Hoffenheim vs. Leverkusen: Kickoff, Venue, and Latest Team News

Updated October 25, 2026, before kickoff: TSG Hoffenheim are scheduled to host Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bundesliga Matchday 7 at SNP Arena in Sinsheim. The DFB match record still shows the score as “-:-,” so no result is available in the official record at this check. The latest Bundesliga team update adds provisional lineups and availability notes, but its match page still labels the starting XIs as predicted rather than confirmed.

Kickoff, venue, and official fixture status

The Hoffenheim vs. Leverkusen fixture is scheduled for Sunday, October 25, at SNP Arena, Hoffenheim’s home ground in Sinsheim. The DFB Datencenter lists the match as the seventh matchday of the 2026–27 Bundesliga season and assigns it match record 2419364. It names Daniel Siebert as referee and provides the match officials. The league’s match page is the official place to follow lineups, live text, statistics, and the table during the game.

The DFB record lists a 15:30 kickoff in Sinsheim. For readers comparing schedules internationally, that is 3:30 p.m. CET (UTC+01:00), or 14:30 UTC on October 25. No reader country or broadcast market is specified for this article, so the time is given for the venue and in UTC rather than assuming one additional regional conversion. Television and streaming rights vary by country; check the broadcaster listing for the market where you plan to watch.

Why the time is CET on October 25

The match falls on Germany’s 2026 daylight-saving change date. Under Germany’s Summer Time Ordinance, summer time ends on the last Sunday in October; clocks go back from 3:00 a.m. Central European Summer Time to 2:00 a.m. Central European Time. That change occurs well before this afternoon fixture. At 3:30 p.m. in Sinsheim, the applicable zone is therefore CET, UTC+01:00, which converts to 14:30 UTC.

One Bayer 04 preview published before the match prints the time as “15:30 CEST.” That abbreviation does not match the date-specific clock rule: CEST is UTC+02:00, while Germany has returned to CET by the afternoon of October 25. The DFB record gives 15:30 without a zone label, and the Bundesliga’s Matchday 7 roundup specifically lists this fixture at 3:30 p.m. CET. Use 3:30 p.m. CET in Sinsheim or 14:30 UTC when setting a calendar reminder.

Latest team news and provisional lineups

The Bundesliga’s Matchday 7 team-news roundup, dated October 24, labels its selections as probable teams. It lists Hoffenheim with Oliver Baumann in goal; Vladimír Coufal, Robin Hranáč, Kōki Machida, and Mats Rots in defense; Leon Avdullahu and Alexander Prass in midfield; Adam Hložek, Fisnik Asllani, and Adam Daghim behind striker Tim Lemperle. This is useful pre-match guidance, not a confirmed starting XI. The league’s dedicated lineup tab still labels both teams’ formations as predicted 4-2-3-1 and says confirmed lineups will appear on the match page.

For Hoffenheim, the same team-news roundup lists Nathan De Cat (knee), Albian Hajdari (foot), and Patrick Wimmer (hamstring) as out. It marks Bambasé Conté as doubtful, with the reason shown as unknown. Bayer 04’s October 23 preview had already reported that De Cat injured his left lateral meniscus in training and underwent surgery, and described Hajdari and Wimmer as long-term absentees. The newer matchday roundup is the latest source reviewed for the status labels used here.

The roundup lists Bayer 04 absentees as Eliesse Ben Seghir (hamstring), Kofi Doué (calf), Montrell Culbreath (foot, doubtful), Finn Eichhorn (illness), Christian Kofane (thigh), and Martin Terrier (muscular). These are the published availability notes, not a substitute for the final team sheet. The official material reviewed does not identify a new suspension for either side, so this update does not label any player suspended. Check the league lineup page again for the definitive starters and any late changes.

Pre-match form and context

Hoffenheim reached this fixture after two wins across competitions. Bayer 04’s official preview records a 2–1 Bundesliga win away to Borussia Mönchengladbach, followed four days later by a 3–0 Europa League home win over Lyon. Andrej Kramarić scored the opener against Lyon and assisted the goals by Adam Daghim and Adam Hložek. The preview also notes that Hoffenheim had lost four of their first five league matches, so the recent results offered a short-term lift rather than erasing the uneven start.

Leverkusen’s latest reported results also provide context without predicting what will happen in Sinsheim. Bayer 04 beat Freiburg 2–1 on October 18, with Ibrahim Maza equalizing and Patrik Schick scoring the winner. On October 22, the club won 2–0 away to OFI Crete in the Europa League; Jonas Hofmann scored both goals. The club’s report says coach Carles Martínez made five changes for the European match compared with the Freiburg game. Those changes may be relevant when comparing the probable lineup with the eventual team sheet, but they do not establish that Leverkusen will rotate again.

How to follow the match

The official Bundesliga live match page carries match build-up, lineups, live coverage, statistics, and table information. Its separate lineup tab is the place to distinguish predicted selections from confirmed starters. The DFB Datencenter record provides the fixture time, venue, referee crew, and official score entry.

At the time of this update, the DFB record still shows “-:-” and the league lineup page still presents predicted teams. No final score or confirmed starting XIs are included here. The verified details are the scheduled date, venue, kickoff, referee assignment, and latest published team-news notes; the result and definitive team sheets should be checked on the official match pages as they update.

Official sources

• DFB Datencenter: Hoffenheim vs. Bayer Leverkusen
• Bundesliga live match page and lineup tab
• Bundesliga Matchday 7 probable teams
• Bayer 04’s Hoffenheim preview, October 23
• Bayer 04’s Freiburg match report and OFI Crete match report
• German Summer Time Ordinance, Section 2