Ace Football previews the Europa League game between OFI Crete and Hoffenheim who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
OFI Crete start the season as favourites to land the Europa League crown. They launch their title bid this coming Thursday at home in an opening day fixture with Hoffenheim at Pankritio Stadium.
Form: OFI Crete vs Hoffenheim
OFI Crete Form
OFI Crete recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 2-1 against Aris Thessaloniki FC. They responded by beating Kifisia FC 2-0, and followed that up by winning 0-1 against Olympiacos. OFI Crete only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Pankritio Stadium in the Europa League. They also drew one and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded two goals.
Hoffenheim Form
Hoffenheim collected one win from their last three matches, as FC Koln won by 3-2. Borussia Dortmund were too strong as well, winning 2-3, before Hoffenheim won 2-1 against VfB Stuttgart. Hoffenheim claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Europa League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to eight.
Betting stats for OFI Crete and Hoffenheim
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between OFI Crete and Hoffenheim. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- OFI Crete have won the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 8 OFI Crete matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 OFI Crete home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- OFI Crete have won the last 4 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 OFI Crete matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 13 Hoffenheim away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 11 Hoffenheim matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Hoffenheim matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Hoffenheim away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Hoffenheim matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: OFI Crete vs Hoffenheim
With another Europa League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both OFI Crete and Hoffenheim. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Popular betting markets: OFI Crete vs Hoffenheim
Full-time result
OFI Crete won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Hoffenheim won four of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and four defeats as well.
Both teams to score
OFI Crete scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Impressively, Hoffenheim scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. OFI Crete have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. OFI Crete were able to win six of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for OFI Crete, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, who managed to hit the net 4.3 times on average in these games. OFI Crete didn’t concede a goal in their last 4 matches.
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