Hoffenheim vs Dortmund prediction — 2026-09-05

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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-09-05 13:30 UTC · PreZero Arena, Sinsheim

HoffenheimTeam strength 1700.4 · projected league finish #7

MOST LIKELY RESULT

Dortmund

single most likely score: 1–1 (13.2%)

DortmundTeam strength 1834.8 · projected league finish #2

Hoffenheim wins 26.5%Draw — neither team wins 27.8%Dortmund wins 45.8%Average simulated goals 1.18–1.60

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

Why does Dortmund have the highest number? Dortmund 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 1.18for Hoffenheim and 1.60 for Dortmund. That makes Dortmund the highest of the three result estimates at 45.8%. For the full league season, Hoffenheim is projected to earn about 50points and Dortmund about 65. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Hoffenheim a 26.5% chance of beating Dortmund at home in the Bundesliga on 2026-09-05, with 27.8% for the draw and 45.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (13.2%), with average simulated goals of 1.18–1.60; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.8% 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	7.7	8.4	8.0	4.3	1.7	0.7
1	5.8	13.2	9.4	5.0	2.0	0.9
2	4.3	6.9	5.5	3.0	1.2	0.5
3	1.7	2.7	2.2	1.2	0.5	0.2
4	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.1
5+	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	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

1–1 13.2%1–2 9.4%0–1 8.4%0–2 8.0%0–0 7.7%2–1 6.9%

Other match possibilities

Both teams to score		56.8%
2 or more total goals		78.1%
3 or more total goals		52.6%
4 or more total goals		30.4%
Hoffenheim avoids defeat		54.2%
Dortmund avoids defeat		73.5%
Hoffenheim allows no goals		20.1%
Dortmund allows no goals		30.8%