The most recent league meeting between these sides produced six goals as the teams shared the points in the form of a 3-3 draw.

That clash saw a combined xG of 4.04 as well as 36 match shots, suggesting that we should be in for another really exciting game here. 

Neither side has started the season that positively, Hoffenheim have lost both of their matches so far - conceding six goals across the two games, while Stuttgart have one win from their opening few matches with 11 goals across these fixtures.

Stuttgart have also seen 3+ goals in each of their last four matches ahead of this game, including in their midweek win over Viking in the Champions League which produced four goals as they emerged 3-1 winners over the Norwegian side. 

I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve seen from Sheffield Wednesday so far this season, they sit top of League One after the opening five matches and have won four of these games.

They’ve scored the joint most goals of any side in the division (13) which isn’t that surprising when considering the level of attacking talent that exists within the squad. Jamal Lowe has already scored four goals, with the likes of Slattery, Barry and Mason Burstow also pitching in.

This frontline is really strong for League One, and there is a balance about the side even away from forward areas with Yan Valery being another standout performer from fullback.

Wigan have lost four of their opening five matches in League One and sit rock bottom of the table. They’ve only scored five goals across these games, which is a level of firepower that is unlikely to trouble the home side who have a range of goalscoring options.

Both of Wigan’s away games in League One this season have ended in defeat, and 1.7 is a nice price for Sheffield Wednesday to add to that misery. 

I expect this to be quite straightforward for Dortmund who have made a really positive start to the season in winning each of their last four matches across all competitions.

The latest of these victories was a comfortable win over Villarreal in the Champions League, a game which saw the home side rack up an xG of 2.83 from 18 shots. 

Dortmund only lost two of their 17 home games in the Bundesliga last season, with only Bayern Munich (44) picking up more points at home than Niko Kovac’s side (41).

Paderborn are yet to win a game in the Bundesliga having taken a point from Mainz before losing to Freiburg, but this looks like a real uphill task for the newly promoted side who are likely to struggle for attacking momentum having only registered three shots on target across their opening two games of the campaign. 

Both league meetings between these sides last season saw BTTS, with Ajax coming out on top in both matches by 3-1 and 4-1 scorelines.

Fortuna Sittard were actually pretty unlucky to lose this fixture last season, they recorded an xG of 2.72 from 26 shots in defeat - and I think they will cause Ajax problems again here.

Ajax are favourites to win but I wouldn’t be in a massive rush to back them for a result. Sittard have actually scored more goals than Ajax in the Eredivisie this season (11-9) and sit above them in the table having won three of their opening five matches.

The home side have also seen BTTS in four of their last five games, adding a decent hit rate to the wider context surrounding this game. Ajax also have the same hit rate over their last five matches, and saw BTTS last time out as they fell to a 3-1 defeat to PSV.