H2H: Hoffenheim vs Slovan Liberec – Prediction (Europa League

H2H: Hoffenheim v Liberec – Comparison.

Munas Dabbur has scored in three of Hoffenheim’s last four home games, twice after the 75th minute. Meanwhile, Jan Matoušek scored Liberec’s sole goal in their previous UEL outing. Seven of Hoffenheim’s previous eight UEL fixtures saw both teams score.

Hoffenheim Insights.

A 3-1 defeat at home to Union Berlin gave Hoffenheim a fourth consecutive winless match in the Bundesliga (D1, L3), although sandwiched between those games are two wins by a 2+ goal margin in their opening UEFA Europa League (UEL) group stage matches. As such, the German outfit remain comfortable favourites here, as they look to score in a 17th straight European fixture. Despite their ability to score on the continental stage, Hoffenheim have won only two of eight previous European home matches (W2, D2, L4), but having netted the opener in all four previous UEL group stage home games, and conceding just once before HT during that time too, shows they should carry a threat from the outset.

Liberec Insights.

A 5-1 hammering at the hands of Red Star Belgrade in Slovan Liberec’s first group stage away game undid the good work in their UEL opener (1-0 win vs Gent), but the suspension of the Czech top flight due to Covid-19 appears a handy excuse for that performance. However, considering they’re winless in every game they’ve played against German opposition (D3, L5), it’s unlikely they’ll get back to winning ways here. That Red Star defeat gave them a fourth loss from their last 11 UEL away games in the competition proper (W3, D4), albeit all defeats came in their last five such matches. Furthermore, despite the fact that they scored before HT against Red Star, four of Liberec’s previous eight UEL away goals have actually been netted after the 80th minute.