Crystal Palace vs TSG Hoffenheim Competition – Europa League Stadium: Selhurst Park Date: 5th November 2026 Kick-off time – 17:45 GMT
Crystal Palace host TSG Hoffenheim at Selhurst Park on Thursday evening in the Europa League league phase, in what will be the first meeting between the two clubs. Both arrive on the back of weekend defeats, with Palace losing 2-0 at Tottenham and Hoffenheim beaten by the same scoreline at Werder Bremen. Only a point separates them in the table, with Palace 15th on four and Hoffenheim 23rd on three. Kick-off is at 5:45pm GMT.
Palace have lost three of their last five, and they failed to score in all three of those defeats. Saturday’s 2-0 loss at Tottenham was the latest, three days after a 1-0 win at Fulham that took them through in the Carabao Cup. Before that, they lost 2-0 to Newcastle at Selhurst Park and drew 2-2 away at Besiktas in the Europa League, while the oldest result is a 5-0 defeat at Brighton. That leaves three goals scored and 11 conceded across the five.
Hoffenheim have three wins and two defeats from their last five, scoring nine and conceding four, but the last two results have gone against them. Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Werder Bremen came three days after a 1-1 draw at Holstein Kiel in the DFB-Pokal, where they went out 4-3 on penalties. Before those, they won three in a row: 3-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen, 3-0 against Lyon in the Europa League and 2-1 away at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Hoffenheim scored at least twice in each of those three wins.
There is no previous meeting between the clubs in the head-to-head record, so Thursday’s game at Selhurst Park will be the first. With no history to draw on, recent numbers are the only guide. Palace have conceded in four of their last five games, while Hoffenheim scored three times in each of their two most recent home matches in the sample.
Crystal Palace sit 15th in the league phase on four points, one ahead of 23rd-placed Hoffenheim on three. A Palace win would take them to seven points, level with the four sides from sixth to ninth, while a Hoffenheim win would lift them to six, level with AZ, Omonia Nicosia and Olympique Lyonnais on current standings.
In the UK, the match is live on TNT Sports 1 with streaming on HBO Max. US viewers can stream it on Paramount+ or ViX, while in Canada it’s on DAZN Canada and fuboTV Canada.
Possible Lineups
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1
HOMETSG Hoffenheim
3-5-2
AWAYCrystal Palace — Form
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✕ | Tottenham | 2-0 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | 31.10.26 |
| ✓ | Fulham | 0-1 | Crystal Palace | EFL Cup | 28.10.26 |
| ✕ | Crystal Palace | 0-2 | Newcastle | Premier League | 25.10.26 |
| = | Besiktas | 2-2 | Crystal Palace | Europa League | 22.10.26 |
| ✕ | Brighton | 5-0 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | 18.10.26 |
TSG Hoffenheim — Form
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✕ | Werder Bremen | 2-0 | Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 31.10.26 |
| ✕ | Holstein Kiel | 1-1 (4-3 pens) | Hoffenheim | DFB-Pokal | 28.10.26 |
| ✓ | Hoffenheim | 3-0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 25.10.26 |
| ✓ | Hoffenheim | 3-0 | Lyon | Europa League | 22.10.26 |
| ✓ | B. Monchengladbach | 1-2 | Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 18.10.26 |
Head to Head
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No previous meetings | ||||
Where to Watch
Table
Europa League Standings
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
WWW
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| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
WWW
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| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
WWW
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| 4 | Ferencváros | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
WWW
|
| 5 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
WWW
|
| 6 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
WDW
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| 7 | Juventus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
DWW
|
| 8 | Beşiktaş | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
DWW
|
| 9 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
DWW
|
| 10 | AZ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
WWL
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| 11 | Omonia Nicosia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
LWW
|
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
LWW
|
| 13 | Rennes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
DWD
|
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
WDL
|
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
DLW
|
| 16 | Sparta Praha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
LDW
|
| 17 | Levski Sofia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
WDL
|
| 18 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
LWD
|
| 19 | Sturm Graz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
WLD
|
| 20 | NEC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
WDL
|
| 21 | Salzburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
DLW
|
| 22 | Anderlecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
WLL
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| 23 | Hoffenheim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
WLL
|
| 24 | Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
LWL
|
| 25 | Celta de Vigo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
WLL
|
| 26 | OFI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
LLW
|
| 27 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
LWL
|
| 28 | Torreense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
LLW
|
| 29 | Celje | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
DLL
|
| 30 | Hapoel Be’er Sheva | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
LLD
|
| 31 | Lillestrøm | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
LDL
|
| 32 | Lech Poznań | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
DLL
|
| 33 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
LLL
|
| 34 | Olympique Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
LLL
|
| 35 | Celtic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
LLL
|
| 36 | Ararat-Armenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
LLL
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