FC Porto vs 1899 Hoffenheim

FC Porto have won eight of their last 12 home games against German opposition in European competition (D2 L2), most recently beating Bayern Leverkusen 2-0 in the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League.

Hoffenheim have lost both of their previous two meetings with Portuguese opponents in Europe, losing home and away to Sporting Braga in the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League group stage.

FC Porto have lost just one of their last eight home games in major European competition (W5 D2), going down 1-0 against Barcelona in last season’s UEFA Champions League.

TSG Hoffenheim are unbeaten in their last five away games in the UEFA Europa League, though each of the last three has finished as a draw (W2).

Only Besiktas (7) have conceded more goals in the UEFA Europa League this season than FC Porto (6), who have shipped exactly three goals in both matches so far.