The 4th round of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League group stage match between Hoffenheim (Germany) and Lyon (France) will take place on November 7 at the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim. Hoffenheim vs Lyon: Prediction and betting, odds, statistics.
Probable line-ups for the Hoffenheim vs Lyon match
Hoffenheim (3-4-3): Oliver Baumann – Arthur Chaves, Anton Stach, Stanley Nsoki – Valentino Lazaro, Florian Grillitsch, Tom Bischof, Alexander Prass – Andrej Kramaric, Adam Hlozek, Jacob Bruun Larsen.
Lyon (4-3-3): Lucas Perrin – Nicolas Tagliafico, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakhate, Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Tanner Tessmann, Corentin Tolisso, Rayan Cherki – Ernest Nuamah, Alexandre Lacazette, Said Benrahma.
The starting lineup for each team is listed from their last match in this tournament.
Hoffenheim
The team suffered its first defeat in the group stage (1 win, 1 draw), losing to Porto in the last round with a score of 0-2. In the clash with the Portuguese side, Hoffenheim also failed to score for the first time in the current tournament. After 3 matches played, the German club is in the playoff zone of the Europa League standings, occupying the 18th spot. The team has a goal difference of zero – 3:3.
- No more than 2 goals were scored in 6 of the last 8 Hoffenheim matches in the Europa League.
- The club has not lost in 10 of the previous 12 matches in Europe's second-tier competition (6 wins, 4 draws).
- The team has scored at least twice in 4 of the last 5 home games in the Europa League.
Lyon
After 2 victories at the start of the tournament, Lyon lost in the previous match to Besiktas with a score of 0-1, despite having a dominant advantage throughout the game. It should be noted that the team failed to score only for the second time in the last 17 Europa League matches. As a result of the points lost in the last round, Pierre Sage's men dropped from 2nd to 10th place in the group stage standings. Nevertheless, Lyon is among the most productive teams in the Europa League, having scored 6 times, with only 6 clubs scoring more.
- Lyon has not lost in 11 of the previous 13 Europa League matches (8 wins, 3 draws).
- Away from home in this tournament, the club performs even better, winning 7 of the last 8 matches (1 draw).
- No more than 3 goals were scored in 8 of the last 11 Lyon away matches in the Europa League.
Hoffenheim vs Lyon: Match Prediction
Both teams undeservedly lost in the last round, especially Lyon, who significantly outperformed their opponent in terms of goal-scoring opportunities. Nevertheless, neither Hoffenheim nor Lyon managed to score. I don't think they will be so unlucky in the second match in a row in the Europa League, considering that both clubs play attacking football, and their defenses are not the strongest, so I expect an entertaining and high-scoring match.
The statistics also suggest that the upcoming opponents should score. The German club has hit the back of the net in 14 of their last 17 matches in Europe's second most prestigious club competition. Lyon, in turn, has managed to score in 15 of their last 17 matches in this tournament. Moreover, the teams crossed paths in the European arena in the 2018/19 season as part of the Champions League, and both encounters were high-scoring (3:3, 2:2). I expect a similar outcome in the upcoming match, so my prediction is: "Both Teams to Score – Yes" at odds of
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