Week 15 brings us a match on Nov 12th, where Hoffenheim will host Wolfsburg at Prezero Arena in a meeting of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Hoffenheim recorded a 1-3 loss against RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 17th minute, then Georginio Rutter got the equalizer for Hoffenheim in the 50th minute on a feed from Angeliño. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while wolfsburg is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Borussia Dortmund. Micky van de Ven scored the first goal for Wolfsburg in the 6th minute, then Lukas Nmecha added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Borussia Dortmund was frustrated by Wolfsburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wolfsburg ended the match with the shutout victory. Wolfsburg is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Hoffenheim won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Felix Nmecha and Ridle Baku have been the hottest scorers for Wolfsburg in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Hoffenheim’s most prolific scorer has been Munas Dabbur. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Hoffenheim will be without Ihlas Bebou, Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner, Kevin Vogt, Munas Dabbur, Luca Philipp and Asllani, while Max Kruse and Kevin Paredes are unavailable to play for Wolfsburg.