Europa League facts for #TSGLIB

All good things come in threes, right? TSG Hoffenheim will be aiming for their third win in as many matches on Thursday (21:00 CET), having already beaten Red Star Belgrade (H) and KAA Gent (A). Prior to facing Slovan Liberec, tsg-hoffenheim.de has all the facts and figures you need to know about #TSGLIB.

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The number of times the Czech outfit have reached the knockout stages of a European competition. Slovan were eliminated at the last 32 stage by AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands in 2013/14.

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The number of Czech titles Slovan Liberec have won. The club, which is located on the Czech-German border, became the first from outside Prague to win the league in 2002, before adding further titles in 2006 and 2012.

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The number of defeats Slovan have suffered in their last five UEFA Europa League away games. The other match ended in a draw.

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The number of points TSG have amassed in their first two matches in the group stages. The Kraichgau club already have more points on the board than they picked up in their two previous European campaigns – 2017/18 Europa League (five points) and 2018/19 Champions League (three points).

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The number of minutes Pavel Kadeřábek spent playing alongside Slovan player Michael Rabusic in the Czech national team during the October international break. Both came on as 77th-minute substitutes in the 1-0 defeat in Scotland.