TSG Hoffenheim and Stuttgart face each other in mouth-watering clash

TSG Hoffenheim host Stuttgart this Tuesday at the PreZero Arena for matchweek 17 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, André Breitenreiter's team are 13th in the table with 18 points, while Michael Wimmer's team are 16th with 15 points.

TSG Hoffenheim head into this game after a 3x1 defeat at the hands of 1. FC Union Berlin (1. Bundesliga 2022/23), whilst Stuttgart shared the spoils with Mainz after a 1x1 draw (1. Bundesliga 2022/23). Ahead of the contest, André Breitenreiter's team has recorded a five-game unbeaten sequence in the 1. Bundesliga 22/23. Digging back into the archives highlights that TSG Hoffenheim and Michael Wimmer's team have faced each other twenty-five times, with Stuttgart holding the advantage: 11 victories, against 7 victories of André Breitenreiter's team. Specifically in the PreZero Arena, TSG Hoffenheim have the advantage in the duels against Michael Wimmer's team: 5 wins in 13 games, while Stuttgart have 4 wins.

In the 1. Bundesliga, twenty-four games were played between the two teams, with 10 wins for Stuttgart, 7 draws and 7 wins for TSG Hoffenheim.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 22/23, from TSG Hoffenheim's most influential players, Chris Baumgartner has entered the pitch 16 times, and Oliver Baumann is the one with more minutes played (1440). Chris Baumgartner is their current best scorer with 4 goals. As for Stuttgart, Naouirou Ahamada has entered the field 16 times, and Florian Muller has played the most minutes (1440). Sehrou Guirassy has scored 5 goals, the most across Stuttgart's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with TSG Hoffenheim winning 2x1. It is expected to be a thrilling clash, that can go either way.