Crystal Palace
Hoffenheim
Match summary
Crystal Palace and Hoffenheim shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Hoffenheim led 1-0 at half-time.
Alexander Prass put Hoffenheim ahead in the 7th minute and Daichi Kamada equalised in stoppage time.
There was little between the sides on chances: Crystal Palace created 1.05 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Hoffenheim 1.23 from 15. Crystal Palace had a player sent off.
Crystal Palace and Hoffenheim shared the spoils in a hard-fought Europa League fixture on matchday 4 that ended in a 1-1 draw. The home side edged the overall territory and possession with 55 percent of the ball, completing 515 passes at an accuracy of 81.7 percent compared to the visitors' 428 passes. Both teams registered 5 shots on target from 13 attempts for Crystal Palace and 15 for Hoffenheim. The match was characterised by high discipline issues, with the hosts accumulating 6 yellow cards and 1 red card alongside 13 fouls, while the visitors received 3 yellow cards and committed 15 fouls.
Hoffenheim struck first in the 7th minute when Alexander Prass scored with a left-footed shot to give his side a 0-1 lead at half-time. The first half also saw yellow cards for Ozan Kabak in the 6th minute, Wouter Burger in the 25th minute, and Jaydee Canvot in the 32nd minute. After the interval, persistent fouling brought bookings for Adam Wharton, Honest Ahanor, Yéremy Pino, Eddie Nketiah, and Andrej Kramarić. A turning point arrived in the 77th minute when Adam Wharton received a second yellow card and was sent off. Despite being a man down, Crystal Palace secured the draw in the 90+1st minute thanks to a right-footed goal from Daichi Kamada, leaving the final score at 1-1.
