No missing players in the lineups.
Stuttgart: position 3, 64 points from 34 matches.
Hoffenheim: position 7, 55 points from 34 matches.
Stuttgart – last 5 matches: 2 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost.
Hoffenheim – last 5 matches: 1 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost.
Last results: Zenit StPetersburg 2-1 Stuttgart; Hoffenheim 1-4 Bayer Leverkusen.
The confirmed starting lineups list Stuttgart in a 4-4-2 formation and Hoffenheim in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
The announced starting eleven for Stuttgart: Jens Lehmann, Ricardo Osorio, Serdar Taşçı, Khalid Boulahrouz, Arthur Boka, Roberto Hilbert, Sami Khedira, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Jan Simak, Mario Gómez, and Cacau.
The announced starting eleven for Hoffenheim: Daniel Haas, Andreas Beck, Matthias Jaissle, Marvin Compper, Andreas Ibertsberger, Isaac Vorsah, Luiz Gustavo, Tobias Weis, Carlos Eduardo, Sejad Salihović, and Demba Ba.
Last meeting: Hoffenheim 0-0 Stuttgart (13 September 2008, GER Bundesliga).
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Related pages: Stuttgart, Hoffenheim, Bundesliga, Stuttgart vs Hoffenheim: head-to-head, Live football scores
Final score: Stuttgart 3–3 Hoffenheim. Half-time: 2–2.
Kick-off: February 21, 2009 at 2:30 PM GMT.
Matches played: 2 — Stuttgart wins: 0, draws: 2, Hoffenheim wins: 0. Stuttgart vs Hoffenheim: head-to-head
Lineups: Stuttgart 4-4-2, Hoffenheim 4-2-3-1. Stuttgart: Jens Lehmann; Ricardo Osorio, Serdar Taşçı, Khalid Boulahrouz, Arthur Boka; Roberto Hilbert, Sami Khedira, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Jan Simak; Mario Gómez, Cacau. Hoffenheim: Daniel Haas; Andreas Ibertsberger, Marvin Compper, Matthias Jaissle, Andreas Beck; Luiz Gustavo, Isaac Vorsah; Sejad Salihović, Carlos Eduardo, Tobias Weis; Demba Ba.
| Rank | Team | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | +29 | 67 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 34 | +20 | 64 |
| 4 | Hertha Berlin | 34 | +7 | 63 |
| 6 | Dortmund | 34 | +23 | 59 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 34 | +14 | 55 |
| 8 | Schalke 04 | 34 | +12 | 50 |