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Crystal Palace vs Hoffenheim prediction, tips and odds

Palace, shut out in four of their last five, host a Hoffenheim side that has won three of five but scored only once in two away games, with both needing points for the top-24 cut.
  • no strong shape
  • high stakes
  • league
  • Crystal Palace: normal
  • Hoffenheim: normal
Kick-off
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Competition
UEFA Europa League

Our prediction

Crystal Palace
FormL, W, L, D, L
Hoffenheim
FormL, D, W, W, W
Our prediction
1–12.8 goals projected
CRY 51%Draw 24%HOF 25%

De-vigged from the bookmakers — not our model.

likeliest half-time score
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Our picks

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  • Crystal Palace come throughOur pickHome or Draw
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  • Goals stay downOur pickUnder 5.5 Goals
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Implied by the bookmakers’ own prices, with the margin removed. The engine has not published a read on this match.

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How the model sees it

The market's readNot our model
CRY 51%Draw 24%HOF 25%
Likeliest scorelines
  • 1–112%
  • 1–010%
  • 2–110%
Projected goals
2.8
Likeliest at half time
0–029%
Competition goals a game
2.71
Competition matches over 2.5
53%
Projected stats
Projected match statistics for Crystal Palace against Hoffenheim
StatCRYHOFTotal
GoalsLeague 1.351.661.112.8

Per ninety minutes. Goals use the fitted goals model. Other stats combine each side’s rate with what its opponent allows, pulled toward the competition’s own average where the sample is thin; cards are anchored to the referee.

Form, head-to-head and trends

Last five
Crystal PalaceL, W, L, D, L
HoffenheimL, D, W, W, W
How each side’s recent matches have gone
TrendCRYHOF
Over 2.5 goals2/53/5
Both teams scored1/52/5
Clean sheets1/52/5
Failed to score3/51/5

Match context

Form
Palace: L-W-L-D-L, 3 goals scored and 11 conceded in five (0-2 Spurs, 1-0 Fulham, 0-2 Newcastle, 2-2 Besiktas, 0-5 Brighton). Hoffenheim: L-D-W-W-W, 9 scored 4 conceded (0-2 Bremen, 1-1 Kiel on pens, 3-0 Leverkusen, 3-0 Lyon, 2-1 Gladbach).
The competition
UEFA Europa League, 2026/27 league phase, matchday 4 (Goal.com: "Game Week 4"), single fixture at Selhurst Park, no second leg. A 36-team league table decides progress, so points matter for both: Palace sit 15th on 4 points after 3 games (1W 1D 1L, 8/5), Hoffenheim have 3 points (1W 0D 2L per ESPN) and sit below the top-24 cut line — nothing dead-rubber about it. Note: the supplied on-file table shows an eight-game final table that conflicts with the live three-game standings; I used the matchd…

Team news

Crystal Palace

No absences reported.

Hoffenheim

No absences reported.

UEFA Europa League table and leaders

UEFA Europa League standings
#ClubPLGDPts
1Lyon8—21
2Aston Villa8—21
3FC Midtjylland8—19
4Real Betis8—17
5FC Porto8—17
6Braga8—17

Top 6 shown · as read when this competition was last scouted.

  1. 1Igor JesusNottingham Forest7 goals
  2. 2Petar StanićLudogorets7 goals
  3. 3AntonyReal Betis6 goals
  4. 4Kerem AktürkoğluFenerbahçe6 goals
  5. 5Vincenzo GrifoSC Freiburg5 goals

UEFA.com 2025/26 stats: 512 goals / 189 matches = 2.71; over-2.5 52.8% (GoalStatsLab); table stat32/Tribuna; leaders UEFA.com, ESPN, Statz

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Frequently asked questions

What is our Crystal Palace vs Hoffenheim prediction?

We project 1–1. The bookmakers' own prices imply Crystal Palace 51%, the draw 24% and Hoffenheim 25%.

What is the best bet for Crystal Palace vs Hoffenheim?

Our tip is Full time result · Crystal Palace at 1.95. This one is implied by the bookmakers' prices rather than published by our engine.

What time does Crystal Palace vs Hoffenheim kick off?

Crystal Palace vs Hoffenheim kicks off at Thu 17:45 in the UEFA Europa League.

Are these tips free?

The prediction, the match data and our lead tip are free on every match page. The confidence behind each call — our probability, the edge and the engine's own read — is where a coin is spent.