Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin Prediction & Betting Tips (31 January)

It's day and night between this Hoffenheim team this season and that of last year which could only take 15th place in the final ranking. Today, this team is installed on the 3rd step of the ranking even before facing Werder Bremen this week in a late match on the 16th day. In full confidence before this poster, TSG had won its first matches of 2026. Indeed, Hoffe's players had been very solid to defeat Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-1, Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 and Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3 in their last 3 duels since the winter break. Opposite, Union Berlin is blowing hot and cold this year but they still seem to have the margin necessary to hope to validate its maintenance fairly quickly.

Indeed, the capital club still occupies 9th place in the ranking with a fairly comfortable cushion of 9 points ahead of the first relegation. Be careful not to relax too much for the Iron Men who still haven't won since the start of the year. And after having aligned 3 parity scores against Mainz 2-2, Augsburg 1-1 and Stuttgart 1-1, the Berliners had the cup at home last weekend against Dortmund 0-3. 

The list of absences for the TSG side is quite small since only the Japanese defender Machida as well as the little or no used Hlozek and Campell still have to wait patiently in the infirmary. Otherwise, it’s all hands on deck for this team where danger can come from anywhere. Indeed, several members of this team display very good statistics. We think of the very good Asllani (6 goals, 3 assists in the Bundesliga) and the formidable Prömel (5 goals, 2 assists), Lemperle (6 goals, 2 assists), Burger (4 goals, 5 assists) and Kramaric (6 goals, 3 assists) who could all appear in the starting 11. On the Union side, the Danish midfielder Skov, the unused Bogdanov and potential starters Rothe (defender) and Skarke (forward, 1 goal) will stay away from the field this week.

On the other hand, left back Köhn makes his return after being suspended in recent days. After starting the season well, the good striker Ansah (5 goals) is marking time. We also find in this team the Scottish Burke (4 goals), the Serbian Ilic (7 assists decisive), the supersub Ljubicic (2 goals) and the prolific defender central Doekhi (4 goals). Probable lineups for Hoffenheim - Union Berlin:Hoffenheim: Baumann - Coufal, Hranac, Hajdari (or Kabak), Bernardo - Avdullahu, Burger - Kramaric, Asllani, Prass, Lemperle.