OFI vs 1899 Hoffenheim — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow1 clip- 23′1899 Hoffenheim, yellow card:Foul
- 30′OFI, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′1899 Hoffenheim, substitution:off
- 53′1899 Hoffenheim, yellow card:Foul
- 56′OFI, yellow card:Foul
- 60′1899 Hoffenheim, substitution:off
- 60′1899 Hoffenheim, substitution:off
- 60′OFI, substitution:off
- 63′1899 Hoffenheim, yellow card:Foul
- 64′OFI, yellow card:Foul
- 67′1899 Hoffenheim, substitution:off
- 70′OFI, substitution:off
- 70′OFI, substitution:off
- 75′1899 Hoffenheim, substitution:off
- 80′OFI, substitution:off
- 80′OFI, substitution:off
- 84′OFI, goal:2–0assist
- Full-time2 – 0
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Match report
OFI see off Hoffenheim with second-half strike sealing the points
OFI beat Hoffenheim 2-0 in matchday one of the UEFA Europa League League Stage at Pankritio Stadium, with goals either side of the interval enough to settle the contest despite the visitors seeing far more of the ball.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Aitor Cantalapiedra opened the scoring in the 30th minute, converting an assist from Kenan Kodro to send OFI in ahead at half-time. Geórgios Kanellópoulos added a second in the 84th minute, teed up by Borja González, to put the result beyond doubt in the closing stages.
Despite Hoffenheim's dominance of possession, OFI made their limited opportunities count. The hosts also picked up two yellow cards to Hoffenheim's three, with neither side reduced to ten men, as OFI held firm to claim victory under manager C. Kontis against C. Ilzer's side.
Nikos Christogeorgos was rated the top performer on the pitch with a mark of 7.91, though it was Cantalapiedra and Kanellópoulos who found the net, scoring once each with ratings of 7.63 and 7.48 respectively.
Hoffenheim controlled 67% of possession yet could not turn that dominance into a positive result away from home.
OFI beat 1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
OFI met 1899 Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 17 September 2026, 16:45 UTC at Pankritio Stadium. Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas.
Team pages: OFI · 1899 Hoffenheim · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 30' Goal: Aitor Cantalapiedra (assist: Kenan Kodro) — 1–0 · Watch Aitor Cantalapiedra's goal video (30')
- 84' Goal: Geórgios Kanellópoulos (assist: Borja González) — 2–0
Starting line-ups
OFI (3-4-3)
1899 Hoffenheim (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave OFI 18%, the draw 15%, 1899 Hoffenheim 67%. It finished OFI 2–0 1899 Hoffenheim.
1899 Hoffenheim's rating gap outweighs OFI's home ground — 1899 Hoffenheim are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of 1899 Hoffenheim's 67%. The draw at 15% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why 1899 Hoffenheim at 67%?
1899 Hoffenheim sit 381 points higher on our strength rating — 1427 to 1808. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.9% of 5,258 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 15–17–68.
Why only 67%?
UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.6% of 4,447 games vs 44.9% across all 100,266 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 15%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 17.8%. Not enough recent scoring data to set the goals dial — the draw stays at the class table's rate. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off.
What did we measure but not count?
OFI have 3 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the OFI 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 the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from OFI 2–0 1899 Hoffenheim. Explore more on the OFI and 1899 Hoffenheim team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.