Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim predictions, lineups, odds and bet builder tips. Read our Europa League preview and find standout bets before kick-off.
Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Match Summary
Competition | UEFA Europa League |
|---|---|
Match Date | Thursday 5 November 2026 |
Match Time | 17:45 UK time |
Venue (City, Stadium) | London, Selhurst Park |
Broadcast (TV / Streaming / Radio / Bookmaker Streaming) | TNT Sports 1 |
Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim brings Thursday evening Europa League football to Selhurst Park, where a struggling Palace side look to Europe for relief against a depleted visiting defence.
Pierre Sage's side sit in the Premier League relegation zone, but Selhurst Park has been a fortress on European nights, with Palace unbeaten in their last seven continental home fixtures.
Hoffenheim travel with seven players injured, several of them defenders, and an away record in Europe that reads just one win from their last six outings.
This is the first competitive meeting between the clubs. Palace are 5/6 with 10Bet in the Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim betting odds, which feels about right given their European home comforts.
Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Form
Palace's form has fallen off a cliff since a solid September, with four defeats in their last six competitive outings, the latest a loss to Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend. Europe has been kinder, with a thumping win over Lech Poznań and a draw at Beşiktaş. Yéremy Pino is the standout, scoring in every Europa League appearance this season.
Hoffenheim's winning run, which included a 3-0 rout of Lyon in the Europa League, came to a halt with a DFB-Pokal shootout exit and a defeat in the Bundesliga. That Lyon win followed European losses to OFI Crete and Beşiktaş. Adam Hložek scored against Lyon and has been involved in the club's last two away goals.
Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Lineups & Team News
Injuries & Suspensions
Crystal Palace: Takehiro Tomiyasu (Injured/out), Ismaïla Sarr (Injured/out), Chadi Riad (Injured/out)
TSG Hoffenheim: Patrick Wimmer (Injured/out), Nathan De Cat (Injured/out), Robin Hranáč (Injured/out), Vladimír Coufal (Injured/out), Valentin Gendrey (Injured/out), Bambasé Conté (Injured/out), Albian Hajdari (Injured/out)
Crystal Palace
Sage is without Chadi Riad and Takehiro Tomiyasu at the back, while Ismaïla Sarr's absence thins out the attack. Dean Henderson should continue behind Jaydee Canvot, Axel Disasi and Chris Richards, with Adam Wharton and Daichi Kamada in the engine room. The worry is defensive: Palace have shipped 14 goals in their last six competitive matches.
TSG Hoffenheim
Christian Ilzer's injury list dominates the Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim lineups talk. Oliver Baumann should start behind Natnael Abraha, Ozan Kabak, Koki Machida and Mats Rots, a back four missing several established options. Further forward, Adam Hložek and Fisnik Asllani lead the line, with Andrej Kramarić supplying experience from the right.
Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Predicted Lineup
Crystal Palace
Formation: 3-4-2-1 (probable)
Predicted Starting Lineup: Probable XI: Dean Henderson; Chris Richards, Axel Disasi, Jaydee Canvot; Óscar Mingueza, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Tyrick Mitchell; Yéremy Pino, Dwight McNeil; Jean-Philippe Mateta
TSG Hoffenheim
Formation: 4-4-2 (probable)
Predicted Starting Lineup: Probable XI: Oliver Baumann; Natnael Abraha, Ozan Kabak, Koki Machida, Mats Rots; Andrej Kramarić, Wouter Burger, Leon Avdullahu, Adam Daghim; Adam Hložek, Fisnik Asllani
Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Key Stats & Match Facts
Yéremy Pino has scored or assisted in 3 of his last 3 appearances (Europa League).
Crystal Palace have scored 2+ goals in 3 of their last 3 matches (Europa League).
There have been 29+ shots taken in 3 of Hoffenheim's last 3 matches (Europa League).
Ozan Kabak has committed 3+ fouls in 3 of his last 3 appearances (Europa League).
Koki Machida has been carded in 2 of his last 3 appearances (Europa League).
Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Prediction & Best Bets
Our prediction: Crystal Palace 2-1 TSG Hoffenheim. Our Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim prediction backs the hosts because their European home form has been stubborn while their league form has collapsed, and Hoffenheim's injury-hit defence has travelled badly in Europe. Palace are favourites rather than certainties, though, and the visitors carry enough up front to get on the scoresheet.
Best Bets
Adam Hložek to have over 0.5 shots on target in the Player Shots On Target market. Hložek is a near-certain starter up front and has had a hand in Hoffenheim's last two away goals, with a goal and an assist. Our projection makes him slightly better than a coin flip to test Henderson, a touch above the bookmakers' implied probability, and Hoffenheim are projected to find the net here.
Both teams to score: Yes, in the Both Teams To Score market. Palace's defence has been leaking goals in recent weeks, and Hoffenheim's injury list is heaviest at the back. Our projection puts both teams scoring at 62%, with a total above three goals, so Yes fits the way this one shapes up, even if the price is no bargain.
Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Bet Builder
Our Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim bet builder tips combine Yéremy Pino to score, over 3.5 goals, over 2.5 Hoffenheim cards and Pino to be shown a card.
Pino has scored in each of his three Europa League appearances this season, opening the scoring every time. Back him in the Anytime Goalscorer market to keep that run going.
Over 3.5 goals has landed in each of Palace's last three matches. Their Europa League outings have been wide open all season, and Hoffenheim's patched-up back four hardly suggests a quiet night.
Hoffenheim have received 3+ cards in 3 of their last 3 Europa League matches. Over 2.5 in the Total Away Team Cards market backs that discipline problem to continue.
Pino has been carded in 2 of his last 3 Europa League appearances. He plays on the edge, and a messy night at Selhurst Park could see him in the book again.
At the time of writing, this bet builder pays a best price of 43/1 and is as short as 28/1 elsewhere.
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Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Talking Points
Chris Richards faces a club he knows well, having spent two loan spells at Hoffenheim, and he will be all too familiar with Andrej Kramarić, the visitors' all-time leading goalscorer. The bigger subplot is Hoffenheim's record against English opposition: they have lost all five previous European meetings, despite scoring in every one. Add Pino's transformation from an attacker with a modest European return into one of the competition's joint-leading scorers, and Palace have good reason to fancy this.
Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Predictions FAQs
When is the Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Europa League game?
The match kicks off at 17:45 UK time on Thursday 5 November 2026.
Where is Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim being played?
The match is played at Selhurst Park in London.
Where can I watch Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim?
The match is available to watch on TNT Sports 1.
What competition is Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim in?
The match is in the UEFA Europa League.
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