GolVolt — TSG Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

TSG Hoffenheim score 1.8 goals per match

TSG Hoffenheim1.8 Schalke 040.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Schalke 04 score 0.2.

What's at stake

TSG Hoffenheim: a match for Europe

14%after a loss 26%after a win

Chances of Europe: 14% after a defeat, 26% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Streak

Schalke 04 without a win in 6 matches

DLLDLL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 4 defeats. Last win: 11 September, 3:1 against FC Union Berlin.

What's at stake

Schalke 04: a match about staying up

27%after a loss 15%after a win

Relegation risk: 27% after a defeat, 15% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Table

3 points apart in the table

10.TSG Hoffenheim9 pts 16.Schalke 046 pts

TSG Hoffenheim: place 10, 9 pts · Schalke 04: place 16, 6 pts.

Players to watch

Bundesliga, this season.

Bambasé Conté

TSG Hoffenheim · midfielder

2goals 2assists 7.22avg rating

Last match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen: rating 6.8.

Kenan Karaman

Schalke 04 · midfielder

1goal 0assists 6.98avg rating

Last match, RB Leipzig: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is TSG Hoffenheim at home and Schalke 04 away, as in this match.

TSG Hoffenheim

at home · 10

5W1D4L2.1scored per match1.6conceded per match

Schalke 04

away · 10

4W2D4L1.5scored per match1.7conceded per match

Head to head

No verified previous meetings are available for this fixture.

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: TSG Hoffenheim (3-5-2, last: Werder Bremen) · Schalke 04 (4-3-2-1, last: RB Leipzig).

Official around 18:30, Sun 8 Nov

OBBaumann MRRots KMMachida OKKabak ADDaghim WBBurger LAAvdullahu AKKramaric NAAbraha FAAsllani AHHlozek LKKarius TBBecker NKKatic HKKuruçay VBBecker STTanaka MAAyhan AAAouchiche JAAdamu KKKaraman HHHwang

TSG HoffenheimSchalke 04

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

Each club's chance in its part of the table, after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

TSG Hoffenheim European-place chance today 21%

after a defeat: 14%
after a draw: 18%
after a win: 26%

Schalke 04 relegation risk today 22%

after a defeat: 27%
after a draw: 21%
after a win: 15%

TSG Hoffenheim: 13 percentage points of European-place chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

51.5 46.3