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03/13/2024

#TSGVFB: Build on an impressive record

Big game under the floodlights: TSG Hoffenheim will play host to VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (18:30 CET, live updates on tsg-hoffenheim.de). The guests will come to Sinsheim full of confidence, riding high in third in the table, but past encounters with the Swabians can give TSG hope. We have all the facts and figures you need to know ahead of #TSGVFB below.

Did you know that…

… TSG have enjoyed a good record against Stuttgart recently?

Hoffenheim have gone four games unbeaten against VfB, with two wins and two draws. Hoffenheim won the reverse fixture 3-2.

… VfB are creating their own history?

53 points after 25 games is the best return for Stuttgart in the top tier. Only once in Bundesliga history have a team with 53 points or more at this stage of the season failed to finish inside the top three in the table at the end of the season.

… we will reunited with some old friends?

Both coaches have previously worked with the opposition. Sebastian Hoeness was on the touchline at TSG between 2020 and 2022, while Pellegrino Matarazzo spent almost three years at VfB from December 2019 to October 2022. Angelo Stiller was also under contract with TSG Hoffenheim at the beginning of this season and was even on the pitch for the first game of the season.

… Hoffenheim are looking to finally keep another clean sheet?

Oliver Baumann has conceded at least one goal in 20 consecutive games. This season, TSG have managed only one clean sheet – the lowest return in the league.

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