Hoffenheim vs Steaua prediction and betting tips on December 12, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between Hoffenheim and Steaua will be held in the 6th round of the Europa League on December 12, 2024. The Germans desperately need a win, but the guests are showing themselves very well in the current draw, and would not mind earning new points in Germany.
Our prediction for the match Hoffenheim vs Steaua
Speaking about the previous season, “the Peasants” were finally able to show a good result. They finished the Bundesliga in 7th place, which allowed them to return to European competition. As for “the Army”, that draw was also triumphant: the team became the champion, and that happened for the first time since 2015.
The Romanians began their campaign in the European competitions with the Champions League qualification. Still, the club, having beaten Virtus and Maccabi Tel Aviv, scored one goal less than Sparta in August: there happened a 1-1 draw in Prague and a 2-3 result at the home arena. Charalambous’s footballers were more successful in the Europa League: they knocked out LASK in the summer, won the games against RCF, PAOK and Midtjylland and were defeated with a 0-4 score in the meeting with Glasgow Rangers in the main round. And the previous round brought a home goalless draw in the confrontation with Olympiacos. Speaking about that match, the team played with 10 men for almost half an hour after Birligea was sent off.
The German club started the season so disgustingly that the author of the breakthrough into the European competition, Matarazzo, was replaced in November. For instance, the representative of Sinsheim failed in the Europa League, having started with a draw on the field of Midtjylland and a victory over Dynamo Kyiv, then, being under the leadership of this coach, lost to Porto and limited themselves to a draw in the meeting with Lyon. Still, even in that case the “castling” did not help: the team lost to Braga with a 0-3 result already under the rule of Ilzer.
Hoffenheim vs Steaua: key statistics and trends
- Hoffenheim has lost 2 out of 3 previous matches in the League.
- Steaua has won 4 out of 6 previous games in the tournament.
- Hoffenheim has not scored in 3 previous meetings.
- Hoffenheim wins the first half in 31% of matches, Steaua Bucharest – in 50% of struggles.
Hoffenheim vs Steaua: possible starting line-ups
Hoffenheim (possible line-up): Baumann – Jurasek, Akpoguma, Chaves, Gendrey – Bischof, Stach, Gložek, Kramaric, Bruun Larsen – Berisha.
Steaua (possible line-up): Tarnovanu – Radunovic, Popescu, Ngezana, Cretu – Sut, Ejouma, Tănase, Olaru, Miculescu – Popa.
Previous head-to-head matches: Hoffenheim vs Steaua
The teams will play against each other for the first time in Sinsheim.
Free prediction for the match Hoffenheim vs Steaua
The representative of Germany is considered the clear favourite of this home battle, but the replacement of coach has not helped them much. We bet on the guests to win with “a +1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.6).