A surprise occurred in the 4th round of the DFB Pokal when Borussia Dortmund were defeated by Werder Bremen. They will return to the Bundesliga this weekend and hope to react quickly to the defeat. They again acted as host to face Hoffenheim.

Dortmund received Hoffenheim’s visit and had to go on penalties to determine the outcome of the match. Statistically, they indeed deserve to lose because ‘only’ produces 4 shots on target, compared to 7 produced by Bremen.

The 3-day quota is certainly short enough to restore the player’s mentality, especially if the first game of the month also only produces a 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt headquarters. In other words, they have not received a victory at all this month and must complete the mission by preparing to close.

Hoffenheim is the party that benefits from the schedule because it does not have a midweek agenda. They also started the campaign this month with a 1-1 draw against Fortuna Dusseldorf. The role was changed to the visitors in the match tomorrow, even though they only won 1 time throughout December when facing Freiburg, the rest drew with Wolfsburg and Bremen, and even lost to Man City at UCL.

Hoffenheim is also still struggling at number 8 with a difference of 2 points from the big 6 zone which is the deadline for Europe next season, while Dortmund still lead 7 points at the top of the table. The first game of the season was closed with a 1-1 draw at Hoffenhiem’s ​​headquarters after Dortmund received 1 red card, while 3 matches at Signal Iduna Park were secured by the hosts 3-1, 2-1 and 2-1.

Prediction Today: Over

Odds: 1.36