Hoffenheim vs Bayern prediction — 2026-12-12

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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 13 · 2026-12-12 14:30 UTC · PreZero Arena, Sinsheim

HoffenheimTeam strength 1700.4 · projected league finish #7

MOST LIKELY RESULT

Bayern

single most likely score: 0–2 (12.6%)

BayernTeam strength 2000.9 · projected league finish #1

Hoffenheim wins 11.9%Draw — neither team wins 22.6%Bayern wins 65.6%Average simulated goals 0.76–2.02

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Bayern have the highest number? Bayern currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Hoffenheim playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.76for Hoffenheim and 2.02 for Bayern. That makes Bayern the highest of the three result estimates at 65.6%. For the full league season, Hoffenheim is projected to earn about 50points and Bayern about 82. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Hoffenheim a 11.9% chance of beating Bayern at home in the Bundesliga on 2026-12-12, with 22.6% for the draw and 65.6% for an away win. The single most likely score is 0–2 (12.6%), with average simulated goals of 0.76–2.02; the chance of both teams scoring is 47.5% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores

	0	1	2	3	4	5+
0	7.4	11.3	12.6	8.5	4.3	2.5
1	3.5	10.8	9.6	6.5	3.3	1.9
2	1.8	3.6	3.7	2.5	1.2	0.7
3	0.5	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.3	0.2
4	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
5+	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores

0–2 12.6%0–1 11.3%1–1 10.8%1–2 9.6%0–3 8.5%0–0 7.4%

Other match possibilities

Both teams to score		47.5%
2 or more total goals		77.8%
3 or more total goals		52.6%
4 or more total goals		30.4%
Hoffenheim avoids defeat		34.4%
Bayern avoids defeat		88.1%
Hoffenheim allows no goals		13.3%
Bayern allows no goals		46.7%