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UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 4

Crystal Palace vs Hoffenheim

· Selhurst Park, London

Why this pick: Crystal Palace vs Hoffenheim

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Crystal Palace 10, Hoffenheim 10). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

Crystal PalaceHoffenheim
1.49 xG per 90 1.86
1.49 npxG per 90 1.77
16.6 PPDA 8.4
5.1 Deep completions per 90 14.0
0.89 xPTS per 90 1.55

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Crystal Palace and Hoffenheim recent form

Crystal Palace 2W 1D 3L
Hoffenheim 2W 0D 4L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Crystal Palace at home

Record (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Win rate
100%
Goals for / match
4.00
Goals against / match
0.00
Clean sheets
1 of 1

Hoffenheim away

Record (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Win rate
0%
Goals for / match
0.00
Goals against / match
2.00
Clean sheets
0 of 1

League matches this season before kick-off: Crystal Palace at home only, Hoffenheim away only.

Other League Stage - 4 fixtures

Before and after this match