Hoffenheim vs Lyon Prediction & Stats - UEFA Europa League 2026/27

Few recent meetings between Hoffenheim and Lyon have been settled comfortably, and that makes this UEFA Europa League tie on Thursday (22/10) one to study closely.

It takes place at PreZero Arena, 20:00 (UK time).

Our Hoffenheim vs {team_b_name} prediction points to where the value looks strongest.

Our verdict on Hoffenheim vs Lyon

Value at this level takes some digging out. Having gone through the form and the numbers, here is our preferred Hoffenheim vs Lyon prediction:

Who do the bookmakers favour?

The market makes Hoffenheim the side to beat, with roughly 46% of the implied odds in their favour.

For the wider picture, compare all UEFA Europa League odds and the rest of the round's fixtures before you settle on a bet.

Hoffenheim Preview

Hoffenheim reach this fixture 2 match into their UEFA Europa League. Here is where TSG Hoffenheim stand:

In this competition

• 0 won, 0 drawn, 2 lost

• 0 points per game

• 2 scored, at 1 a game

• 5 conceded, at 2.5 a game

TSG Hoffenheim, season-wide

• 3 won, 0 drawn, 6 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Patrick Wimmer, 2 goals

• Most assists: Vladimír Coufal, 2 assists

Recent results — Hoffenheim

18/10/2026 11:30

Borussia M'gladbach

1 - 2

Hoffenheim

W

15/10/2026 15:00

Hoffenheim

2 - 3

Beşiktaş

L

10/10/2026 09:30

Hoffenheim

2 - 3

Hamburger SV

L

20/09/2026 13:30

Paderborn

3 - 1

Hoffenheim

L

17/09/2026 12:45

OFI

2 - 0

Hoffenheim

L

Lyon: how they are travelling

Lyon come in 2 matches into their UEFA Europa League.

Here is what Olympique Lyonnais have produced:

In this competition

• 2 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost

• 3 points per game

• 5 scored, at 2.5 a game

• 3 conceded, at 1.5 a game

Olympique Lyonnais, season-wide

• 7 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Ernest Appiah Nuamah, 3 goals

• Most assists: Pavel Šulc, 3 assists

Recent results — Olympique Lyonnais

18/10/2026 14:45

Lyon

2 - 1

Nice

W

15/10/2026 12:45

Lyon

3 - 2

Crystal Palace

W

09/10/2026 14:45

Lens

2 - 1

Lyon

L

19/09/2026 14:45

Lyon

4 - 0

Rennes

W

16/09/2026 15:00

RSC Anderlecht

1 - 2

Lyon

W

The head-to-head

A short sample to go on — 3 recent meeting(s) between the two:

• Hoffenheim: 0 win(s)

• Lyon: 0 win(s)

• Drawn: 3

With so little history, this fixture stays hard to call.

Form comparison Hoffenheim vs Lyon

A side-by-side look at how both teams are performing right now, to set the context for your bets:

Home Team

Hoffenheim

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	L L	0
Home	L	0
Away	L	0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	0%	0%	0%
Goals	3.5	5	2
Scored	1	2	0
Conceded	2.5	3	2
Both Teams to Score	50%	100%	0%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	50%	0%	100%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.86	1.36	2.35
xGA	1.37	1.85	0.88

Away Team

Lyon

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W	3
Home	W	3
Away	W	3

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	100%	100%	100%
Goals	4	5	3
Scored	2.5	3	2
Conceded	1.5	2	1
Both Teams to Score	100%	100%	100%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.44	1.16	1.71
xGA	1.52	1.36	1.67

Further markets to consider

Beyond the main tip at the top of the page, two more selections stand out for this match-up:

Fixture information - Hoffenheim vs Lyon

• Match: Hoffenheim vs Lyon

• Competition: UEFA Europa League

• Date: Thursday, 22/10/2026

• Kick-off: 20:00 (UK time)

• Venue: PreZero Arena

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The statistics for Hoffenheim vs Lyon that you will find on this page should help you make well-informed decisions for placing your bets.

Home Team

Hoffenheim

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	L L	0
Home	L	0
Away	L	0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	0%	0%	0%
Goals	3.5	5	2
Scored	1	2	0
Conceded	2.5	3	2
Both Teams to Score	50%	100%	0%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	50%	0%	100%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.86	1.36	2.35
xGA	1.37	1.85	0.88

Away Team

Lyon

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W	3
Home	W	3
Away	W	3

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	100%	100%	100%
Goals	4	5	3
Scored	2.5	3	2
Conceded	1.5	2	1
Both Teams to Score	100%	100%	100%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.44	1.16	1.71
xGA	1.52	1.36	1.67

Corners

12 / Match

+33% Corners / Match

Hoffenheim received +33% more corners than Lyon in the UEFA Europa League

9 / Match

Beşiktaş

(7)

OFI

(8)

(5)

Crystal Palace

(4)

RSC Anderlecht

Cards

4 / Match

+167% Cards / Match

Hoffenheim received +167% more cards than Lyon in the UEFA Europa League

1.5 / Match

Beşiktaş

(5)

OFI

(3)

(1)

Crystal Palace

(2)

RSC Anderlecht

Goals Scored

1 / Match

+150%

Lyon is +150% better in terms of goals scored

2.5 / Match

Beşiktaş

(2)

OFI

(0)

(3)

Crystal Palace

(2)

RSC Anderlecht

Goals Conceded

2.5 / Match

+40%

Hoffenheim condeded +40% more goals than Lyon

1.5 / Match

Beşiktaş

(3)

OFI

(2)

(2)

Crystal Palace

(1)

RSC Anderlecht

UEFA Europa League Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Ferencváros	9	7	2	0	19	6	13	23	2.56
2	Beşiktaş	7	6	0	1	12	2	10	18	2.57
3	Benfica	7	5	1	1	21	6	15	16	2.29
4	RSC Anderlecht	7	5	1	1	15	6	9	16	2.29
5	Salzburg	5	4	1	0	9	3	6	13	2.6
6	CSKA Sofia	8	3	2	3	9	11	-2	11	1.38
7	Lech Poznań	5	3	1	1	15	6	9	10	2
8	Jagiellonia Białystok	5	3	1	1	10	5	5	10	2
9	Omonia Nicosia	5	3	1	1	7	4	3	10	2
10	OFI	3	3	0	0	7	0	7	9	3
11	Maccabi Tel Aviv	4	3	0	1	9	4	5	9	2.25
12	Qarabag	4	2	2	0	6	0	6	8	2
13	Hradec Králové	4	2	0	2	4	3	1	6	1.5
14	PAOK	4	2	0	2	7	6	1	6	1.5
15	Hajduk Split	4	2	0	2	5	6	-1	6	1.5
16	CS U Craiova	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5	1.25
17	Egnatia Rrogozhinë	4	1	1	2	7	6	1	4	1
18	Pafos	4	1	1	2	7	6	1	4	1
19	Lillestrøm	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	1.33
20	FC Avan Academy	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4	1.33
21	Saburtalo	4	1	1	2	3	7	-4	4	1
22	Sheriff	4	1	1	2	1	6	-5	4	1
23	Thun	4	1	1	2	7	12	-5	4	1
24	Juventus	1	1	0	0	5	0	5	3	3
25	Crystal Palace	1	1	0	0	4	0	4	3	3
26	Union Saint-Gilloise	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	3	3
27	Sparta Praha	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3	3
28	Bayer Leverkusen	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	3
29	Sunderland	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	3
30	Bournemouth	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
31	Olympiakos Piraeus	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
32	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
33	Torreense	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
34	Žilina	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3	1.5
35	Sint-Truiden	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3	1.5
36	Red Star Belgrade	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1	3	1.5
37	Kauno Žalgiris	2	1	0	1	1	3	-2	3	1.5
38	Víkingur Reykjavík	2	1	0	1	3	5	-2	3	1.5
39	Shamrock Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	3	1.5
40	Viktoria Plzeň	3	1	0	2	5	7	-2	3	1
41	St. Gallen	2	1	0	1	2	6	-4	3	1.5
42	Universitatea Cluj	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
43	Dynamo Kyiv	4	0	2	2	2	5	-3	2	0.5
44	Dinamo Zagreb	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
45	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
46	Rennes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
47	Sturm Graz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
48	Aluminij	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.5
49	Górnik Zabrze	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
50	Larne	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
51	Lincoln Red Imps	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
52	KuPS	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1	0.5
53	Rangers	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1	0.5
54	Twente	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1	0.5
55	Hammarby	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1	0.5
56	Hearts	2	0	1	1	2	7	-5	1	0.5
57	Loser Match 10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	Loser Match 11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Loser Match 12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	Loser Match 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	Loser Match 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	Loser Match 7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	Loser Match 8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Loser Match 9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	AZ	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
66	Celta de Vigo	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
67	Levski Sofia	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
68	Real Sociedad	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
69	Milan	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
70	Celje	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
71	Hoffenheim	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
72	Celtic	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	0
73	Derry City	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0	0
74	Midtjylland	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0	0
75	Olympique Marseille	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0	0
76	Tromsø	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0	0
77	Mjällby	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0	0
78	Vojvodina	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0	0
79	AGF	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4	0	0
80	NEC	1	0	0	1	0	5	-5	0	0
81	Trabzonspor	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0	0
82	Kairat	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0
83	KÍ	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0
84	Vestri	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0