Hoffenheim take on the visitors Darmstadt in the round 16 match of German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Tuesday, December 19th at PreZero Arena (Sinsheim).
The Villagers made a strong start in the current season of the German Championship. Admittedly, the results have become more predictable, and there's been a regression to the mean. However, with the points they accumulated at the beginning of the tournament, Hoffenheim are holding a top-6 position in the table, which is undoubtedly a success for the team. In this match, I consider the hosts to be clear favorites because they are simply stronger than their opponent. While the blue and whites have more away victories than home ones, it's time to please their home crowd more often. In the last match at their home ground in the championship, Hoffenheim defeated Bochum (3-1). They've already triumphed over one of the newcomers to the Bundesliga this season, Heidenheim (3-2), away. Now it's time to put another team in its place, a team that languished in the country's second-tier league last year.
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In principle, Darmstadt is currently where it belongs, at the bottom of the table. The Lilies approach this match with three consecutive losses in the championship: against Cologne (0-1), Wolfsburg (0-1), and the aforementioned Heidenheim players (2-3). Before this losing streak, Darmstadt had two draws, and before that, they suffered defeats: 1-2 to Bochum, 1-3 to Leipzig, and 0-8 to Bayern. In a total of 15 rounds in the Bundesliga, the Lilies suffered 10 defeats. I believe that after their visit to Hoffenheim, the unfortunate series of Torsten Lieberknecht's team will extend to at least one more loss.
Despite the fact that Hoffenheim is not as strong as they were at the start of the championship, bookmakers consider them obvious favorites in the home match against the last team in the Bundesliga table. I have no reason to dispute that; I also lean towards a victory for Pellegrino Matarazzo's team. They are simply stronger in both gameplay and squad. Along with the bet on 1X2, I'm also taking the Over 1.5 Total Goals, which has been successful in 11 out of 15 matches in the current championship involving Darmstadt and in all 15 matches involving Hoffenheim. Two goals scored in 90 minutes are commonplace for the German Bundesliga. Well, the Villagers, with all due respect to the Lilies, must win. If not against such an opponent, then who else?
Prediction for the match: Hoffenheim to win and Over 1.5 scored goals.
