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Facts about TSG Hoffenheim
24 games have passed since a German team lost to a Romanian club in a competitive match. Hoffenheim will face a team from Romania for the first time ever.
18-year-old Max Moerstedt is the youngest player in Hoffenheim's Europa League squad. The attacker has already made an impression in the Europa League when he scored his first goal in the match at FC Midtjylland.
2 consecutive defeats have only been suffered once before - in September 2017, in the club's first two games in the competition.
Facts about Steaua Bucharest
78% is the save percentage of goalkeeper Stefan Târnovanu, making him one of the best keepers in the competition.
27 years and 252 days is the average age of the Bucharest squad - one of the most experienced in the Europa League.
18 games have been played by Steaua Bucharest against German teams in Europe, of which they have won only one (7 draws, 10 defeats). The Romanians have not won in 16 matches - their only success was a 3-1 win against Borussia Dortmund in the 1957/58 European Cup.
3 games Steaua Bucharest have played without conceding a goal in the current Europa League season - more than in any other season since 2012/13.