Hamburger SV vs Freiburg - prediction, team news, lineups

Europa League finalists Freiburg instrumentality to Bundesliga enactment against Hamburger SV, who volition invited them to Volksparkstadion on Sunday.

Seventh-placed Freiburg person 44 points compared to 12th-placed Hamburger's tally of 34 points, and the distant broadside presently inhabit the Conference League spot with conscionable 2 league fixtures remaining.

Match preview

The hosts are definite to play top-flight shot adjacent play fixed they are 8 points up of the 16th-placed relegation playoff spot pursuing their 2-1 triumph against Eintracht Frankfurt connected May 2.

Hamburger boss Merlin Polzin volition beryllium delighted by his side's performances this campaign, particularly aft they had spent the anterior 7 seasons battling to gain promotion from the 2nd division.

The caput manager was possibly fortunate that the teams astir the nine besides consistently dropped points, arsenic Hamburger person lone taken 5 points from the past 21 connected offer.

HSV conceded 15 times successful those 7 matches, portion they lone recovered the backmost of the nett connected 8 occasions, scoring precisely 1 extremity 4 times.

Having mislaid 2-1 against Hoffenheim connected April 25, Polzin's broadside are present without triumph successful 5 games astatine home, and a decision connected the play would beryllium their 4th successful six clashes at Volksparkstadion.

Freiburg are connected the precipice of past pursuing their 3-1 triumph against Braga successful the Europa League connected Thursday, a effect that was capable to spot them beforehand from their semi-final necktie arsenic 4-3 winners.

The visitors volition present person to get the amended of Aston Villa successful the last connected May 20, though their contiguous absorption volition beryllium connected ending their two-game winless streak successful the Bundesliga and avoiding a 2nd nonaccomplishment successful 3 home matches.

Breisgau-Brasilianer's displays successful the last 3rd person been concerning for immoderate weeks, with the nine having scored 1 oregon less goals successful 4 of their past 5 contests successful each competitions, portion they conceded astatine slightest 2 goals 3 times successful that stretch.

Qualifying for the Conference League done home placement is by nary means guaranteeed considering eighth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt lone way them by 1 point, and Freiburg look a hard trial against RB Leipzig successful matchweek 34.

Boss Julian Schuster has overseen 3 consecutive defeats connected the road, though 2 of those losses came successful Europe and the DFB-Pokal, and they person successful information won 2 of their 3 astir caller distant Bundesliga fixtures.

Should Freiburg assertion 3 points connected Sunday, it would beryllium their 3rd triumph successful a enactment against their hosts, with the visitors winning 2-1 successful the reverse fixture successful January.

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Team News

Hamburger started a backmost 3 of Nicolas Capaldo, Warmed Omari and Jordan Torunarigha against Frankfurt, but the second was taken disconnected successful the precocious stages of the match.

With information already secured, determination is nary crushed to deliberation that Luka Vuskovic would not travel into the starting lineup, and the centre-back is acceptable to beryllium protected by a midfield featuring Nicolai Remberg and Albert Sambi Lokonga.

Freiburg's Patrick Osterhage volition not beryllium capable to play successful a treble pivot owed to a genu issue, though Maximilian Eggestein and Johan Manzambi person often partnered each different this season.

Striker Matanovic is the team's apical scorer successful the Bundesliga this word (eight), and helium whitethorn beryllium supported by wide attackers Jan-Niklas Beste and Vincenzo Grifo.

In the backline, expect to spot shot-stopper Noah Atubolu protected by cardinal defenders Matthias Ginter and Ifechukwu Ogbus.

Hamburger SV imaginable starting lineup:

Fernandes; Capaldo, Vuskovic, Omari; Mikelbrencis, Remberg, Lokonga, Gronbaek; Vieira; Glatzel, Konigsdorffer

Freiburg imaginable starting lineup:

Atubolu; Kubler, Ginter, Ogbus, Gunter; Eggestein, Manzambi; Beste, Holer, Grifo; Matanovic

We say: Hamburger SV 1-1 Freiburg

Though Hamburger managed to triumph past clip out, they person recovered it hard to consistently prime up affirmative results.

Freiburg volition inactive privation to suffice for Europe done their home league, but aft tiresome exploits successful the Europa League connected Thursday, it would not beryllium astonishing if they encountered difficulties connected Sunday.

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