Hoffenheim went 1-0 up at Crystal Palace in the 7th minute through Alexander Prass in a Europa League match. Palace had a goal disallowed for offside earlier. Palace sit 15th in the league phase, while Hoffenheim are 23rd.
Hoffenheim took the lead against Crystal Palace in the 7th minute through Alexander Prass. Prass hit a low first-time shot that Dean Henderson got a hand to but did not stop, and it rolled over the line. Palace had a goal disallowed in the 4th minute. Daichi Kamada had the ball in the net, but he was well offside. A Hoffenheim player was shown a yellow card in the 7th minute. Defender Ozan Kabak was booked early for dragging back Jean Philippe Mateta.
Palace form and team news
Palace have lost three successive Premier League games and are in the relegation zone after nine matches under Pierre Sage. The club lost an appeal against Jean-Philippe Mateta's red card from the defeat by Tottenham on Saturday. Palace reached the EFL Cup quarter-finals by beating Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage. Sage was boosted by the return from injury of Quinten Timber and Jørgen Strand Larsen. Both players were available for selection against Hoffenheim.
European records
Palace had four points from their first three Europa League matches and were 15th in the 36-team league phase table. They beat Lech Poznan 4-0 at home, drew 2-2 at Besiktas and lost 3-2 at Lyon. Palace and Hoffenheim are meeting for the first time in a competitive fixture.
Hoffenheim had three points from three Europa League matches, leaving them 23rd. They won their first points of the campaign with a 3-0 home win over Lyon, after losing 2-0 at OFI Crete and 3-2 against Beşiktaş. Hoffenheim were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal on penalties by Holstein Kiel and then lost 2-0 to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga last weekend. They have lost back-to-back Bundesliga games.
Hoffenheim have lost all five previous European encounters with English clubs. Those include a 6-3 aggregate defeat to Liverpool in the 2017/18 Champions League play-offs and two 2-1 losses to Manchester City in 2018/19. They also lost 3-2 at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the 2024/25 Europa League league phase. Hoffenheim have won just one of their last six continental away matches.
