Beşiktaş beat Hoffenheim 3-2 in Europa League matchday two

Beşiktaş beat hosts 1899 Hoffenheim 3-2 in a match played as part of matchday two of the league phase of the UEFA Europa League, held on 15 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time.

Michael Amir Murillo Bermúdez opened the scoring for Beşiktaş in the 60th minute, before Fisnik Asllani equalised for 1899 Hoffenheim in the 68th minute. Beşiktaş then went back ahead through two consecutive goals from Oh Hyeon-Gyu in the 72nd and 79th minutes, before Koki Machida narrowed the gap for 1899 Hoffenheim in the 87th minute, though he was unable to find an equaliser.

The match saw no red cards, while 1899 Hoffenheim received 4 yellow cards compared with one for Beşiktaş.

Oh Hyeon-Gyu was named man of the match after scoring two goals and providing one assist in 85 minutes played, with a rating of 9.41.

In terms of statistics, 1899 Hoffenheim dominated possession with 53 per cent against 47 for Beşiktaş, but the latter were more dangerous in attack with 19 attempts compared with 13 for 1899 Hoffenheim, and were well ahead in expected goals, recording 3.43 against 1.14 for their hosts. 1899 Hoffenheim also committed 18 fouls compared with 8 for Beşiktaş.

With this result, Beşiktaş raised their tally to 6 points from two wins in two matches to sit fourth with 7 goals scored and 3 conceded, while 1899 Hoffenheim remained on zero points after two consecutive defeats, placing them 30th with 2 goals scored and 5 conceded.