In the Champions League group F, on Wednesday, November 7, the Lyon-Hoffenheim game will be played. The match will take place on “Olympique Lyonnais Park”, starting at 20:00. The host team can make an important step towards qualifying in the European Spring in the event of a victory.
Running for a new Champions League qualification, the host team made a new wrong move. Although he took advantage of his own field, he only finished the match against Bordeaux, score 1-1. Thus, Lyon missed the chance of approaching the podium, but this does not come as a surprise. In the last seven games played in all competitions, Genesio’s band won only two wins. This was not encouraging before Wednesday’s duel, especially since the only victories won on home ground in the past two months are those with Marseille and Nimes.
On the other hand, Hoffenheim tackles the game with high morale after Leverkusen’s 4-1 victory. It was for the fourth time in the last five games, when the offensive found at least three times the way to the obverse gate. Reiss Nelson contributed to his team’s victory by opening the score in the 19th minute. The 18-year-old striker, brought in Arsenal’s U23 team in the summer, enjoys an excellent season in the Hoffe T-shirt with five goals scored in six parties. On the last spot in the group, Nagelsmann’s band needs a positive result to hope for qualification. This is not at all impossible if we take into account that in the last four trips we have made three victories.
Probable teams
Lyon (4-2-3-1): Lopes – Mendy, Denayer, Marcelo, Rafael – NDombele, Tousart – Aouar, Fekir, Traore – Depay.
Hoffenheim (4-4-2): Baumann – Kaderabek, Akpoguma, Vogt, Schulz – Nelson, Demirbay, Grillitsch, Kramaric – Joelinton, Belfodil.
In the tournament, the two bands ended undecided, 3-3. Driven in two rows on the table with 0-1 and 2-3, Hoffenheim avoided defeat in the extreme after Joelinton scored in the 90 + 2 minute.
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.43
