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Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04: what the numbers say

Bundesliga · Round 9 · 7 Nov 2026 · season 2026/27

The match has not been played. This is not a tip: the model turns the chances both sides create and concede into probabilities, and it is wrong regularly.

Home win70%Hoffenheim
Draw15%
Away win16%Schalke 04
Expected points, home2.24

What to expect

Hoffenheim are favourites: 70% to win against 16%. Attack against defence: Hoffenheim should create more, 2.38 expected goals a match against 1.87. Hoffenheim are 2.8 points short of what their play deserved — more dangerous than the table suggests.

How they arrive

ClubPlacePPointsxPTSΔxG/matchxGA/match
Hoffenheim14435.8−2.82.182.09
Schalke 0411454.3+0.71.652.58

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Probabilities come from a Poisson model over both sides' xG with a home advantage applied. We know nothing about injuries, suspensions or rotation, and we do not give betting tips.

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