OFI v Hoffenheim preview, team news and predicted line-ups | OneFootball

TSG Hoffenheim kick off their European campaign on Thursday with a trip to Crete to face OFI.

According to BuLi News, having crashed out of the league phase of last season’s Europa League, they will be determined to go further this time. They had led against 1. FC Köln and Borussia Dortmund but lost 3-2 in both, before an Adam Hlozek brace sealed a 2-1 win over VfB Stuttgart at the weekend.

OFI arrive in form after a 1-0 victory away to Olympiacos in Athens. They are third in the Greek Super League with nine points from four matches and have won three on the bounce in all competitions.

That sequence underlines the threat to the visitors, even if Hoffenheim begin as clear favourites.

Team news sees OFI expected to be without Nikolaos Marinakis, Chris Sielis and Aaron Leya Iseka through injury.

For Hoffenheim, Alexander Prass is the only confirmed absentee. Christian Ilzer is expected to rotate, with Robin Hranac, Nathan de Cat and Andrej Kramaric among those who could be handed rare starts on Thursday.

Source: BuLi News

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