Two clubs in the top half of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Hoffenheim and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.
What They're Saying
Hoffenheim manager Markus Gisdol (via Bundesliga): "Frankfurt are on a great run. They're playing with great ease on the ball and always look to attack. Alex Meier is extraordinary."
Frankfurt manager Thomas Schaaf: "Hoffenheim have played well. They've got a strong squad and are good in attack. It'll be be a tough task."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: With what's expected to be a goalfest, the abilities of Hoffenheim Roberto Firmino will be on display. In 14 league appearances, the 23-year-old has three goals and an average of 3.9 take-ons.
Hoffenheim's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Baumann - Beck, Süle, Bicakcic, J.-S. Kim - Polanski, Schwegler - Volland, Firmino, Rudy - Szalai
Eintracht Frankfurt Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Hildebrand - Chandler, Russ, Anderson, Oczipka - Hasebe - Aigner, Inui, Stendera - Meier, Seferovic
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 30 | 36 | |||
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 29 | |||
| 3 | FC Augsburg | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 21 | |||
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 19 | |||
| 10 | SC Paderborn | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 17 | |||
| 11 | FSV Mainz 05 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 16 | |||
| 12 | 1. FC Köln | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 15 | |||
| 14 | Borussia Dortmund | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 14 | |||
| 16 | SC Freiburg | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 13 | |||
| 18 | VfB Stuttgart | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 12 |
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