On Thursday, starting with 20:00, the Hoffenheim – Red Star Belgrade match will be played, within the Europa League group stage. The two teams have never met in European cups, thus being a duel for the first time. Hoffenheim and Red Star Belgrade are part of Group L, along with Gent and Slovan Liberec.
Hoffenheim is in the 3rd European season in the club’s history, after those in the Europa League (2017/2018) and Champions League (2018/2019). In both previous campaigns, TSG finished on the last place, and in 2019/2020, it did not qualify for any European competition. In the Bundesliga, the team coached by Sebastian Hoeness comes after successive defeats with Frankfurt and Dortmund, occupying the 8th place in the ranking, 4 points away from the leader Leipzig.
Instead, Steaua Rosie Belgrade has 4 consecutive appearances in the European Cup groups, with only one qualification in the eliminatory phases (32nd Europa League, 2017/2018). In the 2019/2020 season, the Serbian champion was part of a group in the Champions League with Bayern, Tottenham and Olympiakos Piraeus, finishing on the last position. Red Star Belgrade is coached by the legendary Dejan Stankovic and leads the undefeated ranking in the first Serbian league, after 11 stages.
Hoffenheim announces an important list of unavailable players, for various reasons, including goal scorer Andrej Kramaric, and the team’s mission seems to be difficult.
Hoffenheim returns to the European Cups after a break;
Red Star Belgrade played in the Champions League groups last season;
Meeting for the first time between the two bands;
PREDICTION: Hoffenheim to win @ 1,40
