is currently back on course for the Champions League thanks to its strong haul of 17 points out of a possible 21. In their first league match after the short winter break, they also recorded a 3:1 home victory over FC Augsburg.
Won 15 points from behind already
The striking thing here is that TSG should never be written off prematurely. Hoffenheim was 1-0 down against Augsburg after five minutes, but secured the win in the end. All in all, the Hoeneß team has already scored 15 points after coming back from a deficit.
Because the attack in particular, which has scored 19 goals in the last seven games, is so reliable, the betting on a high-scoring match between Union Berlin and Hoffenheim is also very good.
Predicted line-up of Hoffenheim:
Baumann – Richards – Vogt – Posch – Raum – Akpoguma – Geiger – Stiller – Kramaric – Rutter – Bebou
Last matches played by Hoffenheim:
1st Bundesliga
01/08 2022 – Hoffenheim 3 – 1 Augsburg
12/18 2021 – Hoffenheim 1 – 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
12/15 2021 – Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 2 Hoffenheim
12/11 2021 – SC Freiburg 1 – 2 Hoffenheim
12/04 2021 – Hoffenheim 3 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt
Union Berlin – Hoffenheim Direct comparison / H2H balance
Head to head: 1 – 2 – 2
Five times the two teams have faced each other so far and the balance is at least slightly in favour of the Sinsheim side. In the first leg in Kraichgau, meanwhile, the two teams parted with a 2-2 draw on 22 August 2021.
Union Berlin – Hoffenheim Tip
For Union Berlin against Hoffenheim, the prediction must first and foremost take into account the momentum of the Sinsheim side, who are currently the longest unbeaten Bundesliga team and have not lost in seven league games (five wins, two draws).
The Baden-Württemberger are now playing one of the strongest teams in the league at home, having lost only one of their last 25 Bundesliga home games. However, Hoffenheim’s comeback qualities – they have already picked up 15 points after falling behind – could still mean they have something to play for.
The goal bet covers most eventualities in our eyes. The fact that the visitors from Kraichgau have scored 19 goals in their last seven league games and have netted a total of ten times in all five encounters with the Eisern is a clear argument in favour of more than 2.5 goals.
