Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th May 2025

Hoffenheim welcome Bayern Munich on Saturday in the Bundesliga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 34 match.

Sitting top of the table, Bayern Munich claimed 79 points after 33 rounds, while Hoffenheim have amassed 32 points. This ranks the latter as number 15 in the Bundesliga before the next round.

Although Hoffenheim are behind Bayern Munich in the table by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Bundesliga would be huge for the hosts.

When it comes to goal-scoring Hoffenheim could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 18 times. This is an average of 1.8 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two games.

Bayern Munich scored a decent 26 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.6 goals per game. They allowed a total of 13 goals against, an average of 1.3 goals per match, while achieving three clean sheets.

Hoffenheim took a hit when Bayern Munich handed them a 5-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 4-2 win.

Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 2-3 against Borussia Dortmund. Afterwards, they recorded a 4-4 draw with Borussia Moenchengladbach, before also drawing 2-2 with Wolfsburg. Hoffenheim just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the PreZero Arena. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded ten goals.

They went into the season as candidates for the drop, and unfortunately for Hoffenheim, they have lived up to expectations. As the season draws to a close, they are still in with a chance of escaping relegation, though.

Bayern Munich Form

In their last three matches, Bayern Munich beat Mainz 05 3-0, drew 3-3 with RB Leipzig and beat Borussia Moenchengladbach by 2-0. Bayern Munich won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 14 goals whilst conceding six.

With Bayern Munich looking strong, we expect them to get the better of Hoffenheim, and with goals flowing freely, the hosts could be in for a hammering.

Hoffenheim fought their way to one wins and six points from their last 11 games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 13 times in these matches, but also let in 27 goals. Bayern Munich took nine wins and 28 points in the previous 11 encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga, as they scored 38 goals while also allowing 12 against. Hoffenheim are looking at a record of seven wins, 11 draws and 15 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayern Munich are looking at 24 wins, seven draws and two defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

Christian Ilzer will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bayern Munich from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Jakob Busk (0/0), Luca Philipp (0/6), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/27), Arthur Chaves (1/25), Christopher Lenz (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/31), Leo Oestigard (0/10), Ozan Kabak (0/0), Pavel Kaderabek (2/23), Robin Hranac (0/0), Stanley N'Soki (0/22), Valentin Gendrey (1/22), Alexander Prass (0/22), Anton Stach (1/29), David Jurasek (0/14), Dennis Geiger (0/19), Diadie Samassekou (0/8), Finn Becker (0/12), Grischa Proemel (0/0), Tom Bischof (5/30), Umut Tohumcu (0/11), Adam Hlozek (8/26), Andrej Kramaric (11/31), Bazoumana Toure (0/12), David Mokwa (0/0), Erencan Yardimci (0/8), Gift Orban (4/13), Haris Tabakovic (3/22), Ihlas Bebou (0/0), Marius Buelter (7/24), Max Moerstedt (0/12).

Bayern Munich Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bayern Munich. The 39 year-old Vincent Kompany will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Peretz (0/3), Jonas Urbig (0/8), Manuel Neuer (0/21), Sven Ulreich (0/1), Alphonso Davies (1/19), Dayot Upamecano (2/20), Eric Dier (2/20), Hiroki Ito (1/6), Joshua Kimmich (2/32), Josip Stanisic (0/13), Min-Jae Kim (2/27), Raphael Guerreiro (4/22), Sacha Boey (0/12), Tarek Buchmann (0/0), Aleksandar Pavlovic (1/20), Jamal Musiala (12/25), Joao Palhinha (0/17), Konrad Laimer (2/28), Leon Goretzka (4/25), Leroy Sane (11/29), Gabriel Vidovic (0/0), Harry Kane (25/30), Kingsley Coman (5/27), Michael Olise (11/33), Serge Gnabry (6/26), Thomas Muller (1/29).

Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich Team News

Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich Lineups

Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich H2H

Hoffenheim took a hit when Bayern Munich handed them a 5-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 4-2 win. Bayern Munich often enjoy happy days when facing Hoffenheim, claiming six wins in the last ten meetings. Bayern Munich hammered their next opponents by 5-0 in the most recent meeting. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 11/23.

Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich Results

The past ten matches between Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/4 with the bookies.

Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich Betting Tips

With three goals in six matches Andrej Kramaric has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Bayern Munich and their defence. The visitors hope Harry Kane adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Hoffenheim won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at PreZero Arena. They drew four and lost four as well, while Bayern Munich won six of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost zero. Goals are flowing freely for Hoffenheim on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Bayern Munich''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out six times in the past ten encounters between Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich, with the former on an average of 1.1 goals a game. Bayern Munich scored 2.9 goals per game and both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Hoffenheim’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Bayern Munich, who managed to hit the net 2.4 times on average in these games.