Hoffenheim v Stuttgart: Can the hosts claim their first points of the season?

Hoffenheim will be looking to end a difficult start to the German championship season when they face Stuttgart at the SNP Arena on Saturday, 12 September 2026, with a 1-1 draw predicted as the most likely result.

Hoffenheim have lost both of their opening matches and sit 16th in the table without a point. Their campaign began with a heavy 5-0 defeat by Mainz before they were beaten 3-2 by Augsburg.

The hosts will therefore be aiming to secure their first points of the season in a fixture which has regularly produced closely contested results. Across the 32 previous meetings between the clubs, Hoffenheim have won eight times, while Stuttgart have recorded 11 victories. The other 13 matches ended level.

That record gives Hoffenheim a 25% win rate in the fixture, compared with 34.4% for Stuttgart, while draws account for 40.6% of all meetings. The teams have also shared the points in 13 of the 32 first halves played against each other, another figure of 40.6%.

Their most recent encounter, on 2 May 2026, finished 3-3. Hoffenheim scored twice in their latest match, while Stuttgart found the net four times in their most recent outing.

Stuttgart have made an inconsistent start of their own but come into the game with greater momentum. They are 10th after two rounds, having collected three points from one win and one defeat.

The visitors opened the season with a 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich. They responded strongly in their second fixture, defeating Koln 4-0. Stuttgart will now be targeting a second consecutive victory as they attempt to build on that emphatic result.

The contrast between the two teams’ latest performances gives Stuttgart confidence, but the overall head-to-head record points towards another competitive meeting. Hoffenheim’s need for points, combined with the large number of draws in this fixture, makes a stalemate the expected outcome.

The final prediction is a 1-1 draw.