Hamburger SV – B. Monchengladbach Prediction & Picks (12.05.2018)

Hamburger SV and Borussia M’gladbach meet at Volksparkstadion, in a match for the 34th round of the Bundesliga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 15-12-2017, Borussia M’gladbach won at home against (3-1). The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 2 wins for each team in the last 5 matches. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 12-03-2017, for the Bundesliga, which ended in a Hamburger SV victory (2-1). F. Kostić (36 ‘) and B. Wood (80’) scored the goals of the game, for Hamburger SV, and A. Christensen (23 ‘), for Borussia M’gladbach. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Hamburger SV:

After 7 wins, 7 draws and 19 losses, the home team is currently in the 17 th position of the league, with 28 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Eintracht Frankfurt by (3-0), after in the previous match they have won (1-3) an away match against Wolfsburg. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Hamburger SV has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 16 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 33 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 20 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

Hamburg is a traditional club in German football, since throughout its history it managed to conquer the Championship six times, being the most recent title won in the distant 1982/83 season. In the current season, the team is at risk of relegation for the first time in its history, but still has the possibility of reaching at least the qualifying zone for the relegation play-offs, since it is two points behind the sixteenth classified , Wolfsburg. In the last six games played at home by the German Championship, in four they scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match Hamburg will maintain this pattern of play with several goals, since it needs to achieve victory to avoid a direct descent, which will leave the match open, with goals for both teams.

Borussia M’gladbach:

The away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 13 wins, 8 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Schalke 04, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Freiburg, by (3-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. For the league, Borussia M’gladbach won 5 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 17 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Borussia Monchengladbach is a club that has already won the title of the German championship five times, the last in the 1976/77 season and which has already won two European leagues, the last in 1978/79. The visiting club climbed the elite of German football for the last time in the 2007/08 season and did not descend further. Currently, in the season of 2017/18, the team has been making good games and comes to this last round with chances to achieve a great win and have a slip of Leipzig, to end up conquering a place of access to the Europa League. We believe that Borussia Monchengladbach will play a very aggressive game, looking to score goals from the first minute of play, which brings us many chances of having at least one goal in the first half.