1899 Hoffenheim
vs
Bayern Munich
Kick-off
19:30 GMT
18 January 2019
We’re beginning to get towards the business end of the season in the Bundesliga and it’s a surprise to see that Bayern Munich aren’t top of the league. Although, they can gain some ground on Dortmund in their match against Hoffenheim on Friday evening.
Recent meetings between these sides aren’t anywhere near as one-sided as many would think. In the last five, both sides have won two each with the other ending as a draw. Bayern haven’t won away at Hoffenheim since 2015 and have lost on both of their last two visits there. However, the Bavarians won the most recent when they met at the start of the season, finishing 3-1 winners.
A win for Hoffenheim would take them 5th in the table ahead of the weekend’s fixtures and they have a few players coming back from injury as Ermin Bicakcic, Havard Nordtveit and Kerem Demirbay have all returned to training recently. Latest matches: 1899 Hoffenheim
11.01.2019
Club
1899 Hoffenheim
St. Truidense VV
5:2
W
23.12.2018
Bund
1899 Hoffenheim
1 FSV Mainz 05
1:1
D
19.12.2018
Bund
Werder Bremen
1899 Hoffenheim
1:1
D
15.12.2018
Bund
1899 Hoffenheim
Monchengladbach
0:0
D
12.12.2018
UEFA
Manchester City
1899 Hoffenheim
2:1
L
An away win would leave just a three-point gap at the top of the Bundesliga ahead of Dortmund’s meeting with RB Leipzig on Saturday afternoon. The champions will be without Corentin Tolisso, Franck Ribery and Renato Sanches for definite while Mats Hummels and Arjen Robben are both major doubts. Latest matches: Bayern Munich
13.01.2019
Tele
Fortuna Dusseldorf
Bayern Munich
7:8
W
22.12.2018
Bund
Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayern Munich
0:3
W
19.12.2018
Bund
Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig
1:0
W
15.12.2018
Bund
Hannover 96
Bayern Munich
0:4
W
12.12.2018
UEFA
Ajax Amsterdam
Bayern Munich
3:3
D
It certainly won’t be plain sailing for Bayern Munich on Friday night even though they’re in top form. With Hoffenheim’s unbeaten run and good record at home against the giants, backing the draw provides fantastic value. Both teams will be focused on attacking therefore both teams to score and over 2.5 goals also looks very likely.
18 January 2019 - 19:30 GMT
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