Tottenham Hotspur vs Hoffenheim - prediction, team news, lineups

Tottenham Hotspur's last pre-season fixture earlier the Premier League play volition instrumentality spot against Hoffenheim astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

Spurs are yet to acquisition decision successful Roberto De Zerbi's archetypal pre-season astatine the club, portion Hoffenheim are besides yet to beryllium beaten successful their summertime friendlies, truthful the weekend's clash should beryllium a bully trial up of 2026-27.

Match preview

Tottenham are accelerated approaching the opening of what galore anticipation volition beryllium their revival nether De Zerbi, who has been charged with bringing the nine backmost to towards the division's European spots.

Spurs' 2nd consecutive 17th-placed decorativeness successful the Premier League past word cannot beryllium repeated, particularly considering the nine person spent importantly successful the summertime truthful far, with the likes of Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali portion of a full expenditure of astir £240m.

The Londoners' pre-season run has been strong, arsenic portion they were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Getafe connected August 8, they won their anterior 4 friendlies.

A peculiarly satisfying triumph would person been their 2-1 occurrence implicit rivals Chelsea, who were beaten connected August 1 acknowledgment to strikes from Tonali and Richarlison, and that triumph was earned successful spite of the reddish paper Kevin Danso received conscionable aft fractional time.

Spurs person not been peculiarly escaped scoring this summertime fixed they person recovered the backmost of the nett connected conscionable 7 occasions, and they volition beryllium looking for their archetypal cleanable expanse successful 4 games.

The hosts are yet to play a affable astatine home, though that could beryllium seen arsenic a affirmative considering the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has not been a fortress for Spurs successful caller times, with the nine winning two, losing 4 and drafting 3 of their last 9 outings astatine the crushed successful 2025-26.

It is just to accidental Hoffenheim were 1 of the astir frantic sides to ticker successful the Bundesliga past word fixed the nine scored astatine slightest 3 goals 14 times but besides conceded astatine slightest 3 goals successful six matches.

The visitors were unfortunate to miss retired connected a spot successful the Champions League, but their points tally of 61 was 1 less than fourth-placed Stuttgart successful 2025-26.

Die Kraichgauer person played six friendlies this summertime truthful far, and a triumph connected the play would beryllium their sixth successful 7 clashes.

Christian Ilzer's broadside scored astatine slightest 3 goals successful 5 those six games - they netted 21 goals successful a 21-0 triumph against SV Massenbachhausen connected July 22 - and they besides kept 3 cleanable sheets.

Hoffenheim's grounds connected the roadworthy was mixed past term, with the nine losing two, winning two, and drafting 1 of their last 5 distant fixtures.

Tottenham Hotspur affable form:

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Team News

Tottenham agreed to merchantability Cristian Romero to Atletico Madrid earlier this week, truthful fans person seen the past of him successful their shirt, and his lack makes the enactment of Jan Paul van Hecke and Micky van de Ven straightforward.

Pedro Porro returned from his World Cup interruption this week, but helium is much apt to marque an quality from the bench, truthful expect to spot Archie Gray proceed astatine right-back.

Dominic Solanke is simply a apt inclusion arsenic a fig nine, and the centre-forward could beryllium flanked by Richarlison and Mathys Tel.

Hoffenheim utilized Nathan De Cat successful an precocious relation down Tim Lemperle against Borussia Monchengladbach connected August 7, but portion the second whitethorn support his spot successful the lineup, possibly Adam Hlozek volition travel into the squad for the former.

Wouter Burger and Alexander Prass were stationed unneurotic successful a treble pivot successful that friendly, and the duo could beryllium trusted unneurotic erstwhile again.

Tottenham Hotspur imaginable starting lineup:

Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Robertson; Tonali, Fernandes; Richarlison, Gallagher, Tel; Solanke

Hoffenheim imaginable starting lineup:

Baumann; Coufal, Kabak, Hajdari, Rots; Prass, Burger; Lenz, Hlozek, Conte; Lemperle

We say: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Hoffenheim

Tottenham should beryllium expected to win, but their struggles successful the last 3rd whitethorn marque the crippled uncomfortable viewing for fans.

Spurs volition beryllium backed by a location assemblage for the archetypal clip successful pre-season, and their supporters volition request a beardown show truthful adjacent to the commencement of their Premier League campaign.

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