Tottenham and Hoffenheim have named their starting teams for their friendly at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
The match against the German side is Spurs’ final warm-up game before the beginning of their first Premier League campaign starting with Roberto De Zerbi as head coach.
Spurs travel to Brentford on August 22 (17:30 BST) and are aiming to improve on consecutive 17th-placed finishes.
Hoffenheim qualified for the Europa League by finishing fifth in last season’s Bundesliga and start their season on the same day as Spurs, visiting fourth-tier side Erzgebirge Aue in the German Cup (14:30).
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Tottenham confirmed starting team vs Hoffenheim
Tottenham replace Ben Davies with Marcos Senesi in their one change from their 1-1 draw at home to Getafe in a behind-closed-doors friendly last Saturday.
James Maddison, new £85 million signing Mateus Fernandes and Micky van de Ven could return from injury when the teams meet again in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Sunday.
Tottenham starting XI: Antonin Kinsky, Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Jan Paul van Hecke, Conor Gallagher, Richarlison, Mathys Tel, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Sandro Tonali, Mikey Moore
Spurs substitutes: Brandon Austin, Kota Takai, Jamie Donley, Tyrese Hall, Malachi Hardy, Tikaia Elliott-Parris, Thomas Byrne, Adebola Adewole
Hoffenheim full line up vs Spurs
Hoffenheim make four alterations from their 4-1 defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach in Schwaz last Saturday.
Leon Avdullahu, Adam Hlozek, Bernardo and Adam Daghim come in, with Bambase Conte, Mats Rots and Cajetan Len moving to the bench and Alexander Prass not involved.
Hoffenheim starting XI: Oliver Baumann, Ozan Kabak, Leon Avdullahu, Adam Hlozek, Bernardo, Adam Daghim, Nathan De Cat, Wouter Burger, Tim Lemperle, Albian Hajdari, Vladimir Coufal
Hoffenheim substitutes: Luca Philipp, Yannick Biedermann, Robin Hranac, Patrick Wimmer, Max Moerstedt, Valentin Gendrey, Bambase Conte, Alessandro Vogt, Koki Machida, Natnael Abraha, Cajetan Lenz, Arthur Chaves, Mats Rots, Nick Spranger, Jamie Honajzer
Where to watch Spurs vs Hoffenheim: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Saturday is at 15:00 GMT (11:00 ET / 08:00 PT). Live streaming is on Spurs Play, which costs £45 a year or £35 for One Hotspur members.
Visit Tottenham’s website for full details.
Tottenham vs Hoffenheim stats
- These teams have met once competitively: a 3-2 away win for eventual champions Tottenham during the Europa League group phase in January 2025
- James Maddison and Heung-Min Son gave Spurs a 2-0 half-time lead in that game. Anton Stach then replied before Son scored again and David Mokwa netted in the 88th minute
- Tottenham also met a German club in their final pre-season match in 2025/26, losing 4-0 at a Bayern Munich side for whom Spurs all-time top scorer Harry Kane netted once and missed a penalty
- Spurs faced German sides in their final two league phase matches in last season’s Champions League, winning 2-0 at home to Borussia Dortmund and away to Eintracht Frankfurt with the help of a Solanke goal in each game
- Their competitive record against teams from Germany is W18 D5 L11, remaining unbeaten in their last six such matches
- Hoffenheim have lost all five of their competitive meetings with English teams, succumbing home away in the Champions League to Manchester City (2018/19) and Liverpool (2017/18) before that defeat against Spurs
- They faced three English clubs during pre-season 2024/25, drawing 2-2 with Norwich City and losing 1-0 to Ipswich Town in Austria before being beaten 2-0 by Fulham in Sinsheim
- Bayern’s Michael Olise (15) was the only midfielder to better Andrej Kramaric’s total of 14 goals in last season’s Bundesliga
- Olise (5) was also the only player to hit the woodwork more times in the 2025/26 division than Hoffenheim forward Tim Lemperle (4)
- Kraichgauer full-back Vladimir Coufal (116) and winger Bazoumana Toure (98), who joined Newcastle in July for £42 million, sent in the most crosses from open play in the top flight aside from Borussia Dortmund’s Julian Ryerson (118)
