#ANDTSG: The last throw of the dice

TSG Hoffenheim facts

Hoffenheim have picked up 2 wins from their previous European clashes with Belgian opponents. TSG won both their home and away fixtures against KAA Gent by a 4-1 scoreline in the group phase of the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League.

Hoffenheim are winless in 5 away matches on the bounce in European competition (three draws and two defeats) and could suffer three consecutive away defeats for the first time in their European history.

5 years have passed by since a German team was eliminated in the group stages of the Europa League. Borussia Mönchengladbach last failed at that stage in the 2019/20 campaign.

Hoffenheim's Tom Bischof has registered 33 shot involvements in the current Europa League campaign (15 shots and 18 assists) – no other teenager has been involved in more shots than the 19-year-old across the European competitions in the 2024/25 season.

RSC Anderlecht facts

Anderlecht are unbeaten in 8 home games in a row in European competition (five wins and three draws) – the club's longest such run since they went nine home matches without defeat between 2002 and 2004.

Anderlecht have suffered 13 defeats in their last 19 clashes with German opponents at European level (three victories and three stalemates), including a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League.

Kasper Dolberg made 14 competitive appearances for TSG Hoffenheim in the second half of the 2022/23 campaign, scoring two goals.

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