Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund tips and predictions: High scoring draw on cards

It’s a game between two teams already battling it out for European qualification, and the Blues are in a much better form than the Black and Yellow.

After a clear win in the first round of the German Cup, 4-1 at Lubeck, Hoffenheim started the Bundesliga with a defeat, 1-2 at home against Freiburg. But that was the only game in which Pellegrino Matarazzo's team has dropped points this season. They have maximum points from the first four rounds.

The winning streak started at Heidenheim, in a game in where the newly promoted side took a two goal lead.

Hoffenheim incredibly managed to turn the result in the last 15 minutes and won 3-2. After that things were simpler for the Blues, who won 3-1 against Wolfsburg at home, with the same score at Koln and 2-0 against Union Berlin.

Matarazzo is doing an excellent job at the moment, even though he doesn’t have the full squad available. Against Dortmund, he won’t be able to use Dennis Geiger, while Florian Grillitsch and Stanley Nsoki are doubts.

Borussia Dortmund are having a tough season, after dramatically losing the title in the last round in the previous season.

They started with a 6-1 win against Schott Mainz, in the German Cup, after which they had a string of tough games and really struggled even when they managed to win.

In the first round, Dortmund managed a 1-0 win against Koln, at home, after a goal scored in the end of the game. After that they only managed draws, away against Bochum, and against Heidenheim in a game where they had a 2-0 lead at home.

Their second win of the season came in a 4-2 win at Freiburg, where they came from 1-2 behind.

Last week, BVB suffered their first defeat of the season against PSG in the Champions League. In the league though, they managed another win against Wolfsburg, thanks to a goal scored by Marco Reus.

Even though they aren’t convincing, Dortmund are still in sixth place, just two points off the top of the table.

So with a win Friday, they could become, at least temporarily, the new leader of the Bundesliga. And there’s a good chance this will happen, as Terzic has only one absent, Marcel Sabitzer.

Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric (three goals and one assist) and Dortmund's Julian Brandt (one goal and three assists) have contributed with at least a goal in their last for games in the Bundesliga.

Twelve points after 5 rounds is Hoffenheim’s best ever start in the Bundesliga. Last season the Blues had only 13 points after the first part of the season.

Dortmund won five of the last six Bundesliga games against Hoffenheim, winning 16 points from 18 possible.

Dortmund haven't lost to Hoffenheim in their last six meetings, and we can't see that changing here. A high-scoring draw feels like a strong punt.

Match result - draw
Over 2.5 goals
Brandt to score or assist