Hoffenheim vs Hamburger SV Prediction and Betting Tips | December 13th 2025

The German Bundesliga returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Hoffenheim play host to Hamburger SV at the PreZero Arena on Saturday. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since April 2018, when Christian Ilzer's men picked up a comfortable 2-0 victory on home turf.

Hamburger were outclassed by Borussia Dortmund last Sunday as they fell to a 2-0 defeat when the two sides squared off at the Signal Iduna Park.

Ilzer's side had gone unbeaten in each of their previous five matches across all competitions, picking up four wins and one draw since the start of November.

It has been a solid league campaign for Hoffenheim so far, as they sit fifth in the Bundesliga table with 23 points from 13 matches, level on points with fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen.

Meanwhile, Hamburger secured consecutive wins for the first time since returning to the top flight last weekend when they edged out Werder Bremen 3-2 on home turf.

Before that, Merlin Polzin’s men snapped their five-game winless run in the league on November 30, when they edged out Stuttgart 2-1 on home turf, three days before losing on penalties to Holstein Kiel in the DFB Pokal.

Hamburger have picked up 15 points from their 13 Bundesliga matches so far to sit 13th in the table, level on points with 12th-placed Union Berlin.

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Hoffenheim vs Hamburger SV Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• With nine wins from the last 21 meetings between the sides, Hamburger boast a slightly superior record in the history of this fixture.
• Hoffenheim have picked up eight wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on four occasions.
• Hamburger are the only side yet to win an away game in the league this season, having picked up two draws and lost four of their six matches so far.
• Hoffenheim are on a run of three consecutive home wins, scoring nine goals and conceding twice, having lost the five games preceding this run.

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Hoffenheim vs Hamburger SV Prediction

While Hoffenheim suffered a setback against Borussia Dortmund last time out, they will be backing themselves against a Hamburger side who have struggled for results on the road.

While we expect the visitors to put up a fight, we predict Hoffenheim will come away with all three points in front of their home supporters.

Prediction: Hoffenheim 2-1 Hamburger SV

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Hoffenheim vs Hamburger SV Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Hoffenheim to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in four of the last five meetings between the two teams)

Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - Yes (There have also been at least 11 corner kicks in their last five clashes)