1899 Hoffenheim host Lyon in the UEFA Europa League. Lyon have been picking up wins and draws fairly steadily of late, while Hoffenheim's recent run has been much more uneven.
This is actually the fourth meeting between these two clubs, and the previous three all finished as draws. That history sits in the background as we look at where both sides stand right now.
Analysis updated .
Compare bookmakers
Form: Lyon look the sturdier side
Lyon go into this one unbeaten in their last five matches across Ligue 1 and the Europa League, with three wins and two draws in that spell, including a comfortable 4-0 home win over Rennes and a 2-1 away win at Anderlecht in the league phase. There was a home defeat to Fenerbahçe in the Champions League before that run, so it's not been flawless, but the general direction has been upward.
1899 Hoffenheim: 20 completed matches; Lyon: 20 completed matches.
1899 Hoffenheim
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 36
- Conceded
- 41
- Difference
- -5
Lyon
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 41
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- +11
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | SC Paderborn 07 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 20.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | OFI | 1899 Hoffenheim | 17.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Bundesliga | 1899 Hoffenheim | VfB Stuttgart | 12.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Bundesliga | 1899 Hoffenheim | Borussia Dortmund | 05.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Bundesliga | 1. FC Köln | 1899 Hoffenheim | 29.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| DFB Pokal | Erzgebirge Aue | 1899 Hoffenheim | 22.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Tottenham | 1899 Hoffenheim | 16.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Tottenham | 1899 Hoffenheim | 15.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1899 Hoffenheim | Karlsruher SC | 01.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1899 Hoffenheim | Holstein Kiel | 29.07.2026 | 3-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Lyon | Rennes | 19.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| UEFA Europa League | Anderlecht | Lyon | 16.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Paris FC | Lyon | 12.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 1 | Lyon | Auxerre | 04.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Lyon | Le Havre | 29.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Lyon | Fenerbahçe | 26.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Toulouse | Lyon | 22.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Fenerbahçe | Lyon | 18.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Lyon | Sparta Praha | 11.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Sparta Praha | Lyon | 04.08.2026 | 2-1 |
Hoffenheim's picture is rougher. They've lost four of their last five competitive games, including a 3-1 defeat away to Paderborn and a 0-2 loss at OFI in their Europa League opener, with only a 2-1 win over Stuttgart breaking up that sequence.
Lyon carry the better momentum into this fixture.
Comparative Team Statistics: 1899 Hoffenheim vs Lyon
A history of tight, drawn contests
The only previous meetings between these clubs came in the Champions League back in 2018 and the Europa League in 2024, and all three finished level: 2-2, 2-2 and 3-3. That's old data spread across different competitions and squads, so it can't tell us much about current form, but it does show these fixtures have tended to produce goals at both ends when they've met before.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League | 1899 Hoffenheim | Lyon | 07.11.2024 | 2-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Lyon | 1899 Hoffenheim | 07.11.2018 | 2-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | 1899 Hoffenheim | Lyon | 23.10.2018 | 3-3 |
Europa League table after matchday one
Both teams have played a single Europa League match so far. Lyon won theirs 2-1 at Anderlecht and sit 11th, while Hoffenheim lost 0-2 at OFI and are down in 29th. It's an early snapshot rather than a settled picture, but it lines up with the wider form gap between the two sides.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 29 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 30 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
How this one could play out
Put the current form alongside that history of drawn meetings and you get a slightly mixed picture. Lyon look sharper right now and have the better recent results, but Hoffenheim have shown in patches, like the win over Stuttgart, that they can still be competitive at home. Given how open the previous meetings were, a cagey, goal-involved game wouldn't be a surprise, even with Lyon favoured on current form.
Key player statistics: 1899 Hoffenheim vs Lyon
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Baumann | Germany | 36 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 82 |
| A. Kramarić | Croatia | 35 | Attacker | 177 | 73 |
| V. Coufal | Czechia | 34 | Defender | 174 | 76 |
| A. Prass | Austria | 25 | Defender | 180 | 72 |
| Bernardo | Brazil | 31 | Defender | 186 | 76 |
| O. Kabak | Türkiye | 26 | Defender | 187 | 86 |
| K. Machida | Japan | 29 | Defender | 190 | 84 |
| W. Burger | Netherlands | 25 | Midfielder | 191 | 83 |
| A. Hložek | Czechia | 24 | Midfielder | 188 | 84 |
| P. Wimmer | Austria | 25 | Midfielder | 182 | 77 |
| V. Gendrey | France | 26 | Defender | 179 | 75 |
| R. Hranáč | Czechia | 26 | Defender | 190 | 85 |
| L. Philipp | Germany | 25 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 83 |
| F. Asllani | Germany | 24 | Attacker | 191 | 81 |
| T. Lemperle | Germany | 24 | Attacker | 187 | 78 |
| A. Hajdari | Switzerland | 23 | Defender | 189 | 80 |
| B. Conté | Germany | 23 | Midfielder | 182 | 76 |
| L. Petersson | Iceland | 22 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 91 |
| A. Daghim | Denmark | 21 | Attacker | 189 | 80 |
| Max Moerstedt | Germany | 20 | Attacker | 194 | 77 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Mata | Angola | 33 | Defender | 180 | 72 |
| L. Openda | Belgium | 26 | Attacker | 177 | 75 |
| C. Tolisso | France | 32 | Attacker | 181 | 81 |
| N. Tagliafico | Argentina | 34 | Defender | 172 | 67 |
| A. Maitland-Niles | England | 29 | Midfielder | 177 | 71 |
| F. Bacher | Austria | 25 | Defender | 190 | 82 |
| Abner | Brazil | 26 | Attacker | 182 | 75 |
| R. Descamps | France | 30 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 74 |
| O. Mangala | Belgium | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 80 |
| M. Niakhaté | Senegal | 30 | Defender | 190 | 82 |
| Keito Nakamura | Japan | 26 | Attacker | 180 | 73 |
| D. Greif | Slovakia | 29 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 82 |
| P. Šulc | Czechia | 25 | Midfielder | 177 | 76 |
| T. Tessmann | USA | 25 | Defender | 188 | 86 |
| M. Bidstrup | Denmark | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | 75 |
| T. Morton | England | 23 | Midfielder | 182 | 75 |
| R. Kluivert | Netherlands | 25 | Defender | 187 | 70 |
| J. Bengui João | France | 21 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 76 |
| E. Nuamah | Ghana | 22 | Attacker | 178 | 71 |
| M. Fofana | Belgium | 21 | Attacker | 169 | 61 |
Lyon's recent run gives them a reasonable edge on paper, and the early Europa League table reflects that. But Hoffenheim's home form has had its moments, and the three previous meetings between these clubs all ended level.
With no pricing information to work from, we're not in a position to put forward a selection for this one. It's a fixture worth watching rather than backing blind at this stage.
Who will win?
