1899 Hoffenheim vs FC Schalke 04 prediction and preview

8 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC · Prezero Arena, Sinsheim

The PunterPick prediction

Over 2.5 GoalsOdds 1.50Market probability 63%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

1899 Hoffenheim host FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga (Germany) on 8 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 2.5 Goals — more than 2.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.50, which the bookmaker market rated at about 63% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, 1899 Hoffenheim had won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches, scoring 15 and conceding 16. FC Schalke 04 had won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 10 scored and 10 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of 1899 Hoffenheim's last 10 and 3 of FC Schalke 04's last 10; 6 and 3 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home 1899 Hoffenheim averaged 2.40 goals scored and 1.40 conceded across 10 matches; away from home FC Schalke 04 averaged 1.93 scored and 1.50 conceded across 14.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.70 goals from 1899 Hoffenheim and 1.01 from FC Schalke 04. From that it rates a home win at 52%, a draw at 26% and an away win at 21%, against 59%, 22% and 19% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 51%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between 1899 Hoffenheim (green) and FC Schalke 04 (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form75% – 25%

Attack89% – 11%

Defence36% – 64%

Head-to-head80% – 20%

Goals67% – 33%

Overall strength67% – 33%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
1899 Hoffenheim	DLDWW	1.50	1.60	60%	60%
FC Schalke 04	LLDLL	1.00	1.00	30%	30%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Double Chance 12	79%	1.20
BTTS 1st Half - No	75%	1.25
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	74%	1.25
Over 2.5 Goals	63%	1.50
BTTS Yes	61%	1.53
1899 Hoffenheim Win	60%	1.60
Under 3.5 Goals	58%	1.62
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	56%	1.67

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.