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Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04: match prediction

Bundesliga · Round 9 · 8 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 win76%Hoffenheim
Draw15%
Away win9%Schalke 04
Expected points, home2.43

What to expect

Hoffenheim are favourites: 76% to win against 9%. Attack against defence: Hoffenheim should create more, 2.12 expected goals a match against 1.35. Hoffenheim are 2.9 points short of what their play deserved — more dangerous than the table suggests.

How they arrive

ClubPlacePPointsxPTSΔxG/matchxGA/match
Hoffenheim107911.9−2.92.141.58
Schalke 0416765.7+0.31.122.09

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Chances come from both teams' strength by xG with a home advantage; line-ups and injuries are not part of the calculation.

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