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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Besiktas : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 15th Oct, 20:00 BST, Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Zuzenhausen

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are in Europa League action on Thursday night, as Christian Ilzer aims to beat Vincenzo Italiano and his Besiktas side at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena. For every Europa League fixture, KickOff dives into the stats for multiple markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As loyal fans of Besiktas get ready for this clash, they certainly have reason to expect an exciting match. After analysing the relevant statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) performance, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a bet worth taking, as both clubs know they way to goal and either could win. The prediction and odds are both pointing in the same direction: over 2.5 goals is a smart bet.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Hoffenheim are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.95.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hoffenheim
51%
9/10
3%
-
Draw
21%
29/10
3%
-
Besiktas
28%
12/5
6%
-
Hoffenheim 2-1
9%
8/1-
Draw 1-1
9%
15/2
6%
-
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1-
Besiktas 2-1
7%
12/1
8%
-
Hoffenheim 3-1
6%
12/1-
Hoffenheim 2-0
6%
12/1-
Hoffenheim 1-0
6%
11/1-
Hoffenheim 3-2
5%
16/1
11%
-
Besiktas 1-0
4%
16/1-
Hoffenheim 3-0
4%
18/1-
Besiktas 3-2
3%
22/1-
Besiktas 3-1
3%
22/1
10%
-
Besiktas 2-0
3%
22/1
10%
-
Hoffenheim 4-1
3%
22/1
12%
-
Draw 0-0
3%
20/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
68%
4/9
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
32%
7/4
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
46%
6/5
5%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
20/1-
BTTS - Yes
67%
4/9-
BTTS - No
33%
13/8-
BTTS - Home Win
31%
21/10
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
9/2
10%
-
Home/draw
72%
3/10
4%
-
Away/draw
49%
10/11
6%
-
Home/away
79%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
1/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
9/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
47%
11/10-
Under 3.5 Goals
53%
8/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
28%
5/2
7%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
72%
3/10
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
15%
5/1
8%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
85%
1/8
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/66-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
20/1-
Home DNB
66%
4/9
4%
-
Away DNB
43%
13/8
5%
-
Hoffenheim win to nil
20%
10/3
4%
-
Besiktas win to nil
10%
8/1
13%
-
Hoffenheim / Hoffenheim
28%
2/1
3%
-
Hoffenheim / Besiktas
3%
25/1
13%
-
Hoffenheim / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Hoffenheim
15%
9/2-
Draw / Besiktas
10%
15/2
6%
-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1-
Besiktas / Hoffenheim
4%
18/1-
Besiktas / Besiktas
15%
9/2
10%
-
Besiktas / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win form
Hoffenheim 29TH
14 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
12 / 14
Conceded
10 / 14
Clean sheets
4 / 14
Failed to score
2 / 14
Won
5
Draw
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hoffenheim2 - 3Spurs
Hoffenheim0 - 0FCSB
Hoffenheim2 - 2Lyon
Hoffenheim2 - 0Dynamo Kyiv
Hoffenheim0 - 2Molde
Hoffenheim4 - 1Gent
Hoffenheim5 - 0Liberec
Hoffenheim2 - 0Red Star Bel.
Hoffenheim2 - 3Shakhtar
Hoffenheim3 - 3Lyon
Hoffenheim1 - 2Man City
Hoffenheim1 - 1Ludogorets
Hoffenheim3 - 1Istanbul
Hoffenheim1 - 2Braga
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AHoffenheim0 - 2Crete
AHoffenheim4 - 3Anderlecht
HHoffenheim2 - 3Spurs
HHoffenheim0 - 0FCSB
AHoffenheim0 - 3Braga
HHoffenheim2 - 2Lyon
AHoffenheim0 - 2Porto
HHoffenheim2 - 0Dynamo Kyiv
AHoffenheim1 - 1Midtjylland
HHoffenheim0 - 2Molde
AHoffenheim3 - 3Molde
HHoffenheim4 - 1Gent
AHoffenheim0 - 0Red Star Bel.
AHoffenheim2 - 0Liberec
HHoffenheim5 - 0Liberec
AHoffenheim4 - 1Gent
HHoffenheim2 - 0Red Star Bel.
AHoffenheim1 - 2Man City
HHoffenheim2 - 3Shakhtar
AHoffenheim2 - 2Lyon
Besiktas 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kauno Zalgiris1 - 0Besiktas
Hradec Kralove0 - 1Besiktas
Midtjylland0 - 2Besiktas
Lausanne1 - 1Besiktas
St Patrick's1 - 4Besiktas
Shakhtar2 - 0Besiktas
Twente1 - 0Besiktas
Bodø2 - 1Besiktas
Lyon0 - 1Besiktas
Ajax4 - 0Besiktas
FC Lugano3 - 3Besiktas
FC Lugano0 - 2Besiktas
Bodø3 - 1Besiktas
Brugge1 - 1Besiktas
Dynamo Kyiv2 - 3Besiktas
Neftçi PFK1 - 3Besiktas
Tirana0 - 2Besiktas
Dortmund5 - 0Besiktas
S. Lisbon4 - 0Besiktas
Ajax2 - 0Besiktas
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
1
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBesiktas4 - 1Marseille
ABesiktas0 - 1Kauno Zalgiris
HBesiktas3 - 0Kauno Zalgiris
HBesiktas1 - 0Hradec Kralove
ABesiktas1 - 0Hradec Kralove
ABesiktas2 - 0Midtjylland
HBesiktas1 - 0Midtjylland
HBesiktas0 - 1Lausanne
ABesiktas1 - 1Lausanne
HBesiktas3 - 2St Patrick's
ABesiktas4 - 1St Patrick's
ABesiktas0 - 2Shakhtar
HBesiktas2 - 4Shakhtar
ABesiktas0 - 1Twente
HBesiktas4 - 1A.Bilbao
ABesiktas1 - 2Bodø
HBesiktas1 - 3M. Tel-Aviv
HBesiktas2 - 1Malmö
ABesiktas1 - 0Lyon
HBesiktas1 - 3E.Frankfurt
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in their clash with Besiktas, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 23 consecutive Europa League games.

Besiktas's fans will be hoping for goals on Thursday night, not least because TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have conceded in each of their last 5 Europa League games. A PG of 1.5 for V. Italiano's side suggests that run should continue.

Hoffenheim 29th Besiktas 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
26%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 61% probability that Hoffenheim will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Besiktas will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
14 home / away league games
=0
Hoffenheim’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-35
Besiktas have scored 35% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2026/2027 season
Hoffenheim
PG (predicted goals)
Besiktas
2
1.5
Attack rating
TSG
BJK
6%
better
view stats
Games scored16
16
Failed to score4
4
Scored first10
12
Goals scored33
36
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.8
Avg. shots per game13
13
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
14
Avg. XG for2
1.9
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
TSG
BJK
44%
better
view stats
Games conceded17
11
Clean sheets3
9
Conceded first10
7
Goals conceded41
18
Avg. goals conceded2.1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
10
Conversion rate against23%
10%
Avg. XG against1.5
0.9
KickOff rating
+44%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Hoffenheim v Besiktas will show here when available.

Hoffenheim Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
O BaumannK Machida
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Baumann GLK1
-
M Rots DEF1
-
K Machida DEF1
1
-
O Kabak DEF1
-
V Coufal DEF1
1
-
A Hajdari  DEF1
-
L Avdullahu MID1
-
N. De Cat MID1
1
-
B Conté MID1
-
W Burger MID1
-
P Wimmer FWD1
-
T Lemperle FWD1
-
A Hlozek FWD1
-
A Kramaric FWD1
-
F Asllani FWD1
-
A Daghim FWD1
-
Besiktas Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7342
A NübelO KökcüJ OlaitanV Cerny
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Nübel GLK7
-
E Topçu DEF7
1
-
M Murillo DEF72
1
-
T Djaló DEF7
-
S Özcan MID7
-
J Olaitan MID74
-
V Cerny FWD721
2
-
H Oh FWD71
2
-
I. Fakili FWD71
-
O Kökcü MID632
-
K Ouattara DEF5
1
1
R Yilmaz  DEF52
-
M Rashica FWD51
-
E Agbadou DEF4
1
-
W Ndidi MID31
-
D Vlahović FWD3
-
S Kilicsoy FWD31
-
Y Özcan DEF2
1
-
K Yilmaz MID2
1
-
M. Hekimoğlu FWD2
-
L Trossard FWD2
-
T. Bulut DEF1
-
F Miretti MID1
1
-
E Poku FWD11
-
A. Bircan FWD1
-