On the upcoming Wednesday, Liverpool will host Hoffenheim at their home ground within the second match of the play-off round of the Champions League. The game will give us the answer on the question: which one of these teams will play in the Champions League group stage. Currently, the team from England has much better chances, which managed to win in Germany, at the opponent’s ground. Now to claim a place in the pool, the Villagers need to score at least twice in the Reds’ net.
Liverpool have started the season with two victories and a draw. The victories happened in the matches against Hoffenheim and Crystal Palace in the EPL. The split of points was registered in the match against Watford and the result of the game is 3:3. After Hoffenheim, Liverpool will have a game against Arsenal and a voyage to Etihad to visit Manchester City, i.e. they need to achieve acceptable result and retain freshness.
On the upcoming Saturday, Hoffenheim won, as well as Liverpool, within their national league. The Villagers’ victim were Werder Bremen, the score of the match was 1:0 for Hoffe. The victory must lift the spirits of the Blues after the domestic defeat against Liverpool, the men from Sinsheim are going to the Albion to get a victory.
Hoffenheim are a decent German team, which will probably look good in the Europa League group stage. But it is pretty early for the Villagers to appear in the Champions League group stage. The presence of Liverpool in this stage is much more interesting. One may try betting on the future hosts’ victory in the couple.
Prediction for the match: Liverpool to win
