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Round
Regular Season - 2
Venue
SNP Arena, Sinsheim
Referee
Matthias Jollenbeck, Germany
Form

Recent form

1899 Hoffenheim
54Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · 0 goal difference

Borussia Dortmund
58Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Borussia Dortmund or Draw

BetGenius backs Borussia Dortmund or Draw (Double Chance) at 76% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

76%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

1899 Hoffenheim host Borussia Dortmund in the second round of the Bundesliga season, looking to rebound from an opening-day 3-2 defeat against 1. FC Köln. The hosts showed attacking promise by scoring twice on the road but were undone by defensive vulnerabilities, leaving them in twelfth position in the early standings.

Borussia Dortmund began their campaign in solid fashion with a 2-0 home victory over Hamburger SV, placing them fifth in the table. The visitors have shown strong scoring consistency across their recent fixtures, though defensive injuries to R. Bensebaini, E. Can, and N. Schlotterbeck will test their squad depth on their first Bundesliga away trip of the season.

Historical meetings between these two sides heavily favor the visitors, with Dortmund winning seven of the last ten encounters across all competitions. While Hoffenheim managed a 2-1 victory in their most recent meeting in April 2026, Dortmund have generally dominated this fixture at the PreZero Arena, securing four wins from their last five visits.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Borussia Dortmund have won seven of the last ten head-to-head encounters against Hoffenheim across all competitions.
  2. Hoffenheim conceded three goals in their opening match defeat against 1. FC Köln.
  3. Dortmund have won four of their last five away meetings against Hoffenheim.
  4. Head-to-head fixtures between the sides average 2.9 goals per match with both teams scoring in 60 percent of games.
  5. Hoffenheim enter the fixture without F. Asllani and A. Prass, while Dortmund are managing defensive injuries to N. Schlotterbeck and E. Can.
Availability

Team news

1899 Hoffenheim

  • N. De CatKnee Injury
  • A. HajdariFoot Injury
  • P. WimmerThigh Injury
  • B. ConteInjury

Borussia Dortmund

  • E. CanKnee Injury
  • K. KaretsasAnkle Injury
  • G. KonstanteliasKnee Injury
  • J. LermaMuscle Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

1899 Hoffenheim at homeBorussia Dortmund away
3
Played
3
1-0-2
W-D-L
2-1-0
2
Scored /game
1.3
2.3
Conceded /game
0.7
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
80%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
100%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 3.3 goals per game (1899 Hoffenheim at home plus Borussia Dortmund away).

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1Bayern MünchenChampions League league stage6+1714
2Borussia DortmundChampions League league stage6+714
3SC FreiburgChampions League league stage6+913
4Bayer LeverkusenChampions League league stage6+713
5FSV Mainz 05Europa League league stage6+410
10FC Augsburg6+48
11Eintracht Frankfurt6-68
121. FC Köln6-37
131899 Hoffenheim6-36
14VfB Stuttgart7-36
15FC Schalke 046-35
16SC Paderborn 07Relegation Playoffs6-45
History

Head-to-head

2
1899 Hoffenheim
1
Draws
7
Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund have won 7 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.9 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2026-09-051899 Hoffenheim2-3Borussia Dortmund
  • 2026-04-181899 Hoffenheim2-1Borussia Dortmund
  • 2025-12-07Borussia Dortmund2-01899 Hoffenheim
  • 2025-04-261899 Hoffenheim2-3Borussia Dortmund
  • 2024-12-15Borussia Dortmund1-11899 Hoffenheim
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Double Chance
Borussia Dortmund or Draw
76%
Confidence

Borussia Dortmund have claimed victory in seven of the last ten head-to-head fixtures against 1899 Hoffenheim, including four wins from their last five trips to Sinsheim. Dortmund opened their Bundesliga campaign with a clean sheet in a 2-0 win, whereas Hoffenheim conceded three goals in their opening match. Backing Dortmund to avoid defeat accounts for their positive form while respecting early-season defensive absences.

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