Hoffenheim – Freiburg: Prediction and betting tips

On January 19, the match of the 1/8 finals of the German Cup will take place. Hoffenheim will play Freiburg at home.
Most recently, the Hoffenheim players had a series of seven matches without defeat (5 wins, two draws). Thanks to them, the “village” team quickly rose in the Bundesliga standings. However, on January 15, on the road, Sebastian Hoeneß’s wards were lost to the Union Berlin club (1:2).

Of particular note is the fact that Hoffenheim is powerful at home this season (only one defeat against Mainz and two draws, the team won the rest of the matches at home).

Freiburg is one of Hoffenheim’s direct competitors in the fight for getting into the 2022/23 Champions League. According to the first round of the German Championship, Christian Streich’s team was third in the standings.

True, Freiburg did not start the second half of the Bundesliga season in the best way. On January 8, the team failed to beat Arminia (2:2) at home, and on the 14th, it was defeated in Dortmund by Borussia (1:5).

In the first-round match, Hoffenheim beat Freiburg away with a score of 2:1. I suppose that Hoeness’ team will be stronger in the cup meeting. The coronavirus’s main goalkeeper is Mark Flecken, and the leading defender Niko Schlotterbeck cannot play. I will bet on the victory of Hoffenheim with a coefficient of 1.95.