Hamburger SV – Holstein Kiel Prediction & Picks (03.08.2018)

It could not be better! For the start of the new season in the 2nd Bundesliga, the match between Hamburger SV and Holstein Kiel is like a derby and a real hit! It’s been 55 years since the two clubs last faced each other in a league game. The two clubs missed out on their hair again this season. But while it is well known that after 54 years, 261 days, 00 hours, 36 minutes and 02 seconds, after 19,985 days relegated from the Bundesliga, the Kielers missed the passage to the upper house in the relegation of the past season. So not only the north of the republic, but all of Germany can look forward to this top match to the start of the 2nd Bundesliga on Friday. In the game of HSV against Kiel apply according to the odds Hamburger as a clear favorite.

HSV:

On 12.05.2018 it was a reality. Despite a 2-1 victory on the 34th match of the preseason against Gladbach Hamburger SV had to descend as the last founding member of the Bundesliga after almost 55 years of Erstligazugehörigkeit. Wolfsburg was able to conquer the already fixed relegated from Cologne in parallel, so that the direct transition into league two for HSV was no longer averted. The famous stadium clock continues, but now shows the time since the founding of the club. But next year they want to see again Erstligafußball in Hamburg and together with the 1st FC Cologne belong to the red roses to the fabulous favorites on the rise. Who gives a tip on the HSV as a climber before the season, who receives odds of just 1.40! The HSV did in the preparation but also a lot for it to be considered a hot contender for the immediate return to the Bundesliga. All six test matches could win the HSV. With the CSKA Moscow, Rapid Vienna, Stoke City and the AS Monaco were well-known teams among the opponents. In the last test last weekend, HSV beat Monaco 3-1.

A descent almost always brings with it a change of staff. No different with HSV. With Walace, Luca Waldschmidt, Andre Hahn, Bobby Wood, Christian Mathenia, Nicolai Müller, Sven Schipplock, Sejad Salihovic, Mergim Mavraj or Dennis Diekmeier left some of the club support the club. By contrast, HSV has secured the services of Khaled Narey (Greuther Fürth), Christoph Moritz (Kaiserslautern), Jairo Samperio (Las Palmas), Manuel Wintzheimer (Bayern U19) and David Bates (Glasgow Rangers). In addition, many juniors have been raised in the professional team. In addition, the awarded to Leeds United and controversial Pierre-Michel Lasogga returned to HSV, which marked the 3-1 final against Monaco.

Kiel:

Even without relegation and despite even fast ascent Holstein Kiel had to record some painful departures. First and foremost is success coach Markus Anfang, who was already known towards the end of last season that he would switch to 1. FC Köln. He was followed by Rafael Czichos, the captain and defender of the storks to the Rhine. Top scorer Marvin Duksch (Dusseldorf) changed sides, as well as offensive engine Dominick Drexler (Midtjylland, Denmark). In addition to these three absolute regulars also left twelve more players the club, many of them returned to a lending back to their home clubs. Kiel has strengthened itself with a total of fourteen new players, but not all of them will play a role. The most interesting entries are probably Jae-song Lee (Jeonbuk Motor, 1st League South Korea), Hauke ​​Wahl (Ingolstadt), Stefan Thesker (Twente Enschede), Jonas Meffert (Freiburg) and Mathias Honsak (Red Bull Salzburg).

The expectations in Kiel are already screwed back before the beginning of the season in view of the many personnel changes and the great successes in recent years. In the last season Kiel missed the march from the 3rd league to the Bundesliga. For a total of five games Kiel was at the top of the table in first place. For seven more rounds, the storks still occupied the direct promotion space two. Kiel dropped to third place on Matchday 20 and kept it until the end of the season. In the relegation Kiel then failed but clearly at the VfL Wolfsburg with 1: 3 away and 0: 1 at home. The preparation for the new season was not crowned for Kiel also of excessive success. Against the VfR Aalen from the 3rd league Kiel could win just like that 1-0. Against Dynamo Moscow there was a violent 2: 6-clap and also in the last test last weekend against the Spanish first division Eibar Kiel had with 2: 3 the loss.