Form guide
Leverkusen are fourth with 13 points and unbeaten in five: 4-0 against Union Berlin, 2-2 at Augsburg, 2-0 against RB Leipzig, 4-3 at Mainz and 2-1 against Freiburg. They won 2-0 at OFI Crete in the Europa League on Thursday.
Hoffenheim are 14th with six points. Their last five: a 3-2 home defeat by Dortmund, a 2-1 win over Stuttgart, a 3-1 defeat at Paderborn, a 3-2 home defeat by Hamburg and a 2-1 win at Mönchengladbach. They have scored in six straight league games.
Head-to-head
Leverkusen have won seven of the 13 league games at Hoffenheim since 2012, with Hoffenheim winning four.
Our prediction and why
We take Over 1.5 goals. Every one of both teams' last five league games had at least two goals, and all five of Hoffenheim's had at least three.
We also take Over 2.5 goals. Leverkusen scored four in two of their last five, and Hoffenheim keep scoring and conceding. The bookmakers price over 2.5 at 1.40.
Hoffenheim
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