Both teams will be aiming to return to winning ways when Hoffenheim host Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Prior to the international break, Hoffenheim drew 1-1 away to Augsburg, while Mainz were involved in a goalless stalemate at SV Darmstadt 98.
Former Stuttgart boss Pellegrino Matarazzo lost each of his opening five games in charge after becoming Hoffenheim boss in February earlier this year, but five wins from their last 10 games of the campaign proved enough to move away from danger and finish in 12th position.
Four wins from their opening five matches this time around suggested that Hoffenheim are more likely to have European qualification on their mind than any relegation fears, and that has proved to be the case so far, with Matarazzo gaining a particularly satisfying victory against his former club last month.
However, they were left frustrated only to draw away to Augsburg last time out, with Ermedin Demirovic's strike cancelling out Wout Weghorst's opener. Die Kraichgauer will be determined to end a run of three successive home defeats when they host struggling Mainz on Sunday.
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