Hamburger SV and Hoffenheim meet at the Volksparkstadion, in a match for the 13th round of the Bundesliga. 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 teams met at this stadium was on 08-04-2017, for the Bundesliga, which ended in a Hamburger SV victory (2-1). A. Hunt (25 ‘e 75’) scored the goals for Hamburger SV and A. Kramarić (35 ‘) for Hoffenheim. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Hamburger SV:
The home team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 10 points won, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Stuttgart, by (3-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Schalke 04, by (2-0). 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 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 31 conceded; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 6 home league matches Hamburger SV has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 18 possible. The team has conceded goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so he has not presented great defensive solidity, and his attack needs to improve, since he has not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 3 of its last 12 matches for the Bundesliga, of these 3 it came to rest in advantage in all and won at the end of the 90 ‘in all. In 12 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback.
Hamburg arrive at this unmotivated match, as a result of the defeat against Schalke 04, 2-0, adding the seventh snub in the last nine games played in the German championship. As usual, coach Markus Gisdol must play in 4-2-3-1, benefiting the defensive organization and counterattacks, but in some moments of the game he must have some offensive initiative in the match. It is important to underline that Jann-Fiete Arp is the great highlight of Hamburg, with 2 goals scored. Felipe, Edgar Prib and Uffe Bech will be absent from this game, due to an injury.
Hoffenheim:
The away team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Köln, by (0-3). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Eintracht Frankfurt, by (1-1). 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 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 17 conceded. The team comes to this match after an away loss with Sporting Braga by (3-1). For the league, Hoffenheim won 8 points out of 15 possible points, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 home matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so he has not presented great defensive solidity, but his attack has scored regularly, as he always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 39 of the last 44 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 9 of its last 12 matches for the Bundesliga, of these 9 came to rest in advantage in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 4.
The Hoffenheim comes to this day with a defeat in the field of Braga, 3-1, adding the second consecutive game without winning official matches. Despite playing away from home, coach Julian Nagelsmann must enter the field with a more offensive strategy, with the lines advanced, exploring in the best way the defensive weaknesses of Hamburg. Mark Uth is the best finisher of Hoffenheim, with 6 goals scored. Everything indicates that Wagner, Kaderabek and Hubner will be absent due to an injury.
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