Hoffenheim v Darmstadt

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Hoffenheim remain in the top six in the Bundesliga table despite being handed a heavy 3-1 defeat away from home at RB Leipzig on the weekend but the hosts are just clinging onto their current position as the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt and Freiburg are now just two points behind them, while Darmstadt still remain bottom of the domestic top flight table after slipping to a third defeat on the trot at home to Wolfsburg.

Recent indifferent results in the German top flight have endangered Hoffenheim's grip on the last of the European spots in the table as the hosts have been dealt three defeats within their last six matches overall which have seen Hoffenheim handed losses against Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia M'gladbach and RB Leipzig although the latter two defeats were both incurred on their travels.

A 3-1 home win against Bochum has been Hoffenheim's only real highlight in this recent six-match sequence but Pellegrino Matarazzo's side know they won't get a better opportunity to return to winning ways than this upcoming encounter on home soil against a relegation threatened Darmstadt outfit on Tuesday night.

Six wins out of their last 12 home games has not been enough as far as Hoffenheim are concerned but the hosts stand a decent chance of setting the record straight here.

Darmstadt's miserable sequence of results in the German top flight continued on the weekend when they were dealt a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to Wolfsburg and this result means that the visitors have now failed to win any of their last eight games in the Bundesliga, slipping to six defeats in the process.

Therefore, Darmstadt still find themselves firmly rooted to the bottom of the Bundesliga table with just nine points under their belts after managing to capture just two wins throughout the whole of this Bundesliga campaign to date which came in the form of rare victories against Werder Bremen and Augsburg respectively, but success have been in very short supply for Torsten Lieberknecht's side this season.

The visitors have managed to register a 2-1 win at Augsburg on the road so far this term but even this success has been overshadowed by slipping to no fewer than five defeats within their seven away games so far this term but having scored in five of these seven away games, Darmstadt at least stand a chance of hitting the back of the net on Tuesday night.

Hoffenheim v Darmstadt Verdict

Darmstadt have managed to pick up just two wins from their last 24 outings on the road in the Bundesliga so the visitors' chances of securing all three points at the PreZero Arena on Tuesday night look distinctly remote while Hoffenheim have lost just once in their last five meetings against Darmstadt but both teams look set to score here in this clash after producing indifferent results of late.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Hoffenheim win & BTTS Yes @ 2.75

Correct Score: Hoffenheim 3-1 @ 11.00