- Hoffenheim's only previous home game against HSV on match day nine of last season ended in a 3-0 win.
- Hoffenheim are without a win in seven matches (four defeats, three draws).
- Only Bochum are on a longer run without a win (nine) than Hoffenheim.
- HSV have won just one of the last six league matches (three draws, two defeats).
- Hoffenheim's second-round matches so far in BL history have yielded only half as many points (30) as those played before the winter break (60).
- HSV haven't won any of their eight BL matches in the absence of Mladen Petric, who is out with an injury (five draws, three defeats) whilst scoring just eight goals.
