- Recent form: Wehen Wiesbaden have lost their last two games (2-3 vs Osnabrueck at home, 2-1 to Energie Cottbus away).
- Away form: Hoffenheim II have lost their last two away games, but beat Saarbruecken 3-2 at home last time out.
- Home form: Wehen Wiesbaden have won 10 of their 18 home matches in the 3.Liga 2025-2026, scoring 37 goals.
Prudent Wiesbaden should prevail in end-to-end classic
Wehen Wiesbaden
SV Wehen Wiesbaden (10th, 50 points from 37 games) have been a mid-table team throughout the 3.Liga 2025-2026 season with Daniel Scherning’s pragmatic approach since taking over in November 2025. The head coach has stressed tactical discipline and the importance of structured transitions, so his side should be in a good position to secure the win on Saturday when they face off against 16th-placed TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II (43 points from 37 matches).
Hoffenheim II form
Hoffenheim II have been in mixed form of late, losing three, drawing one and winning one of their last five fixtures. However, they did beat Saarbruecken 3-2 in their home game last matchday, while falling 2-1 at Jahn Regensburg the previous weekend.
Stefan Kleineheismann has done a great job since July 2025 to promote the TSG academy’s progressive, possession-heavy approach to the game.
Familiar foes set to produce an entertaining matchup
Recent meeting and odds
Hoffenheim II beat Wehen 3-1 at home in the 3.Liga four months ago, but there is no doubting who the favourites are for Saturday’s game with the hosts priced at 1.84 on the betting markets. Wehen have gone five matches without a win (D2, L3), but there is a feeling that their season-long consistency will return to form.
Home and away records
The hosts are winless in their last two at home, but Hoffenheim II have lost 10 of their 18 away games this season, winning 6. Wehen have scored 37 goals in their 18 matches on home turf, so that has to be taken into consideration alongside Hoffenheim’s record of conceding 2 goals per away match.
The goalie can’t keep both teams from scoring
Key players
- Moritz Flotho is the top scorer for Wehen with 12 goals in 35 league matches this season.
- He has been in and out of the starting line-up of late, but has scored three of Wehen’s last nine 3.Liga goals.
- Lucas Brumme can provide some spark and drive from midfield, but Hoffenheim II can always rely on Deniz Zeitler to keep the pressure on the goalie with 15 goals in 37 appearances this campaign.
Tactical outlook and betting
Hoffenheim II’s goals have been spread around of late, but Oskar Hencke has popped up with two goals in the last five. Wehen’s compact nature and Hoffenheim’s preference to play possession-based football on the front foot, should see lots of action at both ends of the field in a contest that should suit the home team’s style of play.
Over 2.5 goals looks very short at 1.35, but the Both Teams to Score - Yes option is coming in at a very skinny 1.36. A home win for the favourites is expected with Both Teams to Score in the game, but the main selection will be for Over 2.5 goals as the odds reflect the likelihood of each team scoring and a goalmouth goal bonanza.
