P. Schick brings six-goal threat to Hoffenheim
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Leverkusen hold a seven-point advantage over Hoffenheim before kickoff, with stronger recent form but an even away record. P. Schick’s six league goals are the clearest individual attacking threat, while both teams have defensive absences and no clean sheets in the relevant home or away samples.
Before kickoff
Schick brings six-goal threat to Hoffenheim
Bayer Leverkusen arrive at PreZero Arena with the stronger pre-match position, but their away record is level rather than dominant. The visitors have won one, drawn one and lost one of their three Bundesliga away games this season, scoring eight and conceding eight.
1899 Hoffenheim have won one and lost two of their three home games, scoring six and conceding seven. Neither side has kept a clean sheet in those home or away matches, respectively, giving P. Schick an important attacking role for Leverkusen. He has scored six goals and supplied two assists in six league appearances.
The table gap and the form question
The provisional Bundesliga table places Leverkusen fourth with 13 points from six games, while Hoffenheim are 13th with six points from six. Leverkusen are seven points ahead of Hoffenheim and one point behind leaders Bayern München; Hoffenheim trail the leaders by eight points.
Recent form supports the visitors, though the sample is six matches: Leverkusen’s sequence is Loss, Win, Draw, Win, Win, Win, while Hoffenheim’s is Loss, Loss, Win, Loss, Loss, Win. Both teams have used 4-2-3-1, with Leverkusen selecting it in all six matches and Hoffenheim using it in three.
Availability before kickoff
Hoffenheim are without N. De Cat, A. Hajdari and P. Wimmer, while B. Conte is questionable. Leverkusen are missing E. Ben Seghir, G. Doue, K. Eichhorn, C. Kofane and M. Terrier; M. Culbreath is questionable.
At 14:30 UTC on Sunday, October 25, 2026, can Hoffenheim’s home attack prevent Schick’s six-goal league threat from deciding the key attacking contest?
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Standings source snapshot
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| 1 | Bayern München | WDWWD | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | DDWWW | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | LWDWW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 | |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | WWWDW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 13 | |
| 5 | FSV Mainz 05 | WLWLW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | |
| 6 | SV Elversberg | WLDLW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | LWLWL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | DDWDW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
| 9 | Hamburger SV | WWWLL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 9 | |
| 10 | FC Augsburg | LDLDW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | WLDWL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Köln | LWLDL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | |
| 13 | 1899 Hoffenheim | WLLWL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | |
| 14 | VfB Stuttgart | LLWLL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | |
| 15 | FC Schalke 04 | LLDWD | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| 16 | SC Paderborn 07 | DLWLL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
| 17 | Union Berlin | DWLLL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 5 | |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | WLLLL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 3 |