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Winless Arminia Bielefeld will hope to pick up their first three points of the season when they host TSG Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Frank Kramer’s side are one of four teams who have still not won a game in the German top-flight, as they have drawn three and lost one of their four games so far.
Arminia were comfortably beaten 3-1 by Borussia Monchengladbach in the previous game and will have to muster up a stronger performance defensively against Hoffenheim.
Hoffenheim, on the other hand, have had a mixed start to the season. After their dominant 4-0 win on the opening day of the season, they have failed to win a single game in the league.
Back-to-back losses against Borussia Dortmund and Mainz mean Hoffenheim will head into the clash against Arminia under a bit of pressure.
Arminia Bielefeld vs Hoffenheim Head-to-head
The two sides have faced off just four times, and Arminia have never won against Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim have won this fixture twice, and two games have ended as draws.
Heading into the clash, both sides are in a rough patch of form, so it could go either way.
Arminia Bielefeld form guide: D-D-D-L
Hoffenheim form guide: W-D-L-L
Arminia Bielefeld vs Hoffenheim Team News
Arminia Bielefeld
Andres Andrade is training, but is not fully match fit yet. Amos Pieper is also a doubt for the game. Edimilson Fernandes and Sebastian Vasiliadis are not expected to feature.
Injured: Edimilson Fernandes, Sebastian Vasiliadis
Doubtful: Andres Andrade, Amos Pieper
Suspended: None
Hoffenheim
Ermin Bicakcic, Havard Nordtveit and Benjamin Hubner are still not available and are expected to miss out. Sebastian Rudy is doubtful for the game as he struggles with a back injury.
Ihlas Bebou is back in training after recovering from COVID-19, and could be part of the squad come Saturday.
Injured: Ermin Bicakcic, Havard Nordtveit, Benjamin Hubner
Doubtful: Sebastian Rudy
Suspended: None
Arminia Bielefeld vs Hoffenheim Predicted Lineups
Arminia Bielefeld Probable XI (4-2-3-1): Stefan Ortega; Cedric Brunner, Amos Pieper, Joakim Nilsson, Jacob Barrett Laursen; Manuel Prietl, Alessandro Schöpf; Robin Hack, Patrick Wimmer, Masaya Okugawa; Fabian Klos
Hoffenheim Probable XI (4-2-3-1): Oliver Baumann; David Raum, Chris Richards, Kevin Vogt, Stefan Posch; Florian Grillitsch, Denns Geiger; Jacob Bruun Larsen, Christoph Baumgartner, Andrej Kramaric; Georginio Rutter
Arminia Bielefeld vs Hoffenheim Prediction
Both teams are desperate for a win, but we see them canceling each other out in a low-scoring draw.
Prediction: Arminia Bielefeld 1-1 Hoffenheim
