TSG Hoffenheim and FC Augsburg will clash on Saturday the 8th of January at 3:30 pm in the 18th week of the Bundesliga. The match is going to take place in Sinsheim at the PreZero Arena.

TSG Hoffenheim is in the 5th place in the table with 28 points. It comes from a 1-1 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach in its last match in the Bundesliga. As of now, it has won 8 times, draw 4 times, and lost 5 times.​​

FC Augsburg occupies the 15th place in the table with 18 points. It comes from a 0-0 draw against SpVgg Greuther Fürth in its last match in the Bundesliga. So far, it has won 4 times, draw 6 times, and lost 7 times.​​

Line-ups predictions​

These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.​

TSG Hoffenheim​

Line - Ups​
3-1-4-2
14 May
Borussia Mönchengladbach-TSG Hoffenheim
5-1
4-3-3
07 May
TSG Hoffenheim-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2-4
4-3-3
30 Apr
TSG Hoffenheim-SC Freiburg
3-4
3-4-2-1
23 Apr
Eintracht Frankfurt-TSG Hoffenheim
2-2
3-1-4-2
17 Apr
TSG Hoffenheim-SpVgg Greuther Fürth
0-0
3-4-1-2
10 Apr
RB Leipzig-TSG Hoffenheim
3-0
3-4-1-2
02 Apr
TSG Hoffenheim-VfL Bochum 1848
1-2
3-5-2
19 Mar
Hertha BSC-TSG Hoffenheim
3-0
5-4-1
12 Mar
TSG Hoffenheim-FC Bayern München
1-1
3-5-2
06 Mar
FC Köln-TSG Hoffenheim
0-1
3-4-2-1
25 Feb
TSG Hoffenheim-VfB Stuttgart
2-1
3-5-1-1
19 Feb
VfL Wolfsburg-TSG Hoffenheim
1-2
3-5-2
13 Feb
TSG Hoffenheim-DSC Arminia Bielefeld
2-0
3-4-2-1
05 Feb
FSV Mainz 05-TSG Hoffenheim
2-0
3-4-1-2
22 Jan
TSG Hoffenheim-Borussia Dortmund
2-3
3-1-4-2
15 Jan
FC Union Berlin-TSG Hoffenheim
2-1
3-1-4-2
08 Jan
TSG Hoffenheim-FC Augsburg
3-1
3-4-3
18 Dec
TSG Hoffenheim-Borussia Mönchengladbach
1-1
3-4-1-2
15 Dec
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-TSG Hoffenheim
2-2
3-4-3
11 Dec
SC Freiburg-TSG Hoffenheim
1-2
3-4-2-1
04 Dec
TSG Hoffenheim-Eintracht Frankfurt
3-2
4-3-3
27 Nov
SpVgg Greuther Fürth-TSG Hoffenheim
3-6
3-4-3
20 Nov
TSG Hoffenheim-RB Leipzig
2-0
3-1-4-2
06 Nov
VfL Bochum 1848-TSG Hoffenheim
2-0
3-4-1-2
29 Oct
TSG Hoffenheim-Hertha BSC
2-0
3-4-2-1
23 Oct
FC Bayern München-TSG Hoffenheim
4-0
3-4-1-2
15 Oct
TSG Hoffenheim-FC Köln
5-0
4-3-3
02 Oct
VfB Stuttgart-TSG Hoffenheim
3-1
4-2-2-2
25 Sep
TSG Hoffenheim-VfL Wolfsburg
3-1
4-2-3-1
18 Sep
DSC Arminia Bielefeld-TSG Hoffenheim
0-0
4-2-3-1
11 Sep
TSG Hoffenheim-FSV Mainz 05
0-2
4-2-3-1
27 Aug
Borussia Dortmund-TSG Hoffenheim
3-2
4-2-2-2
22 Aug
TSG Hoffenheim-FC Union Berlin
2-2
4-2-3-1
14 Aug
FC Augsburg-TSG Hoffenheim
0-4

TSG Hoffenheim has mostly adopted 2 line-ups: 3-4-1-2 and 4-2-3-1 (4 times or 23.53% each of them).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-1-2 (4 times), 4-2-3-1 (4 times), 3-4-3 (2 times), 3-4-2-1 (2 times), 4-3-3 (2 times), 4-2-2-2 (2 times) and 3-1-4-2 (once).

Sebastian Hoeneß is expected to play against FC Augsburg with the following players: O. Baumann, K. Vogt, S. Posch, C. Richards, K. Akpoguma, D. Raum, D. Geiger, A. Stiller, C. Baumgartner, I. Bebou and A. Kramarić.

Assuming that the line up is confirmed, the average age of TSG Hoffenheim would be 26.18.

Sebastian Hoeneß will probably not be able to employ J. Bruun Larsen because of injury.

E. Bičakčić, D. Samassekou, R. Skov and S. Adamyan will definitely miss the match.

FC Augsburg​

Line - Ups​
3-4-2-1
14 May
FC Augsburg-SpVgg Greuther Fürth
2-1
3-4-2-1
08 May
RB Leipzig-FC Augsburg
4-0
3-4-2-1
30 Apr
FC Augsburg-FC Köln
1-4
3-4-2-1
24 Apr
VfL Bochum 1848-FC Augsburg
0-2
4-4-2
16 Apr
FC Augsburg-Hertha BSC
0-1
4-4-2
09 Apr
FC Bayern München-FC Augsburg
1-0
3-4-2-1
06 Apr
FC Augsburg-FSV Mainz 05
2-1
3-4-2-1
03 Apr
FC Augsburg-VfL Wolfsburg
3-0
3-4-3
19 Mar
VfB Stuttgart-FC Augsburg
3-2
3-4-2-1
04 Mar
DSC Arminia Bielefeld-FC Augsburg
0-1
3-4-1-2
27 Feb
FC Augsburg-Borussia Dortmund
1-1
4-4-2
19 Feb
FC Augsburg-SC Freiburg
1-2
4-2-2-2
12 Feb
Borussia Mönchengladbach-FC Augsburg
3-2
4-2-2-2
05 Feb
FC Augsburg-FC Union Berlin
2-0
4-4-2
22 Jan
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FC Augsburg
5-1
4-4-2
16 Jan
FC Augsburg-Eintracht Frankfurt
1-1
4-2-2-2
08 Jan
TSG Hoffenheim-FC Augsburg
3-1
4-4-2
18 Dec
SpVgg Greuther Fürth-FC Augsburg
0-0
4-4-2
15 Dec
FC Augsburg-RB Leipzig
1-1
4-4-2
10 Dec
FC Köln-FC Augsburg
0-2
4-4-2
04 Dec
FC Augsburg-VfL Bochum 1848
2-3
4-4-2
27 Nov
Hertha BSC-FC Augsburg
1-1
4-4-2
19 Nov
FC Augsburg-FC Bayern München
2-1
4-4-1-1
06 Nov
VfL Wolfsburg-FC Augsburg
1-0
4-4-2
31 Oct
FC Augsburg-VfB Stuttgart
4-1
3-4-1-2
22 Oct
FSV Mainz 05-FC Augsburg
4-1
3-5-2
17 Oct
FC Augsburg-DSC Arminia Bielefeld
1-1
3-4-1-2
02 Oct
Borussia Dortmund-FC Augsburg
2-1
3-5-2
26 Sep
SC Freiburg-FC Augsburg
3-0
3-5-2
18 Sep
FC Augsburg-Borussia Mönchengladbach
1-0
5-3-2
11 Sep
FC Union Berlin-FC Augsburg
0-0
4-2-3-1
28 Aug
FC Augsburg-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1-4
4-2-3-1
21 Aug
Eintracht Frankfurt-FC Augsburg
0-0
4-2-3-1
14 Aug
FC Augsburg-TSG Hoffenheim
0-4

FC Augsburg has mostly adopted the 4-4-2 line-up most used during the season (7 times or 41.18%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-4-2 (7 times), 3-5-2 (3 times), 4-2-3-1 (3 times), 3-4-1-2 (2 times), 4-4-1-1 (once) and 5-3-2 (once).

Markus Weinzierl is expected to play against TSG Hoffenheim with the following players: R. Gikiewicz, I. Amaral Borduchi, J. Gouweleeuw, R. Gumny, R. Vargas, N. Dorsch, A. Maier, D. Caligiuri, A. Hahn and A. Zeqiri.

Suppose that the above line up is confirmed, the projected average age of FC Augsburg would be 27.50.

There are doubts about the presence of F. Uduokhai.

Markus Weinzierl will probably not be able to employ A. Finnbogason and F. Niederlechner because of injury.

T. Strobl will definitely miss the match.

Markus Weinzierl will not be able to have the presence of R. Oxford who is suspended​​.