Crystal Palace vs 1899 Hoffenheim — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow3 clips- 6′1899 Hoffenheim, yellow card:Foul
- 7′1899 Hoffenheim, goal:0–1assist
- 25′1899 Hoffenheim, yellow card:Foul
- 32′Crystal Palace, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time0 – 1
- 55′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 55′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 58′Crystal Palace, yellow card:Foul
- 60′Crystal Palace, yellow card:Foul
- 62′Crystal Palace, yellow card:Foul
- 65′Crystal Palace, yellow card:Foul
- 68′1899 Hoffenheim, yellow card:Dissent
- 70′1899 Hoffenheim, substitution:off
- 75′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 75′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 76′1899 Hoffenheim, substitution:off
- 76′1899 Hoffenheim, substitution:off
- 77′Crystal Palace, red card:
- 87′1899 Hoffenheim, substitution:off
- 90+1′Crystal Palace, goal:1–1
- Full-time1 – 1
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Match report
Kamada rescues Crystal Palace against 1899 Hoffenheim in added time
Crystal Palace and 1899 Hoffenheim drew 1-1 at Selhurst Park in the fourth round of the Europa League's league stage, Daichi Kamada's goal in the first minute of stoppage time earning the home side a point after they had played the last stretch with ten men.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Hoffenheim took the lead in the seventh minute. Tim Lemperle supplied the pass and Alexander Prass finished to make it 1-0, and that was the score at the interval. The visitors, managed by Christian Ilzer, had the better of the chances over the ninety minutes, finishing with 15 shots to 13.
Palace's task became harder in the 77th minute when Adam Wharton was sent off with the score still 0-1. From that point they scored once and conceded none. Kamada struck at 90+1 to level it at 1-1, and the match finished in that way.
Both sides return to domestic action on Sunday 8 November. Palace host Liverpool in the Premier League, while Hoffenheim are at home to FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.
Prass scored the opener in the seventh minute and was the highest-rated player on the pitch at 8.0. Kamada, who earned Palace's point with his late equaliser, was rated 7.85.
Hoffenheim had 15 shots to Palace's 13, despite Palace having 54 per cent of the possession.
Crystal Palace and 1899 Hoffenheim drew 1–1 (half-time 0–1).
Crystal Palace met 1899 Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 4). Kick-off was Thursday, 5 November 2026, 17:45 UTC at Selhurst Park. Referee: Horatiu Fesnic.
Team pages: Crystal Palace · 1899 Hoffenheim · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Alexander Prass (assist: Tim Lemperle) — 0–1 · Watch Alexander Prass's goal video (7')
- 77' Red card: Adam Wharton
- 90+1' Goal: Daichi Kamada — 1–1 · Watch Daichi Kamada's goal video (90+1')
Starting line-ups
Crystal Palace (3-4-3)
1899 Hoffenheim (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Crystal Palace 50%, the draw 24%, 1899 Hoffenheim 26%. It finished Crystal Palace 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim.
Palace's rating edge outweighs Hoffenheim's ball control — We give Crystal Palace 50% because our strength rating puts them a shade stronger, 1716 to 1660, with their usual home advantage on top, though Hoffenheim's habit of controlling the ball pulls the other way. The draw sits at 24%, down from a usual 27% because Europa League games draw less often and both sides' recent games average 3.2 goals.
Why Crystal Palace at 50%?
Crystal Palace sit 56 points higher on our strength rating — 1716 to 1660. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge at home won 50.2% of 11,124 such games. UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (23.2% vs 25.3% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 46.9% of 4,493 games vs 44.6% across all 108,407 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 50%?
1899 Hoffenheim hold 11 more possession points (54 to 43 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 39.7% across 5,964 games, from 44.1% when styles were level.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.8%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.1% of 18,729. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.2 points off. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Albian Hajdari, an important player, and Bambasé Conté, a rotation player. Doubtful: Vladimír Coufal, a star player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Last five: Crystal Palace L-D-L-W-L, 1899 Hoffenheim W-W-W-D-L — 1899 Hoffenheim are clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.0% of 2059 games when clearly hotter and 43.8% of 3979 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Crystal Palace vs 1899 Hoffenheim final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Alexander Prass's goal against Crystal Palace (7').
- Watch Daichi Kamada's goal against 1899 Hoffenheim (90+1').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Crystal Palace 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim. Explore more on the Crystal Palace and 1899 Hoffenheim team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.