TSG: Combative & dangerous until the end

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…Hoffenheim have proven themselves to be dangerous at the death this season?

Sebastian Hoeness' team scored for the fifth time this season in the final quarter of an hour against VfL Wolfsburg. As of Matchday 6, no other club has achieved that feat.

…Stuttgart tend to score plenty of goals when they play host to TSG?

The Swabians have scored 25 goals in their previous 11 Bundesliga home games against Hoffenheim – that equates to an average of 2.3 goals per game against TSG at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.

…TSG look particularly dangerous from set-pieces at present?

Three of the last four goals Hoffenheim have scored in the Bundesliga were from dead balls. Prior to that, however, TSG had not scored a single goal from a set-piece situation this season.

…Stuttgart are winless in five Bundesliga matches?

Stuttgart's last Bundesliga victory this term came on Matchday 1 as they beat Fürth 5-1. Since then, VfB have tasted defeat on three occasions and drawn two times.

…TSG have shown themselves to be particularly combative this season?

Hoffenheim have claimed four points from losing positions this season – the joint-best record in the league along with VfL Wolfsburg. TSG have already taken 15 points from losing positions in the 2021 calendar year – also a joint-high in the division along with Dortmund.

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