Bundesliga 20th matchday, Sunday, 02/02/2025 at 5:30 pm
During the week, Leverkusen and Hoffenheim were in action in the European Cup. Bayer won 2-0 at home against Sparta Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday, thus securing a direct ticket to the last sixteen.
And TSG also celebrated their first away win of the season with a 4-3 win at Anderlecht on the last matchday of the Europa League. However, the Kraichgauer missed out on the playoffs because the necessary help did not materialize, and can now concentrate on the Bundesliga.
There, the men of coach Christian Ilzer finally want to get more points between themselves and the danger zone. But my Leverkusen Hoffenheim prediction doesn’t give the Badeners much hope.
Because the task of visiting the reigning champions is currently one of the most difficult in the German top flight. In addition, the Werkself already left points on the past BL match day and does not want to let the gap to Bayern get even bigger.
In the end, I feel the same way as the bookies. Despite an upward trend in form in the BayArena, there is not much to be gained for the guests. For this reason, I am betting on “Leverkusen to win & over 2.5 goals” at odds of 1.50 at Interwetten.
The betting providers’ prediction?
The team in second place in the table welcomes the team in 15th place in their own stadium. The Leverkusen Hoffenheim odds are already clear from this constellation.
A win for the home team will get you odds of 1.25 in the best case. On the other side, you can find betting odds between 9.50 and 12.0 for the guests to win in the best sports betting apps.
KI-Prognose Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim: That’s what ChatGPT tips
I also asked ChatGPT for three tips for the Leverkusen Hoffenheim prediction. With a low risk, the AI suggests the tip “Leverkusen leads at half-time”.
I can live with this suggestion, which you can play with odds of 1.62 after registering with the provider Betano. After all, Bayer will be going full throttle from the start after the draw against Leipzig on the last matchday.
In addition, the Werkself have already scored 28 times in the first halves of this Bundesliga season, which is the league record. Of course, those who like to take a medium risk will also be rewarded with higher odds.
So NEO.bet has odds of 1.92 for “Over 3.5 goals in the game”. You can also find all the information about registering with NEO.bet on our site. I can support this suggestion with a clear conscience as well.
Because Bayer has the second-best offense behind Bayern, while TSG, with 37 goals conceded, has the fourth-weakest offense in the top flight. Of course, ChatGPT always has a high-risk tip in store.
And for the Leverkusen Hoffenheim tip “1st goal Hoffenheim” there are also nice odds of 3.85 at Winamax. But even if you, as a new customer, claim the Winamax betting bonus beforehand, this tip is still very risky.
Analysis: Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim
With eight wins in a row, Bayer had reduced the gap in the league to Bayern from nine to four points. Last weekend’s 2-2 draw in Leipzig was another small setback, however.
As previously in the 2-1 loss at Atletico Madrid, Leverkusen also squandered a lead against the Bulls. This time it was a 2-0 lead. As a result, the reigning double winner has only managed to get one point out of the two matches against RB this season.
In addition, coach Xabi Alonso’s team have already thrown away 13 points after taking the lead in the Bundesliga this season. No other first division team has a higher number.
Odds Analysis
The Leverkusen Hoffenheim tips from the AI are not enough for you? No problem! As already mentioned, Bayer is particularly strong on a Sunday. The Werkself won their last three Sunday games and always scored at least four times.
For the “Leverkusen over 3.5 goals” bet, you get odds of 3.00 at Bet365. And of course, I also have Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick on my list. The Czech scored 13 goals in his last nine Bundesliga appearances.
He has scored more goals against TSG (5 goals, 3 assists) than against any other team in the Bundesliga. So there is not much to be said against the tip “Schick scores” and the odds of 1.71 at Oddset.
Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim: TSG is showing the first signs of progress
Christian Ilzer has taken on a difficult task in Hoffenheim. After a 4-3 home win at the start of the season, TSG initially went six games without a win in the league under the new coach (2W, 4D).
But the trend of the last few games is hopeful. In Kiel, the Kraichgauer finally celebrated their first away win of the season (3:1) on the penultimate matchday.
Last weekend, the team from Baden were twice behind at home against Frankfurt, but in the end, with a lot of effort and willpower, they earned a late equalizer to make the final score 2:2.
And in the Europa League, the coach had to throw numerous youngsters into the deep end after a major injury crisis in Anderlecht on Thursday.
The guests were extremely efficient in Brussels and played themselves into a frenzy, especially after the break. After taking a 4-1 lead, Hoffenheim held on for a 4-3 win.
Now the Kraichgauers also want to follow up in the Bundesliga. The cushion to the relegation rank is only one place and four points. With 18 points after 19 games, TSG is playing its weakest Bundesliga season since 2015/16.
In the away table, seven points from nine games is only enough for 14th place. Defense continues to be a problem area. Only Kiel 1 has fewer clean sheets than TSG (2).
The coach is hoping for the return of Kramaric, Yardimci, Stach and Prass on Sunday. Baumann, Bebou, Kabak, Prömel, Samassekou, Tabakovic and Tohumcu will not be available.
Leverkusen is not one of Hoffenheim’s favorite opponents. TSG only conceded more Bundesliga defeats (21) against Bayern Munich than against Bayer 04 (20).
They have only managed seven wins against the Werkself, with six draws. In the BayArena, there were nine successes for the home side, with three draws and four defeats.
The last success of the Kraichgauer was a 3-0 in August 2022 at B04. Since Xabi Alonso took over as Leverkusen coach, however, Hoffenheim have not scored a point.
The goal difference during this period also speaks for the reigning champions and supports my Leverkusen Hoffenheim tip, which assumes a few goals.
My Leverkusen Hoffenheim tip:
Hoffenheim has certainly shown a lot of promise recently. But now the reigning champions are back in form, full of confidence and dangerous in front of goal.
In addition, TSG coach Ilzer will continue to have to manage without a number of key players. The direct comparison of the Baden team against the Werkself under coach Alonso does not give the guests much hope either.
Furthermore, the hosts will be looking for redemption after the 2-2 draw in Leipzig. So for me, there is no way around a home win on Sunday. A few goals are likely to be scored in the process.
My betting tip for the Leverkusen Hoffenheim game: Leverkusen win & Over 2.5 goals!