This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Gent at GHELAMCO-arena when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Hoffenheim with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Hoffenheim have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Gent form and stats
Gent participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.When playing at home in the Pro League, Gent have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games.
A Europa League defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Slovan Liberec.
There will be little rest for Gent after this match as they are travelling to Waasland-Beveren for a Pro League game in only three days.
The Gent manager W. De Decker has got the team scoring with 10 from 5 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gent defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Hoffenheim form and stats
Hoffenheim was sent out of Champions League in the group stage last season.Hoffenheim are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Bundesliga, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Werder Bremen in their previous outing. The Bundesliga match ended in a draw 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Crvena Zvezda.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Union Berlin in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Hoffenheim's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Hoffenheim have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Kramarić 6 goals |   R. Yaremchuk 3 goals |  I. Plastun 2 goals |
Gent missing players
Hoffenheim missing players
| Gent | Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 20 | 50 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Conceded | C | 13 | 43 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 68% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 201 | 75 | Total Shots | T S | 155 | 296 | ||
| 98 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 59 | 115 | ||
| 24% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hoffenheim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Slovan Liberec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Gent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Crvena Zvezda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Antwerp | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | OH Leuven | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Anderlecht | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Genk | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | KV Oostende | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Gent | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Sint-Truiden | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | Mechelen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 7 |
| 17 | Waasland-Beveren | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 4 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Stuttgart | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Borussia M'gladbach | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Union Berlin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Freiburg | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Köln | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | -17 | 1 |
| 18 | Mainz 05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -11 | 0 |