Hamburg currently have a five point lead on St Pauli and the bottom three, so they have a bit of a cushion with just four league matches remaining. Hamburg need one more positive result to alleviate any relegation concerns, but they have failed to win any of their last five matches, which has put them under pressure. BTTS has landed in eight of their last 10 league games, and that hit-rate looks set to improve against Hoffenheim this weekend.
The visitors are battling at the other end of the standings, but they also haven’t been in the best of form. They have only won one of their last five matches, with 11 goals conceded in that stretch. Hoffenheim did, however, dismantle Hamburg in the reverse fixture, and it finished 4-1 at the PreZero Arena. BTTS landed in that game, and both sides have pressure to perform this weekend, which makes it a target once again.
