Hamburger SV vs Hoffenheim - prediction, team news, lineups

Saturday nighttime amusement successful the Bundesliga comes from the Volksparkstadion arsenic Hamburger SV invited Hoffenheim for a clash with immense implications astatine some ends of the table.

Die Rothosen person erstwhile again entered the relegation conversation pursuing a mediocre tally of form, portion Die Kraichgauer are inactive pushing for Champions League qualification. 

Match preview

One triumph successful 9 games, fines from the DFB, penalties and reddish paper madness - determination is superior chaos and panic astir Hamburger SV arsenic we attack the extremity of the season.

Merlin Polzin’s men seemed to beryllium heading for a quiescent mid-table decorativeness aft capping disconnected February with a six-match unbeaten run, though each that positivity dispersed pursuing the instrumentality of their yearly outpouring crisis.

For the past fewer years Hamburg person experienced a immense dip successful results during spring, and that inclination has shown nary signs of stopping, with the nine picking up 5 points from their past 8 outings.

Hamburg’s mediocre tally of results has seen them driblet to 14th successful the standings, sitting conscionable 5 points wide of the relegation playoff portion and arch-rivals St Pauli.

Defensive issues person bubbled up to the aboveground successful caller times, with Die Rothosen conceding 12 goals and 5 penalties crossed their past 5 outings.

Discipline is besides a conflict for the hosts, who person picked up 8 reddish cards this play - astir precocious during their 3-1 decision to Werder Bremen past weekend.

The deficiency of subject is not lone connected the field, considering 2 members of the coaching squad were sent to the stands during that fiery clash successful Bremen.

On apical of that, the HSV fans (who are already starring the mode successful fines this season) clashed with the constabulary successful Bremen aft mounting occurrence to the toilets and launching flares onto the pitch.

While Hamburg desperately hunt for a breakthrough, Hoffenheim are dreaming of Champions League shot pursuing a tremendous campaign.

Christian Ilzer’s men moved wrong 2 points of the apical 4 courtesy of their thrilling 2-1 triumph implicit Borussia Dortmund past play - a crippled which saw Andrej Kramaric person 2 penalties, including 1 successful the 98th minute.

Die Kraichgauer person already equalled the nine grounds for the fig of Bundesliga wins successful a azygous play with 16, but they could spell a batch further with 4 matches inactive remaining.

Nevertheless, securing a spot successful the apical 4 is the extremity for Hoffenheim, who are looking to marque conscionable their 2nd ever quality successful the Champions League.

The nine volition beryllium assured of making progress, having already thrashed Hamburg 4-1 earlier this season. 

In fact, the lone existent interest for Hoffenheim is their caller distant form, which consists of conscionable 1 triumph and 16 conceded goals.

Hamburger SV Bundesliga form:

W D L D L L

Hoffenheim Bundesliga form:

W D L L D W 

Team News

Hamburg stay without influential defender Luka Vuskovic, who has missed the past 2 games with a genu wounded - 2 games which saw HSV concede 7 goals.

Nigerian guardant Philip Otele is besides retired of enactment owed to suspension, pursuing his reddish paper successful Bremen past weekend.

Albert Sambi Lokonga has struggled with a thigh contented implicit the past mates of weeks, and helium is expected to stay connected the sidelines.

Yussuf Poulsen (thigh), Jean-Luc Dompe (foot), Miro Muheim (ankle) and Alexander Rossing-Lelesiit (ankle) are besides acceptable to miss Saturday’s match.

Hoffenheim, connected the different hand, stay without Japanese defender Koki Machida, who has lone managed to marque 1 quality this play owed to his genu injury.

Valentin Gendrey has been retired of enactment since the commencement of March with an ankle injury, portion Czech guardant Adam Hlozek has been successful the physio country for astir of the play with a calf issue.

Kramaric, who scored a memorable brace past weekend, is expected to commencement and marque his 317th Bundesliga appearance. 

Hamburger SV imaginable starting lineup:

Heuer Fernandes; Capaldo, Torunarigha, Omari; Jatta, Remberg, Gronbaek, Mikelbrencis; Vieira; Konigsdorffer, Glatzel

Hoffenheim imaginable starting lineup:

Baumann; Coufal, Kabak, Hajdari, Bernardo; Avdullahu, Burger; Lemperle, Kramaric, Toure; Asllani

We say: Hamburger SV 1-3 Hoffenheim

Looking astatine caller results and the fig of reddish cards, it appears that Hamburg are imploding arsenic we caput into the last agelong of the season.

Hoffenheim are going successful the other direction, and we are backing them to instrumentality a immense measurement towards their Champions League dream. 

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