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Bundesliga · Matchweek 17

Hoffenheim

HOF

RB Leipzig

RBL

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Hoffenheim33%
Draw26%
RB Leipzig40%

Expected goals

1.40 – 1.56

Over 2.5

56%

Both to score

60%

Fair handicap

0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1111.6%
  • 128.7%
  • 018.5%
  • 217.8%
  • 107.6%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

54%Possession61%
45%Territory51%
25%From set plays31%
0.12Chance quality0.12
5.3%Directness3.7%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Hoffenheim, 3 for RB Leipzig. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 24 of 27 matches, not the full season.