Hoffenheim take on the visitors Bochum in the round 28 match of German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Saturday, April 2nd at PreZero Arena (Sinsheim).
Hoffenheim sensationally lost on the road to Hertha in the last round. The Berlin club is fighting for survival and managed to beat Hoffenheim 3-0. It is difficult to say what happened, the favorite did not show anything of their arsenal, and the capital club implemented everything that it had created. Prior to the Hertha match, Hoffenheim had a 5-match unbeaten run of 4 wins and 1 draw with Bayern. Hoffenheim is fighting for a place in the Champions League and the motivation in this match will be overwhelming. Before the match with Hertha there were big problems with the squad. Total of 7 players had missed the last match. According to the German media, the following players have not yet recovered: Bicakcic, Skov, Asllani, Pentke, Philip and Stiller.
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As for Bochum, the visitors are approaching the match with Hoffenheim in poor condition. The team lost two recent matches, conceding 2 goals from Borussia M and Eintracht. These are two clubs that at the time of the match were not far from Bochum and it was significant that in the battle of the neighbors in the table, Bochum lost both times. The situation with the squad is very incomprehensible now. The press reports a large number of players diagnosed with covid. Total of 7 players picked up covid, Bella-Kotchap was disqualified, and Leitch, Bloom and Zoller were injured.
As you can see, both teams are experiencing problems with the lineup, but if Hoffenheim has someone to replace the missing footballers, while we can’t imagine how Bochum will be able to make up for the absence of more than 10 players. The match is in a few days at the time of writing the forecast and patients with covid before that moment in theory can return to duty, but what condition will they be in? It is unlikely that they will be released at the start. Bochum is in the middle of the table and feels more or less safe, but Hoffenheim's tournament motivation is more acute and it will force them attack and fight for 3 points. I expect that the hosts will not experience any problems in the match with Bochum and win, thereby continuing the battle for 3-4 places.
Prediction for the match: Hoffenheim to win.
