TSG Hoffenheim enter Darmstadt 98 contest as hot favourites

Darmstadt 98 host TSG Hoffenheim this Sunday at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor for matchday 33 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Torsten Lieberknecht's team are 18th in the table with 17 points, while Pellegrino Matarazzo's team are 8th with 40 points. The match will be broadcast live at 09:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After losing 3-0 in the last match against Wolfsburg (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), Darmstadt 98 receive TSG Hoffenheim, who drew 1-1 against RB Leipzig (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). On the other hand, Pellegrino Matarazzo's team has recorded a six-game unbeaten sequence in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. A look back at the history books shows that the two sides have faced each other fifteen times previously: both sides recording five wins. Specifically in the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, TSG Hoffenheim and Torsten Lieberknecht's team have both 2 victories.

In the 1. Bundesliga, five games were played between the two teams, with 1 win for TSG Hoffenheim, 3 draws and 1 win for Darmstadt 98.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from Darmstadt 98's most influential players, Marcel Schuhen is the most used player in a total of 30 games (2700 min). Tim Skarke is their current best scorer with 8 goals. As for TSG Hoffenheim, Oliver Baumann is the most used player in a total of 32 games (2880 min). Maximilian Beier has scored 13 goals, the most across TSG Hoffenheim's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 3-3. TSG Hoffenheim are given the favouritism to win this match.