Everything you need to know about Tottenham vs Hoffenheim: Where to watch, team news and predicted line-up

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Tottenham Hotspur will play in front of their home crowd for the first time this summer as they host familiar Bundesliga side Hoffenheim on Saturday.It has been an incredible pre-season run by Roberto De Zerbi‘s men so far, who remain unbeaten in all of the games they have played.They touched down in London last week from a tour of Australia and New Zealand with a four-game winning streak, including one where a 10-man Tottenham beat London rivals Chelsea 2-1.Unfortunately, that run came to an end when they played out a 1-1 draw against Getafe in a 70-minute behind-closed-doors friendly at Hotspur Way last weekend.Lesser known, but important to note, is that Spurs played another friendly later that same day where some of those who were not involved against Getafe, including new signings Mateus Fernandes and Marcos Senesi, played in an in-house friendly against the Spurs Under-21 side, with the senior team winning 2-1 thanks to goals from Damola Ajayi and Pape Matar Sarr.Like Tottenham, Hoffenheim arrive unbeaten in pre-season, having won all four of their friendlies, including one remarkable 21-0 victory over seventh-tier German side Massenbachhausen.To be fair, their other three opponents, SGV Freiburg, Greuther Furth and Holstein Kiel, are all lower-league sides too, meaning Tottenham will provide their first real test of the summer.Credit: @thatfootballphotog / InstagramWhere to watch the friendly between Tottenham vs HoffenheimThe game will be streamed live on SPURSPLAY, Tottenham Hotspur’s subscription-based streaming service, subject to regional availability.Supporters who miss the action will be able to catch highlights on Tottenham’s official YouTube channel shortly after full-time, while the club will also post the key moments across its social media platforms as the match unfolds.Tottenham team newsDe Zerbi has his full squad back at Hotspur Way for the first time this summer after Pedro Porro, the last player to return following his involvement in the World Cup final win over Argentina, joined training today and received a guard of honour from his teammates. Whether the World Cup winner features against Hoffenheim remains to be seen.Cristian Romero and Djed Spence will not be returning, however, as they complete their respective moves to Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan.James Maddison has still yet to feature in pre-season as his workload is being carefully managed while he continues his recovery from an ACL injury that ruled him out for much of last season. The soon-to-be announced Tottenham captain has confirmed that he is fit, so this could finally be the first time we see him involved, although a late substitute appearance is more likely.Micky van de Ven has also not featured for Tottenham this pre-season, with the only explanation given being that his minutes are being ‘managed’, so he too could be involved against Hoffenheim.Dominic Solanke and Destiny Udogie have both been described as having small injuries, with the former recently reported to have suffered an ankle problem, so he will likely sit this one out. Udogie is also unlikely to be risked.Mohammed Kudus has returned to training following his long-term injury but is highly unlikely to feature here, while Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simons and Dejan Kulusevski all remain sidelined through injury.Photo by SpursWebPredicted Tottenham line-up vs HoffenheimTottenham: Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Senesi, Robertson; Tonali, Gallagher, Bergvall; Tel, Richarlison, Moore.It is highly unlikely that we see two completely different XI’s in each half given the two teams meet again less than 24 hours later at Hotspur Way for another friendly. Anyone who misses out here should have the opportunity to feature in that game, allowing both sets of players to build up their minutes and get closer to being ready for 90 minutes of competitive football before the season begins.Still, substitutes including Martin Dubravka, Mateus Fernandes, Rodrigo Bentancur and academy players such as Luca Williams-Barnett could all be introduced later in the game.Our Spurs score predictionHoffenheim are not complete strangers to Tottenham, having been one of the clubs Spurs beat en route to their historic Europa League triumph in the 2024/25 season under Ange Postecoglou.In a typical Angeball game, Spurs edged past the German side 3-2, with Heung-min Son scoring twice.We predict the same number of goals for Tottenham here, although we are backing them to keep a clean sheet this time around.Keep an eye on the new signings, with Sandro Tonali, Jan Paul van Hecke, Mateus Fernandes, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka all in line to play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time as Spurs players.Predicted score: Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 HoffenheimThe post Everything you need to know about Tottenham vs Hoffenheim: Where to watch, team news and predicted line-up appeared first on Spurs Web.