Hamburger SV vs Hoffenheim Prediction & Betting Tips (25 April)

Promoted to the elite last summer, Hamburg are on track to maintain their place at the highest level of German football. The promoted players are in a very suitable 13th place in the standings with a still fairly comfortable lead of 6 points over the play-off, Sankt Pauli, before the last 4 days. Be careful, however, for HSV who haven't won for 5 days and who even have 3 losses in 4 matches. Dominated by Borussia Dortmund 3-2, Merlin Polzin's men were then able to take a point against Augsburg 1-1 before losing again against Stuttgart 4-0 and against Werder Bremen 3-1 last weekend. Long present in the top 4 of the ranking, Hoffenheim experienced a big downturn for several weeks to the point of being relegated to 5th place in the ranking.

However, TSG has not completely abandoned its hopes of qualifying for the Champions League and is only 2 points behind 4th place occupied by Stuttgart. Since his last setback against Mainz 1-2, Hoffe had to be content with sharing the points with Augsburg 2-2. Finally, last weekend, Christian Ilzer's men returned to success by winning at home against Borussia Dortmund 2-1. 

On the HSV side, defender Rossing-Lelesiit, replacement goalkeeper Dickes as well as Danish striker Poulsen are all missing at the moment. To this we add that senior midfielder Lokonga (5 goals), senior defender Vuskovic (5 goals) and striker Dompé (3 goals) are not guaranteed to be able to play after being absent last weekend. Finally, left back Muheim was injured on the last day and he too is uncertain while midfielder Otele will be suspended after being sent off. The French striker Rayan Philippe and the interesting Königsdörffer, who each have 5 goals scored, are available. Hoffenheim will not be at full strength for this meeting.

The Japanese defender Machida and the little used Hlozek are in fact on the flank in the same way as the French defender Gendrey. Out injured last weekend, midfielder Bürger (4 goals, 5 assists) and left back Bernardo could also be missing. On the other hand, coach Christian Ilzer can count on the services of the prolific Lemperle (7 goals), the formidable Prömel (6 goals, 2 assists) and the Albanian striker Asllani (9 goals, 6 assists in the Bundesliga) in particular. Last week, it was Croatian international Kramaric (12 goals, 5 assists) who was the hero of the match with a double including a penalty scored in the 98th minute of play. The probable line-ups for Hamburg - Hoffenheim:

• Summary: Hamburger SV played against TSG Hoffenheim in 1 matches this season. Currently, Hamburger SV rank 14th, while TSG Hoffenheim hold 5th position. Looking to compare the best-rated player on both teams? Sofascore's rating system assigns each player a specific rating based on numerous data factors.
• Referee: Robert Schröder
• Hamburger SV Feedinco Rating: 6.77
• Hoffenheim Feedinco Rating: 6.84