About Match
TSG Hoffenheim go into the game 13th in the table on 3 points; Schalke 04 sit 11th on 4 — a 1-point gap. Schalke 04 have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: TSG Hoffenheim 2 scored and 2.33 conceded per game, Schalke 04 1 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.93. A win here leaves TSG Hoffenheim on 6 points and up to 5th, overtaking Schalke 04, other results permitting.
26 meetings are on record — 11 won by TSG Hoffenheim, 9 by Schalke 04, 6 drawn, at 3.08 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 62% of the meetings.
PreZero Arena in Sinsheim stages the fixture, a ground that holds 30,150.