- Team form: OFI FC have been perfect at home this season, winning 4 of 4 in all competitions and conceding 0.00 goals per game.
- Recent form: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are 2-1-2 in their last 5 games in all competitions, which represents mixed form.
- Away stats: Hoffenheim's away games this term in all competitions are averaging 2.17 goals per-game scored and 1.83 goals per-game conceded.
An intriguing tactical matchup
OFI FC have been in top form at home this term and will be very tough to beat in this clash with German Bundesliga side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at the Pankritio Stadium, Greece. O Ómilos have won 3 straight games, including two back-to-back victories over A.E. Kifisia and Nestos Chrisoupolis at this venue before they grabbed a brilliant 1-0 victory away at Olympiakos last time out.
- Christos Kontis' side are set up in a compact three-at-the-back system, they're solid, structured and they've proven that they can hurt teams on the counterattack.
- They have won 6 of their last 10 in all competitions (W6, D1, L3), so they've hit a good patch of form heading into this crucial matchup with Hoffenheim.
A true test of Hoffenheim’s character
Playing style and tactics
Christian Ilzer's side are a fast, high-press team who change shape fluidly in order to force turnovers and attack quickly. In theory, this should be an interesting tactical battle between a high-press vs compact-counter clash and whichever team wins the central battles will have control of the game.
Form, odds and prediction
Hoffenheim's form has been up and down throughout this campaign and it continues to be so ahead of their trip to Greece. They're 2-1-2 across their last 5 (W2, D1, L2), winning 2-1 over Stuttgart last time out after suffering narrow defeats to Köln and Dortmund. Overall, they're 5-2-3 in their last 10 which isn't an excellent run, but it isn't a poor run either and Die Kraichgauer should be capable of coming out on top in this matchup on paper.
However, Hoffenheim are the 1.41 favourites here with OFI FC priced up at 6.8 and the draw at 4.65, which is surprising considering how good OFI's home form has been. OFI's defensive solidity clashes hard with Hoffenheim's average of 1.83 goals conceded per-game on the road, so this could be a tactical chess match in the end. We're going for over 2.5 goals and BTTS at 1.57 and 1.75 respectively, as Hoffenheim's games have been open on the road this season.
