Overview

• TSG Hoffenheim host 1. FC Köln on Friday night in Sinsheim, with broadcast scheduled for 20:30 on Sky.
• Hoffenheim confirm Tim Lemperle has recovered from minor muscle issues and is in contention to start, with coach Christian Ilzer saying the squad is fully available.
• Lukas Kwasniok describes Lemperle as a "perfect transfer" for Hoffenheim and emphasizes the need to prevent him from scoring.
• Lemperle, who helped Köln win promotion last season, has opened this campaign with two goals and one assist in four league appearances.
• More than 10,000 Köln supporters are expected to travel, and Köln will be without new signing Marius Bülter due to an Achilles tendon irritation, as both clubs enter with seven points from five matches and Hoffenheim still seeking their first home points.