# Leverkusen, six wins in a row, go to the Hoffenheim side that beat them twice last season

Patrik Schick can score in a seventh straight Bundesliga match. Hoffenheim have won two in a row, the last 3-0 against Lyon on Thursday.

Preview · Bundesliga
Editorial board · 24 October 2026 · Updated 2026-10-25 13:50 UTC

- Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen
- Kick-off: 2026-10-25 14:30 UTC
- Ground: SNP Arena
- Status: Full time
- Score: Hoffenheim 3 – 0 Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen arrive in Sinsheim on six straight wins in all competitions, the last 2-0 at OFI Crete on Thursday, and three Europa League matches without conceding. They are fourth, a point behind Bayern, and Patrik Schick, who has scored in six Bundesliga matches in a row, can make it seven.

Hoffenheim are thirteenth after four defeats in their first six league games, but the week has turned: a 2-1 win at Mönchengladbach and then 3-0 against Lyon on Thursday, their first Europa League win of the season. Christian Ilzer said simply that Leverkusen are in great form.

Both squads have holes. Hoffenheim are without De Cat, Hajdari and Wimmer, and Conté is a doubt. Leverkusen are without Ben Seghir, Doué, Eichhorn, Kofane and Terrier, and are expected to rotate back after the trip to Crete.

Last season belonged to Hoffenheim in this fixture: 2-1 in Leverkusen in August and 1-0 at home in January, Burger scoring from a direct free kick. Over the longer run Leverkusen lead 21 wins to 10.

## Our call

Bayer Leverkusen hold a slight advantage in an open game of three goals or more, with both sides scoring.

## Coming in

Hoffenheim are thirteenth but have won two in a row: 2-1 at Mönchengladbach and 3-0 against Lyon, their first Europa League win this season. Leverkusen are fourth, a point behind Bayern, after six wins in a row in all competitions, three of them in Europe without conceding.

## Between them

Hoffenheim won both league meetings last season, 2-1 in Leverkusen and 1-0 at home from a Burger free kick. Before that Leverkusen had won four in a row, and they lead the series 21 wins to 10.

## The hinge

If Leverkusen rotate heavily after Crete, Hoffenheim's chances of a third straight win over them rise.

## Missing

Hoffenheim are without De Cat, Hajdari and Wimmer, and Conté is doubtful. Leverkusen are without Ben Seghir, Doué, Eichhorn, Kofane and Terrier, and Culbreath is short of training.

## Line-ups

Conté, listed as doubtful, is among the Hoffenheim substitutes, with Kramaric also on the bench. Leverkusen start Schick up front but leave Andrich, Tillman, Boniface and Hofmann among the substitutes, and Culbreath is not in the squad.