1899 Hoffenheim 2-3 Borussia Dortmund: result and AI prediction

AI match recap

Dortmund arrive with the stronger early-season platform and a clear focal point in Guirassy, but this is not a comfortable defensive assignment. Hoffenheim's home intensity and recent success in this fixture give them a route into the game, especially if Asllani is passed fit. The visitors' depleted back line is the match's central counterweight to their superior control in midfield. Expect an open contest once either side breaks the first press.

Head-to-head analysis

Dortmund have a narrow edge in the supplied recent series, but Hoffenheim won the latest meeting at SNP Arena. This fixture has regularly produced open matches, with neither side consistently able to suppress the other's transition threat.

Injuries and absences

Dortmund's absences are most damaging in the defensive unit: Schlotterbeck's build-up quality and Can's leadership are missing, while Bensebaini's status affects the balance of the back three. Hoffenheim need clarity on Asllani and Prass, whose availability would improve the hosts' attacking rotation and left-sided width.

Form (last 5)

1899 Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund stats

Last meetings

• 2026-04-181899 Hoffenheim 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
• 2025-12-07Borussia Dortmund 2-0 1899 Hoffenheim
• 2025-04-261899 Hoffenheim 2-3 Borussia Dortmund
• 2024-12-15Borussia Dortmund 1-1 1899 Hoffenheim
• 2024-02-25Borussia Dortmund 2-3 1899 Hoffenheim
• 2023-11-01Borussia Dortmund 1-0 1899 Hoffenheim

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