Hoffenheim have not won their last 5 matches. Their last win was at 08 December 2023 (matchday 14) against Bochum. And the matchdays before is was not good either. Before that, they had their last won at 28 October 2023 (matchday 9) against Stuttgart. They certainly expected more. So coach Pellegrino Matarazzos performance is now viewed very critical. The next game is against Woflsburg. Wolfsburg had also expected more and are now already 9 points behind the international places. And more was also expected from Nico Kovac. The coach of the losing team will be criticised even more and may be sacked soon.
I think Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim at this moment both not have impressive results but yes, at least the reality is that Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg can still compete in the middle of the Bundesliga standings and that's not bad at all. Because yes, basically Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg not have the quality to be able to compete strongly in the top zone in the Bundesliga standings so I think the results they have at the moment are still considered fine. Therefore, I think it would not be right if they fired their coach because yes, the results they have had so far this season are still considered good and not bad at all because they have not fallen into the relegation zone.
Even though they are 4 places apart, in terms of points they are actually close. The tight competition in the middle of the standings makes them try hard to be in a better position. Both of them are in the same situation this season, so in their meeting it will be difficult to predict who will be the winner later.
This match will see Wlofsburg as hosts, although Hoffenheim also has a chance to beat the hosts. I can't predict this match easily, because as I said at the beginning, their quality is actually not that different. So it is very likely that they will end the match by sharing points.
In the mid-table, the competition looks very interesting with the points gap between the clubs being so close.