Two home strugglers collide within the Europa League on Thursday night as Tottenham Hotspur journey to Hoffenheim on Matchday 7 of the league section.
Each groups have been hard-hit by accidents this time period, and at present sit fifteenth of their respective league tables. After parting methods with Pellegrino Matarazzo in November, Hoffenheim’s kind has solely worsened and they’re nicely within the relegation dogfight.
They did choose up their fourth win of the Bundesliga season on the weekend, nonetheless. as they beat one of many few groups which have fared worse than them this time period, Holstein Kiel, 3-1. Maybe that may ignite Thursday’s hosts, who’ve work to do to safe a play-off spot on this competitors.
Tottenham are 4 factors and 18 locations forward of Hoffenheim within the league section desk, with Ange Postecoglou’s crew prone to head into the ultimate matchday with a prime eight spot of their arms ought to they declare a uncommon victory on Thursday.
Spurs have received simply three of their earlier 15 video games in all competitions and one other Premier League defeat on the weekend means they’re simply eight factors away from the drop zone.
Here is 90min’s information to Thursday’s Europa League conflict.
Hoffenheim vs Tottenham head-to-head document
That is the primary aggressive fixture between Hoffenheim and Tottenham.
Present kind (all competitions)
Hoffenheim |
Tottenham |
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Holstein Kiel 1-3 Hoffenheim – 18/01/25 |
Everton 3-2 Tottenham – 19/01/25 |
Bayern Munich 5-0 Hoffenheim – 15/01/25 |
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham – 15/01/25 |
Hoffenheim 0-1 Wolfsburg – 11/01/25 |
Tamworth 0-3 (AET) Tottenham – 12/01/25 |
Hoffenheim 1-2 Borussia Monchengladbach – 21/12/24 |
Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool – 08/01/25 |
Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Hoffenheim – 15/12/24 |
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle – 04/01/25 |
Nation |
TV channel/dwell stream |
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United Kingdom |
discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports activities 2 |
United States |
Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN.com, TUDN App, TUDN USA |
Canada |
DAZN Canada |
Like their guests, Hoffenheim have been exhausting hit by accidents this season.
Skilled midfielder Florian Grillitsch is among the many absentees, with the hosts additionally with out Grischa Promel, Ihlas Bebou and Marius Bulter. Former Liverpool defender Ozan Kabak is nusring a long-term knee damage however is anticipated to make a return subsequent month.
Tom Bischof is the one-to-watch in midfield having lately agreed to be part of Bayern Munich on a Bosman in the summertime. Andrej Kramaraic and Adam Hlozek are Hoffenheim’s main threats in assault.
Hoffenheim predicted lineup vs Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Baumann; Gendrey, Chaves, Akpoguma, Prass; Bischof, Stach; Kaderabek, Kramaric, Hlozek; Moerstedt.
Cristian Romero was concerned in coaching forward of Thursday’s sport, however the Argentine will not characteristic in Hoffenheim having spent weeks on the sidelines with a groin damage. Micky van de Ven is because of return to the coaching pitch subsequent week.
Radu Dragusin ought to be match to characteristic and Rodrigo Bentancur has travelled with the crew. The Uruguayan will begin on the base of midfield with Yves Bissouma the newest to select up a hamstring damage. Pape Sarr additionally seems set to overlook out.
January arrival Antonin Kinsky cannot be registered till after the league section, whereas Djed Spence additionally wasn’t included in Postecoglou’s preliminary squad for the competitors.
Dominic Solanke, Future Udogie, Guglielmo Vicario, Wilson Odobert, Brennan Johnson and Timo Werner are all absent.
Tottenham predicted lineup vs Hoffenheim (4-3-3): Austin; Porro, Dragusin, Grey, Davies; Bentancur, Bergvall, Maddison; Kulusevski, Richarlison, Moore.
Regardless of being crushed once more at Everton on Sunday, this battered Tottenham squad have not given up on the supervisor but. They’re eager to place issues proper and are going through a crew who’ve endured comparable woes this time period.
Hoffenheim are additionally injury-hit, however they might have a spring of their step after Saturday’s triumph. They’ve profiles in assault able to hurting Tottenham, and Ilzer’s aspect ought to intention to reap the benefits of a Spurs crew that merely does not win away from house.
There ought to be objectives on Thursday night, they usually spoils might be shared when it is all stated and finished.