Can minnows TSG Hoffenheim humble Bayer Leverkusen?

Bayer Leverkusen host TSG Hoffenheim this Saturday at the BayArena for matchday 27 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Xabi Alonso's team are 1st in the table with 70 points, while Pellegrino Matarazzo's team are 8th with 33 points. The match will be broadcast live at 10:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After winning 2-3 in the last match against SC Freiburg (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), Bayer Leverkusen receive TSG Hoffenheim, who lost 0-3 against Stuttgart (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). Ahead of the contest, Xabi Alonso's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 7 matches in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Bayer Leverkusen and Pellegrino Matarazzo's team have faced each other thirty-two times, with Xabi Alonso's team holding the advantage: 18 victories, against 8 victories of TSG Hoffenheim. Specifically in the BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen have the advantage in the duels against Pellegrino Matarazzo's team: 8 wins in 15 games. TSG Hoffenheim have 4 wins.

Considering only the 1. Bundesliga, there have been thirty-one games played between the two teams, with 18 wins for Bayer Leverkusen, 6 draws and 7 wins for TSG Hoffenheim.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from Bayer Leverkusen's most influential players, Florian Wirtz has entered the field 26 times, and Álex Grimaldo is the one with more minutes played (2335). Victor Boniface is their current best scorer with 10 goals. As for TSG Hoffenheim, Oliver Baumann is the most used player in a total of 26 games (2340 min). Maximilian Beier has scored 12 goals, the most across TSG Hoffenheim's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bayer Leverkusen winning 3-2. Xabi Alonso's team is given the favouritism to win this match.