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Hamburg

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Hamburg will be wanting a better result here after a 3-1 Bundesliga defeat in their last game at the hands of Werder Bremen.

In that match, Hamburg managed 43% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Hamburg was Robert Glatzel (41'). At the other end, Werder Bremen got 18 shots at goal with 10 on target. Jens Stage (37', 57') and Cameron Puertas (91') scored for Werder Bremen.

Hamburg have not been the best at stopping their opponents recently, but they have also done enough to hit the back of the net themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Hamburg have been punished defensively in 6 of them as well as getting on the scoresheet in 5 of those games. Still, time will tell whether such a trend shall continue on in this next game or not.

Taking a look at their past results, Hamburg:

• have not beaten Hoffenheim in their last 2 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.
• have not won at home in their last 4 league games. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.

Hoffenheim

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Hoffenheim come into this meeting following a 2-1 Bundesliga win with the eclipse of Borussia Dortmund in their most recent match.

In that match, Hoffenheim managed 46% possession and 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Hoffenheim was Andrej Kramarić (42', 98'). Borussia Dortmund got 8 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Serhou Guirassy (87') scored for Borussia Dortmund.

Indicating their appetite for fruitful matches, goals have been scored 23 times in the last six games in which Hoffenheim have played, making it an average of 3.83 goals for each fixture. Their opponents have managed 13 of these goals.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Hoffenheim:

• haven't won against Hamburg when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their prior head to head clashes dating back to 19/03/2016 shows us that Hamburg have won 2 of them & Hoffenheim 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

In all, 21 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 9 of them for Hamburg and 12 for Hoffenheim. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.5.

The last league encounter featuring the two was Bundesliga match day 14 on 13/12/2025 when it finished Hoffenheim 4-1 Hamburg.

In that match, Hoffenheim had 59% possession and 10 shots at goal with 6 on target. The scorers were Grischa Prömel (8'), Ozan Kabak (31'), Tim Lemperle (65') and Fisnik Asllani (72').

On the other side, Hamburg had 14 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Rayan Philippe (82') scored.

The match was refereed by Martin Petersen.

🗞️ Team News: Hamburg

Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit (Fitness), Fernando Dickes (Shoulder injury), Albert Sambi Lokonga (Thigh problems), Luka Vuskovic (Knee bruise), Miro Muheim (Ankle injury), Jean-Luc Dompé (Ill) and Yussuf Poulsen (Hamstring injury) won’t be able to feature for Hamburg manager Merlin Polzin. Philip Otele cannot play in this game through suspension.

It looks as if Hamburg look set to line up in a 4-4-2 system featuring D. Heuer Fernandes, Nicolas Capaldo, Jordan Torunarigha, Warmed Omari, Bakery Jatta, Albert Groenbaek, Nicolai Remberg, William Mikelbrencis, Fabio Vieira, Robert Glatzel and R. Koenigsdoerffer.

📰 Team News: Hoffenheim

We’re of the thinking that Hoffenheim will likely elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, giving starts to Oliver Baumann, Vladimir Coufal, Ozan Kabak, Albian Hajdari, Bernardo, Leon Avdullahu, Wouter Burger, Andrej Kramaric, Fisnik Asllani, Bazoumana Toure and Tim Lemperle.

💡 Prediction

In our opinion, Hamburg have enough to score a goal against this Hoffenheim side, although one goal may not quite be as many as they’ll concede.

Therefore, we’re predicting a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 winning margin for Hoffenheim when all is said and done. Let’s see what eventuates.

Andre Moura, 14:03 25/04/2026