Germany - BundesligaPreZero ArenaData current as of October 23, 2026

Hoffenheim vs Stuttgart: match statistics

Hoffenheim crest
Hoffenheim
2 : 1half-time 1:0
Stuttgart crest
Stuttgart

Hoffenheim vs Stuttgart: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Hoffenheim played against Stuttgart in Bundesliga (Germany). The game was played on September 12, 2026. Venue: PreZero Arena. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Hoffenheim has 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. Stuttgart has 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 1.50 points per game.

Scoring records

Hoffenheim scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 3.00. Stuttgart scores 2.50 and allows 3.00. Games in this league average 3.95 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Hoffenheim's games and 100% of Stuttgart's. The Over 2.5 rates are 100% and 100%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 79% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Hoffenheim has the higher season xG average, 1.90 to 1.82 per game. Hoffenheim takes 16.5 shots per game, while Stuttgart takes 16.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Hoffenheim leads at halftime in 100% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Stuttgart leads at halftime in 50% and scores 2.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Hoffenheim's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (1 goals). For Stuttgart, it is minutes 46-60 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Bundesliga games average 3.95 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 79% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 2 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Hoffenheim remain winless after their first two league matches, but they create significantly more chances at home, averaging 18 shots, including 6 on target, with an xG of 2.09. Stuttgart are in better recent form, having won 3 of their last 5 matches and scored 12 goals during that run, compared with Hoffenheim’s 10. However, the visitors’ extremely poor away defensive record could prove decisive: they concede an average of 5 goals and allow opponents chances worth 2.40 xG per match. The hosts are also vulnerable defensively, conceding an average of 3 goals at home and keeping no clean sheets, so this is expected to be an open, high-scoring encounter. Hoffenheim’s advantage in chance creation and possession, averaging 60% compared with Stuttgart’s 41%, slightly favors the hosts to end their winless run.

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BTTS - will both teams score?

The signal for both teams to score is strong, as both Hoffenheim and Stuttgart have recorded BTTS in 100% of their matches this season, and neither side has kept a clean sheet yet. Hoffenheim score an average of 4.0 goals at home and concede 1.0, while Stuttgart score an average of 1.0 goal away from home but concede as many as 5.0. The hosts create a high volume of chances, as confirmed by an average of 22 shots, 8 shots on target and an xG of 2.39, while Stuttgart’s defense allows an xG of 2.40. The visitors have solid grounds to respond, having scored an average of 2.4 goals in their last five matches, while Hoffenheim conceded 2.2 goals per game during the same period. Both teams’ recent BTTS rate stands at 60%, so despite the season sample being very small, the scenario of at least one goal for each side remains clearly more likely than BTTS - No, meaning that at least one team fails to score.

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Over/Under - goals analysis

Hoffenheim have averaged 2.0 goals scored and 2.2 conceded in their last five matches, while Stuttgart have scored 2.4 goals per game. The hosts create a high volume of chances, with an average xG of 2.39 and 8 shots on target, while Stuttgart allow opponents an xG of 2.40. In their last five appearances, both teams recorded matches with Over 2.5 goals in 100% and 80% of cases, respectively, with a combined total of 22 goals scored. The strongest pick is Over 1.5 goals, as both teams’ current attacking metrics and defensive weaknesses clearly reduce the likelihood of a match finishing with no more than one goal.

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HT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario

The strongest signal points to Hoffenheim leading at the break and maintaining their winning position, as the home data shows that the hosts won 100% of their matches, while Stuttgart lost 100% of their away fixtures. Hoffenheim score an average of 4.0 goals at home and register 8 shots on target per match, whereas the visitors concede as many as 5.0 goals away from home. The hosts’ advantage is also evident before half-time: they have scored an average of 1.0 goal, conceded none, and led in 100% of such matches, while Stuttgart were always behind at the break, scoring 0.0 goals. After the interval, the hosts add an average of 3.0 goals, while Stuttgart’s defense allows an average of 4.0 goals during that period, further strengthening the 1/1 scenario. Recent form favors Stuttgart, who have won 3 of their last 5 matches, but Hoffenheim have the higher xG in this season-long comparison, 2.39 versus 1.24, so the hosts remain the favorites.

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Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

43Possession (%)57
HoffenheimStuttgart
20Shots16
HoffenheimStuttgart
8Shots on target5
HoffenheimStuttgart
2.23xG1.71
HoffenheimStuttgart
5Corners7
HoffenheimStuttgart
56Dangerous attacks48
HoffenheimStuttgart
15Fouls8
HoffenheimStuttgart
1Cards0
HoffenheimStuttgart

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

2Goals scored / game2.5
HoffenheimStuttgart
3Goals allowed / game3
HoffenheimStuttgart
60%Average possession50%
HoffenheimStuttgart
5Shots on target / game6
HoffenheimStuttgart

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16.5Shots per game16.5
HoffenheimStuttgart
5Shots on target6
HoffenheimStuttgart
12.1%Shot conversion15.2%
HoffenheimStuttgart
60%Possession50%
HoffenheimStuttgart
1.9xG for1.82
HoffenheimStuttgart
1.51xG against2.01
HoffenheimStuttgart

Shooting quality

Hoffenheim: DominantStuttgart: Attacking
HoffenheimStuttgart
Accuracy (shots on target)30%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.42

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Hoffenheim
LL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% D100% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.90Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Stuttgart
LW
Season result split
50% W0% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.5Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.82Opponent xG: 2.01BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Stuttgart is 25% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - Hoffenheim · 2.5 goals / game - Stuttgart

Hoffenheim scoring profile: very strong

Hoffenheim scores in 100% of games (2 of 2 games), while Stuttgart keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 games).

Stuttgart scoring profile: very strong

Stuttgart scores in 100% of games (2 of 2 games), while Hoffenheim keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 games).

4Goals scored (season)5
HoffenheimStuttgart
6Goals conceded (season)6
HoffenheimStuttgart
5Average goals per game5.5
HoffenheimStuttgart
4Goals scored (last 5)5
HoffenheimStuttgart
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
HoffenheimStuttgart

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
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100%2 goals50%
HoffenheimStuttgart
0%3 goals50%
HoffenheimStuttgart
0%4 goals50%
HoffenheimStuttgart

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
HoffenheimStuttgart
100%2 goals50%
HoffenheimStuttgart
100%3 goals50%
HoffenheimStuttgart
0%4 goals50%
HoffenheimStuttgart

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
HoffenheimStuttgart
0%BTTS in both halves0%
HoffenheimStuttgart
100%Scored in both halves50%
HoffenheimStuttgart

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
HoffenheimStuttgart
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
HoffenheimStuttgart
100%BTTS - last 5100%
HoffenheimStuttgart

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
HoffenheimStuttgart
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
HoffenheimStuttgart
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
HoffenheimStuttgart

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
HoffenheimStuttgart
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
HoffenheimStuttgart
100%Min. 3 goals after half-time100%
HoffenheimStuttgart

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Hoffenheim is 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

3 pts / game - Hoffenheim · 1.5 pts / game - Stuttgart

Hoffenheim - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
Stuttgart - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per game (1st half)1.5
HoffenheimStuttgart
1Goals scored (1st half)0.5
HoffenheimStuttgart
0Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
HoffenheimStuttgart
1Average goals (1st half)1
HoffenheimStuttgart
100%Clean sheet before half-time50%
HoffenheimStuttgart
0%No goal before half-time50%
HoffenheimStuttgart

After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per game (2nd half)1.5
HoffenheimStuttgart
1Goals scored (2nd half)2
HoffenheimStuttgart
3Goals conceded (2nd half)2.5
HoffenheimStuttgart
4Average goals (2nd half)4.5
HoffenheimStuttgart
0%Clean sheet after half-time0%
HoffenheimStuttgart
0%No goal after half-time0%
HoffenheimStuttgart

Hoffenheim - second-half results

0% W0% D100% L
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 100% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+3.0

Allows 3.0 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Stuttgart - second-half results

50% W0% D50% L
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+2.0

Allows 2.0 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Hoffenheim - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.000.00
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.03.0
Average goals per game1.04.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%100%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+2-4
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Stuttgart - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.501.50
Goals scored / game0.52.0
Goals allowed / game0.52.5
Average goals per game1.04.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%100%
Clean sheet50%0%
No goal50%0%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Hoffenheim
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
3
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Stuttgart
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

5.25
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.5 : 2.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
133%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-43%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Hoffenheim

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-1.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
184%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Stuttgart

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.68
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.99
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
153%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.5
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

HoffenheimLigaStuttgart
Average goals per game▲ 5.003.95▲ 5.50
Both teams scored▲ 100%58%▲ 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 100%79%▲ 100%
Clean sheets▼ 0%26%▼ 0%
Goal before half-time▲ 100%89%▲ 100%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%79%▲ 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.95
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
79%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
2.32
Home goals / game
1.63
Away goals / game
+42%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defensive advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
79%
2 goals
63%
3 goals
32%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. HoffenheimGoalAdam HložekAssist: Bambasé Conté
  2. StuttgartSubstitutionOn: Yanik SpaltOff: Angelo Stiller
  3. HoffenheimSubstitutionOn: Patrick WimmerOff: Bambasé Conté
  4. HoffenheimYellow cardWouter Burger
  5. HoffenheimGoalAdam HložekAssist: Adam Daghim

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Hoffenheim's perspective: 0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses against Stuttgart. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Hoffenheim vs Stuttgart?

The Bundesliga match finished Hoffenheim 2:1 Stuttgart. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Hoffenheim and Stuttgart?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Hoffenheim won 0, Stuttgart won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Hoffenheim vs Stuttgart?

Hoffenheim score 2.00 goals per game on average and Stuttgart 2.50. The Bundesliga average is 3.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 79% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Hoffenheim's matches and 100% of Stuttgart's.

What form are Hoffenheim and Stuttgart in?

Over the last 5 games Hoffenheim have a 0-0-2 record (0.00 points per game) and Stuttgart 1-0-1 (1.50 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Hoffenheim vs Stuttgart?

The statistical background for Hoffenheim vs Stuttgart — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.