Goals feel like an absolute given in this game, with both teams generally more comfortable attacking than defending.
As such, predicting a result seems tricky, but Leverkusen's losing run surely has to come to an end sooner or later and we can see them picking up a vital victory on Saturday.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bayer Leverkusen win with a probability of 59.16%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Hoffenheim had a probability of 20.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bayer Leverkusen win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.47%) and 1-0 (8.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.31%), while for a Hoffenheim win it was 1-2 (5.39%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.