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On Wednesday evening at 20 o’clock the TSG Hoffenheim must compete on the 4th round of the Champions League group stage with Olympique Lyon. After three games, Lyon are in fifth place with five points in Group F, just one point behind leaders Manchester City. The TSG, however, has only two points on the account and is thus in third place. In the first leg two weeks ago, both teams parted in a thrilling match 3: 3. The guests from France had begun very forcefully and had taken the lead in the 27th minute. But Hoffenheim was able to equalize quickly and came with the goal better into the game. Shortly after the restart the Kraichgauer were even able to take the lead. With two goals in eight minutes OL turned the game again. After that, the home side rushed with all their might to equalize, but Lyon hardly allowed anything. When everything looked like a win for the visitors, Joelinton met in the 92nd minute but still to 3: 3 compensation. In the end, TSG would have had to win the game at 12: 4 scoring chances.
While Hoffenheim will play for the first time on Wednesday in an away game in France, Olympique has played 12 times at home against German teams. The balance in these games is seven wins, a draw and four defeats. Two of their three recent games against Bundesliga teams have been lost to OL at home. Hoffenheim threatened in a defeat early exit from the premier class, Manchester City should win in parallel game against Donetsk. The betting base presents an analysis of the Champions League game vs. Lyon. Hoffenheim with the tip home win and great odds.
Lyon:
Olympique qualified for the third time in the last four years for the group stage of the premier class. Overall, the French are already the 15th time in the group stage. In the two previous participations, the French missed each of the knockout stages. Lyon started the new season of the Champions League with a sensational 2-1 away win over Premier League champions Manchester City. By contrast, things were not going so well on Matchday 2. Les Gones were already 2-0 down against Donezk at home, but could still save a point with a 2-2 draw at the end. From the last seven international games, the team of coach Bruno Génésio took four wins, one defeat and two draws.
In the preseason Lyon had to continue playing in the Europa League and had failed there in the second round at CSKA Moscow. The then 2: 3 defeat against the Russians was the only defeat before his own fans for Lyon in the last eleven home games in the European Cup. Otherwise, there were seven wins and three draws at Groupama Stadium. In French Ligue 1 Olympique is currently with 21 points in fourth place. The gap to leaders PSG is 15 points. In 12 league games, there were six wins, three draws and three defeats for Les Gones. Competing over OL had suffered in the last eleven games only a bust. However, they lost with 0: 5 at Paris St. Germain. With 14 points and 12: 5 goals from seven home games Lyon is also the fourth best home team in the French league. The dress rehearsal for the Champions League put Lyon to hell on the weekend with a disappointing 1-1 home win over Bordeaux.
Hoffenheim:
Hoffenheim showed with the 4: 1 at the weekend in the league at Bayer Leverkusen a good response to the lethargic Cup against Leipzig in the previous week. In the Werkself TSG sat on a 3-4-3 or 3-2-5. Thus, the guests were pretty sure on the defensive. Thus one could attack the hosts early and aggressively as well as disturb the Leverkusen construction effectively. The Werkself ‘victory may have been a bit too high at the end, but the Kraichgauer took advantage of Bayer’s weaknesses and exploited their chances icy cold. The success in Leverkusen was the third consecutive victory for the TSG in the Bundesliga. This allowed the team in the league to climb to seventh place.
Now the king class is back. The TSG started with a 2: 2 at Donetsk in their first CL group stage. At home, they then delivered the million troops of Pep Guardiola a great fight, but lost in the end but just 1: 2 against the Citizens. In the European Cup, the away record for Hoffenheim is two draws and three defeats. Overall, the Kraichgauer have so far won only one of their eleven international games.
Lyon vs Hoffenheim head to head matches
23.10.18 CL Hoffenheim Lyon 3 : 3