Crystal Palace return to Selhurst Park to face Hoffenheim in the Europa League, with Bongda24h listing kick-off at 00:45 on 6 November in Vietnam. Palace were 15th after three league-phase matches, while Hoffenheim stood 23rd with three points.
Home record offers Palace support
The hosts lost 2-0 to Tottenham in their preceding Premier League game, during which Jean-Philippe Mateta was dismissed in the 13th minute. That was Palace's third consecutive league defeat. The report lists two wins, one draw and six losses from nine domestic matches, alongside 21 goals conceded.
Their European results have been mixed rather than uniformly poor. Palace beat Lech Poznan 4-0, lost 3-2 to Lyon and drew 2-2 at Besiktas. At home, however, they were unbeaten across seven European matches, winning five and drawing two. They had also won three of their previous five home games in all competitions.
Visitors lose domestic momentum
Hoffenheim's first two Europa League matches brought defeats against OFI Crete and Besiktas. A 3-0 win over Lyon then provided their first points and formed part of a three-match winning sequence.
That run ended with a penalty-shootout exit against Holstein Kiel in the German Cup, followed by a 2-0 Bundesliga defeat at Werder Bremen. Their domestic record after eight rounds included five defeats and 12th place.
Bongda24h also records one win, two draws and three defeats from Hoffenheim's last six European away games. The 6 November meeting brings those away difficulties against Palace's stronger home record. Palace's following home fixture against Liverpool is the next match highlighted in the source.