Hamburger SV – Freiburg : Preview & Prediction
Hamburg, 6th in the Bundesliga 2, are six points away from a direct return to the German top flight with four games left to play… In other words, Walter’s team must win all their league matches until the end of the season and hope for counter-performances from Werder Bremen or St.Pauli. Hamburg will have a lot to regret if they don’t go up, as they have fallen off the pace in the last eight games, taking just seven points from a possible 24. Glatzel’s team have lost three of their last five matches against Viborg (4-5) in a friendly and then against Paderborn (1-2) and Holstein Kiel (1-0) since the end of March. In this German Cup, the last 3 rounds were won in a penalty shoot-out in Nuremberg (1-1, 4 tab 2), in Cologne (1-1, 4 tab 3) and in Karlsruhe (2-2, 3 tab 2). Freiburg have played all their cup ties away to Wurzburger Kickers (1-0), Osnabruck (2-2, 3 tab 2), Hoffenheim (4-1) and Bochum (2-1 ap). The Bundesliga side will have to win the final at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, which would be historic for the Bundesliga’s fifth-placed team, which is having a great season with the possibility of qualifying for Europe’s most prestigious cup, the Champions League. The Streich team has only lost once in the last two and a half months, on 2 April against Bayern Munich (1-4). Since that defeat, Grifo’s partners (8 goals in the league) have triumphed in Frankfurt (2-1) and crushed Bochum (3-0) at the Europa-Park Stadion.
Hamburg have lost 4 of their last 7 matches in all competitions.
Freiburg have lost only 1 of their last 10 games.
Freiburg have won their last two Bundesliga matches.
Hamburg are 6th in the Bundesliga 2 and are focusing on the league and a return to the German top flight.
Freiburg are 5th in the Bundesliga and are just one point off the podium and a place in next season’s Champions League.
Freiburg should build on an extraordinary and potentially historic season with a German Cup win. The Bundesliga side will go for “their” final by triumphing in Hamburg.
Hamburger SV – Freiburg : Betting Tips
BTS/YES Odds: 2.25
