- Team form: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II have won five, drawn five, and lost seven of their 17 3. Liga home matches in 2025/2026.
- Away record: FC Ingolstadt 04 have won five, drawn five, and lost seven of their 17 3. Liga away matches in 2025/2026.
Hoffenheim II home win at 2.23 - great value
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II are the favorites to take the points when they host FC Ingolstadt 04 on Saturday, but the visitors have poor recent form ahead of their 3. Liga clash.
Hoffenheim II come into this match in mixed form with two defeats, two draws and one win from their last five league games, while Ingolstadt are on a five-game losing streak, including two recent away defeats. Both teams have accumulated 40 points from 34 games in 3. Liga 2025-2026 so far, sitting 15th and 14th respectively in the 3. Liga standings.
An end-to-end clash of styles
Hoffenheim's approach
Stefan Kleineheismann’s Hoffenheim II team are a possession-based side, focused on developing young players and using the ball well in the style of their famous senior team. They tend to play their best football when they can progress the ball from the back through the thirds and have pace on the break.
Ingolstadt's approach
Ingolstadt, on the other hand, have been a much more direct team since Sabrina Wittmann took over the team in May 2024, playing wide and vertical whenever they can, winning second balls and aerial duels, and being more of a threat on set pieces.
Recent meeting
Their last head-to-head, which Ingolstadt won 3-2 at home in a 3. Liga match four months ago, was a lively clash in which both teams played in their respective styles.
Goals are the best play
Hoffenheim II have been particularly good at home, but a couple of recent results, a 1-1 draw against FC Schweinfurt and a defeat, demonstrate the inconsistency they have shown when playing at home.
The Over 2.5 goals market is 1.35, which is very short for any football game, but seems especially short for a match between two teams that are so deep in a relegation battle. Our preference, therefore, is to take a similar approach and back both teams to score.
Both teams to score is available at 1.34, which looks too short for a pair of teams that both like to attack and have both been exposed at the back recently. Hoffenheim II have the goal-scoring edge with 28 goals in 17 home matches, but Ingolstadt have 29 in as many on their travels, so both can definitely get in the book on the day.
We’re going for a Hoffenheim II win in a game where goals are likely at both ends and plenty of action can be expected on Saturday.
- Deniz Zeitler is the danger man for the hosts with 15 goals in 34 3. Liga games in 2025/2026, three of which have come in Hoffenheim II’s last five.
- Paul Hennrich has provided three assists in the same period, so he will also be a threat to Ingolstadt’s defense.
- Marcel Costly leads the line for the Bavarians with 13 strikes in 34 3. Liga matches and will be their best hope of causing problems for the home team’s defence.
