Hamburger SV take on the visitors FC Augsburg at “Volksparkstadion” in opening matchday of the German Bundesliga of 2017/2018 season. The game will be played in Hamburg on Saturday, August 19th.
Hamburger SV are the world well-known club, however, the team doesn’t correspond to the respective standard even of a mid-table side of the Bundesliga. “Der Dino” finished last season sitting on the 14th place with 38 points gained being one step away from the relegation zone. Rene Adler, Michael Gregoritsch and Johan Djourou who were the line-up players have departed from the club this summer while Andre Hahn, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Julian Pollersbeck and Rick van Drongelen, who are all together were signed for the total sum of 19 million EUR, joined the team instead. Despite this, Markus Gisdol’s team is still missing team play which is confirmed by 1:3 defeat to VfL Osnabruck in the DFB Pokal, demonstrating weak football which resulted in the side’s entering the new season with a loss.
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Last season FC Augsburg settled on the 13th position in the Bundesliga standings. This summer the club slightly dumped the roster and the salary slip, having made only few signings with Michael Gregoritsch being the main one with the latter arriving from Hamburger SV for five million EUR. Judging from the start in the DFB Pokal, FC Augsburg together with Hamburger SV will be fighting for staying with the Bundesliga this season as the side entered the new season with 0:2 lost to Magdeburg.
The teams’ head-to-heads statistics in recent years is more or less equal plus both opponents finished last season sitting on neighboring places with both failing the start of the new season. This witnesses that the rival are worth each other, however, the home-field factor must help the hosting side to take points at the beginning of the new season’s Bundesliga.
Prediction for the match: Hamburger SV to win with 0.0 Asian handicap.
