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10/02/2024

Europa League: Quick facts on #TSGDYN

The wait will come to an end on Thursday (18:45 CEST) and TSG will finally experience European nights in Sinsheim again. In their first home game of the 2024/25 Europa League season (Live Ticker at tsg-hoffenheim.de), Dynamo Kyiv will be the visitors to the PreZero Arena. tsg-hoffenheim.de have compiled 10 quick facts for each team.

TSG Hoffenheim

1 meeting with a Ukrainian team has already taken place in Sinsheim: TSG lost 3-2 against Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League (2018/19). The two teams played out a 1-1 draw in the return fixture.

4 of TSG Hoffenheim's six European wins have come on home turf – however, Hoffenheim did lose their most recent home game against Molde by a 2-0 scoreline (2020/21).

5 shots at goal were registered by Adam Hložek in the match at FC Midtjylland – the most of any TSG player and the eighth-most in the Europa League.

85.7% of shots at goal saved – Oliver Baumann has the best record of all Europa League goalkeepers who have conceded at this one goal in the competition this term.

3 major opportunities were thwarted by Oliver Baumann in the 1-1 draw in the first match.

83 ball actions were registered by Florian Grillitsch in Hoffenheim's opener – the most for TSG.

82% was the pass completion rate for Hoffenheim at FC Midtjylland, with the challenge win rate at 56%.

3 shot assists were racked up by Tom Bischof in the 1-1 draw in Denmark – the most for TSG.

6 scorer points (four goals/two assists) have already been amassed by Marius Bülter this season – more than any other TSG player.

660 minutes is the total time Kevin Akpoguma has played for this season, making him the only Hoffenheim player not to have missed a competitive minute.

Dynamo Kyiv

3 European matches in a row against German teams have now ended in defeat for the Ukrainians. Dynamo's last win against a Bundesliga club was their 3-1 against Mönchengladbach in 2012.

1 victory from the last 15 away games in European competition (excluding qualification) – Kyiv are not especially strong on the road internationally.

3-0 loss against Lazio – in their first league match of the UEFA Europa League campaign, Dynamo suffered their joint-highest defeat ever in the opening game of a European campaign.

35 minutes were on the clock by the time Lazio led 3-0 against Dynamo.

7,751 spectators watched the match between Kyiv and Lazio at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion.

8 minutes after coming on as a substitute against Lazio (64), Maksym Bragaru was red-carded and will now miss the game in Sinsheim through suspension.

90% was Dynamo's pass completion rate against Lazio, while they registered 56% possession.

19 points are on the board following Kyiv's first seven matchdays of the Ukrainian league and they occupy pole position in the table.

4 goals have been scored by former Dortmund player Andriy Yarmolenko (34 / right winger) in 13 competitive games this season – Dynamo's joint-best along with Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (27 / central midfield).

5 assists have already been recorded by playmaker Mykola Shaparenko (25), who tops the internal assist ranking.

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