TSG Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig will face off on Saturday in the 12th week of the Bundesliga. The match is going to take place in Sinsheim at the DnB NOR Arena.
TSG Hoffenheim is in the 10th place in the table with 14 points. It comes from a 2-0 loss against VfL Bochum 1848 in its last match in the Bundesliga. To date, it has won 4 times, drawn twice, and lost 5 times.
RB Leipzig is in the 5th position in the standings with 18 points. It comes from a 2-1 win against Borussia Dortmund in its last match in the Bundesliga. Until now,, it has won 5 times, draw 3 times, and lost 3 times.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
TSG Hoffenheim
TSG Hoffenheim has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (4 times or 36.36%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (4 times), 3-4-1-2 (2 times), 4-2-2-2 (2 times), 3-1-4-2 (once), 3-4-2-1 (once) and 4-3-3 (once).
Sebastian Hoeneß is expected to play against RB Leipzig with the following players: O. Baumann, K. Vogt, S. Posch, K. Akpoguma, F. Grillitsch, A. Stiller, S. Rudy, J. Bruun Larsen, I. Bebou and A. Kramarić.
Presuming that the line up is confirmed as above, the projected average age of TSG Hoffenheim would be 26.80.
There are doubts about the presence of C. Baumgartner.
Sebastian Hoeneß will probably not be able to employ E. Bičakčić, B. Hübner and P. Kadeřábek because of injury.
R. Skov will definitely miss the match.
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig has mostly adopted 2 line-ups: 3-4-2-1 and 4-2-3-1 (5 times or 45.45% each of them).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-2-1 (5 times), 4-2-3-1 (5 times) and 4-3-3 (once).
Jesse Marsch is expected to play against TSG Hoffenheim with the following players: M. Simakan, J. Gvardiol, N. Mukiele Mulere, B. Henrichs, A. Haidara, D. Olmo Carvajal, C. Nkunku, D. Szoboszlai and Y. Yurary Poulsen.
In case that this will be the line-up, the projected average age of RB Leipzig would be 22.89.
There are doubts about the presence of P. Gulácsi.
Jesse Marsch will probably not be able to employ M. Halstenberg, L. Klostermann and K. Laimer because of injury.
M. Saracchi Pintos will definitely miss the match.