Hoffenheim vs Lyon - prediction, team news, lineups

Hoping to proceed their 100% commencement successful the Europa League's league-phase, Lyon volition question to face struggling Hoffenheim astatine SNP Arena connected Thursday.

Die Kraichgauer are inactive waiting for their archetypal points of their continental campaign, but Les Gones are eyeing a 5th triumph successful six games crossed each competitions.

Match preview

Christian Ilzer's Hoffenheim narrowly missed retired connected Champions League shot past term, but their opening to 2026-27 has been acold from impressive.

Die Kraichgauer mislaid 4 of their archetypal 5 Bundesliga matches this term, a tally made much concerning by the information the squad conceded 3 goals successful each of those defeats.

To marque matters worse, the German nine were shockingly beaten 2-0 by OFI Crete connected matchday 1 of the Europa League's league-phase, earlier succumbing to a 3-2 nonaccomplishment to Besiktas connected location turf past week.

However, Hoffenheim were capable to unafraid a constrictive 2-1 triumph implicit Borussia Monchengladbach connected Sunday, but it should beryllium noted that Die Fohlen are sat astatine the bottommost of the Bundesliga array with zero points, truthful thing different than a triumph would person been seen arsenic disastrous.

Supporters volition beryllium searching for immoderate affirmative to instrumentality into Thursday's showdown, but the hosts person been beaten successful 3 of their 4 matches astatine SNP Arena this season, lone coming retired connected apical 2-1 against Stuttgart connected September 12.

That being said, Hoffenheim mislaid each of those clashes by a azygous goal, scoring doubly successful each of their outings connected location turf, truthful expect to spot a competitory show by Die Kraichgauer.

Meanwhile, Paulo Fonseca's Lyon person been awesome truthful acold this season, and volition beryllium assured of taking maximum points connected Thursday.

Les Gones presently beryllium astatine the apical of Ligue 1 with 14 points aft 7 games, up of Paris Saint-Germain connected extremity quality having mislaid conscionable erstwhile successful France's apical flight.

Most recently, Fonseca's men came from down to beat Nice 2-1 connected Sunday, erstwhile Pavel Sulc and Tanner Tessmann responded to Elye Wahi's aboriginal opener by scoring doubly successful 4 first-half minutes.

That triumph marked a 4th successful 5 outings for Lyon, a tally that began with a 2-1 triumph implicit Anderlecht connected the Europa League's archetypal matchday.

The French broadside followed that continental occurrence with different connected October 15, erstwhile they ran retired deserving 3-2 winners against Crystal Palace, racking up 2.05 expected goals at Parc Olympique Lyonnais.

Six points from a imaginable six person enactment Les Gones eighth successful the Europa League table, and a 3rd triumph connected the bounce would spot them successful a commanding presumption arsenic they question the automatic way to the circular of 16.

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Team News

Hoffenheim volition beryllium without defensive midfielder Nathan De Cat owed to a genu injury, though Leon Avdullahu and Alexander Prass should beryllium connected manus to signifier the hosts' treble pivot.

Centre-back Albian Hajdari is besides sidelined with a ft injury, truthful expect to spot Ozan Kabak and Koki Machida commencement astatine the bosom of Ilzer's defence, flanked by Vladimir Coufal and Mats Rots.

At the other extremity of the pitch, versatile guardant Patrick Wimmer is dealing with a hamstring injury, and Bambase Conte, Fisnik Asllani and Adam Daghim could signifier an attacking trio down striker Tim Lemperle connected Thursday.

As for Lyon, they are missing left-backs Nicolas Tagliafico (muscle) and Mohamed Ouedraogo, the second of whom volition beryllium retired the remainder of the play aft suffering a cruciate ligament wounded earlier this month.

In their absence, Abner could run connected the near of the visitors' backmost four, alongside Moussa Niakhate and Felix Bacher.

Elsewhere, striker Lois Openda is recovering from a limb injury, truthful Pavel Sulc whitethorn pb the enactment erstwhile again successful midweek, supported from retired wide by Ernest Nuamah and Keito Nakamura.

Hoffenheim imaginable starting lineup:

Baumann; Coufal, Kabak, Machida, Bernardo; Avdullahu, Burger; Conte, Asllani, Daghim; Lemperle

Lyon imaginable starting lineup:

Greif; Athekame, Bacher, Niakhate, Abner; Tessmann, Morton; Nuamah, Tolisso; Nakamura; Sulc

We say: Hoffenheim 2-3 Lyon

Hoffenheim person mislaid six of their 9 matches this season, and 3 of their 4 connected location turf, conceding 10 goals astatine SNP Arena successful the process.

By contrast, Lyon person enjoyed an fantabulous run to date, and aft winning 4 of their past 5 outings, the visitors volition beryllium assured of success.

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