Hamburger SV hosts Fortuna Dusseldorf in round 1 of German Bundesliga 2. The match will be played on Friday, September 18th at Volksparkstadion (Hamburg)
Hamburg was the main disappointment in the last season. The Red Shorts, who at first didn’t experience any problems with scoring points and immediately seized power at the top of the standings, completely failed at the end of the championship. As a result, they ended up in the fourth position with a 1-point gap to playoff matches. After all, absolutely no one interfered with Hamburg, which was favored by both the calendar and its field. But no, the Dinosaurs seemed to deliberately mock their fans, having won only two strained victories in the last 10 meetings. And they beat Dynamo Dresden (1:0) and Wehen (3:2), which were relegated to the 3rd league at the end of the season. And the last home meeting of Hamburg turned into a real nightmare for the team, because the over-stimulated hosts managed to lose to the absolutely unmotivated Sandhausen (1:5)!
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Fortuna fought to the utterance for a place in the elite, having suffered only three defeats in the last 13 official matches. However, Dusseldorf cannot be reproached for two of them (to Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund with a 0:1 score). And the final round, in which the Reds lost to Union Berlin, ruined their chances. Beyond that, Fortuna's relegation was influenced by its excessive peacefulness, which became the trump card of the team in the previous championship (12 draws, and it was the highest indicator in the league).
However, here we don't urgently need a victory of Fortuna, which looked good in the last friendly matches with Bochum, Paderborn, Duisburg and Dutch Vitesse. The Reds gained three victories and one draw. And they showed a good start in the Cup, having beaten Ingolstadt away (0-1). But the unfortunate Hamburg is back at it again in the new season – the Dinosaurs disgraced themselves in the cup meeting with Dynamo Dresden (1:4). An empty stadium, dubious physical shape, depressed morale - this is what the hosts can offer to their opponent, which recently gouged away points from the semifinalist of the Champions League Leipzig (2:2). By the way, the coefficient on 2X is falling rapidly!
Prediction for the match: Fortuna Dusseldorf to win with +0.5 handicap
