What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
Hoffenheim lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Hoffenheim +0.85, Schalke 04 -0.27.
- Points per game over the last five: Hoffenheim 1.80, Schalke 04 1.00.
- Attack: Hoffenheim xG per match 2.19, 18.8 shots, 3.6 big chances created; Schalke 04 xG per match 1.15, 11.0 shots, 1.8 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Hoffenheim 1.34, Schalke 04 1.41; shots on target faced 7.4 vs 9.2, big chances faced 2.6 vs 3.4.
Each team's clearest edge
Home edge
Goals per match
2.00
vs 0.80
· Edge 60.0%
Big chances created per match
3.6
vs 1.8
· Edge 50.0%
xG per match
2.19
vs 1.15
· Edge 47.6%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Away edge
Goals conceded per match
0.80
vs 1.60
· Edge 50.0%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
Hoffenheim
|
Metric |
Schalke 04
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 1.80 | Points per game | 1.00 |
| 2.00 | Goals per match | 0.80 |
| 1.60 | Goals conceded per match | 0.80 |
| 1.87 | Expected points per game | 1.09 |
| Attack | ||
| 2.19 | xG per match | 1.15 |
| 18.8 | Shots per match | 11.0 |
| 12.2 | Shots on target per match | 7.0 |
| 3.6 | Big chances created per match | 1.8 |
| 53.4% | Possession | 41.8% |
| 13.8 | Deep completions per match | 6.4 |
| Defence | ||
| 1.34 | xGA per match | 1.41 |
| 12.6 | Shots faced per match | 13.0 |
| 7.4 | Shots on target faced per match | 9.2 |
| 2.6 | Big chances faced per match | 3.4 |
| 5.0 | Deep completions allowed per match | 7.6 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 25.8 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 25.8 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Hoffenheim 6
- Albian Hajdari Injury Expected return: A few weeks
- Nathan De Cat Injury Expected back late November 2026
- Patrick Wimmer Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Tim Lemperle Injury Doubtful
- Valentin Gendrey Injury Expected back early January 2027
- Vladimír Coufal Injury Doubtful
Schalke 04 6
- Ayman Gülasi Injury Expected back late December 2026
- Maximilian Wöber Injury Expected back early January 2027
- Moussa Sylla Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Robin Gosens Injury Doubtful
- Ron Schallenberg Injury Expected back in about 1-2 weeks
- Soufian El-Faouzi Injury Doubtful
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.