This is a derby of the bottom of the table, and it is played between HSV, which is on the penultimate place, which means in the position that leads in the lower rank, and Freiburg, which is one position above and it leads to playoffs. Of course, it is easier for the guests, and more importantly, they have eight points more and for HSV this is really the last chance to catch a connection, although there is very little time for salvation. Freiburg was in desperate form and because of that they got into trouble, they lost four games in a row while HSV has been playing changeable lately. In the first part of the season they played 0-0 in Freiburg.
Hope dies last, but it seems that their defeat in the last round ended any hope for HSV that they can stay in Bundesliga. There are 12 more points in the game, and they are eight points behind the safe zone, or at least the position that leads to playoffs, and it is clear that they have to celebrate in all four duels till the end. And that will probably not be enough, however, for starters they should try to overcome Freiburg and approach this team to five points behind.
The guests are in a very bad shape, and HSV should have the easiest task till the end, although they have celebrated two rounds ago on their field against Schalke with 3-2. They did not do anything against Hoffenheim in the last round, although coach Titz did not want to change anything in the team after the triumph over Schalke. Only their center-back K.Papadopoulos was absent due to suspension, and Jung jumped instead. Now they cannot count on D.Santos, also because of yellow cards.
Probable lineups Hamburger SV: Pollersbeck – G.Sakai, K.Papadopoulos, Jung, Vagnoman – Steinmann – Kostic, Holtby, Waldschmidt, Ito – Hunt
The players of Freiburg are failing to break a negative series of seven games without a win. At the beginning of the series, they played two draws, with the expected defeat from Bayern, but they are now in a series of four defeats and they have therefore fallen to a position that leads in the playoffs for survival. If they lose this duel, there is a danger that they will be directly eliminated from the elite rank, while on the other hand, they will create realistic conditions to avoid further playoffs.
The problem with Freiburg is that they lost the previous two games from their direct rivals, Wolfsburg on their field and away from Mainz. So, they had the opportunity to overcome all the worries in these games, but instead brought themselves in an even bigger trouble. Both times the result was 2-0, and before that Schalke lost with the same result. They are three rounds without any goals scored and this is a problem, which coach Streich will now try to eliminate with the changes. He decided to put Petersen and Kleindienst in attack, while Kath will be a refreshment in midfield.
Probable lineups SC Freiburg: Schwolow – P.Stenzel, Gulde, Soyuncu, C.Gunter – R.Koch, Hofler – Haberer, Kath – Petersen, Kleindienst
It is quite clear that all except a victory for HSV means the end of all the hopes, so this team simply had to put all the forces into the attack. Freiburg is in a crisis, but this is a good opportunity for them to break the negative series and we expect from the teams to score goal.
Pick: both teams to score
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