Hamburger take on the visitors Greuther Furth in the round 33 match of German Bundesliga 2. The match will be played on Saturday, May 20th at Volksparkstadion (Hamburg).
Based on the results of the 32nd round, Hamburger have accumulated 60 points and currently sits in third place in the overall team rankings. Moreover, the "dinosaurs" managed to reduce the gap with the leading duo, Darmstadt and Heidenheim, to four and one point respectively. Thus, the intrigue in the battle for direct promotion to the Bundesliga has taken on new colors and has a chance to remain until the very last round. In their last five matches, Hamburg secured two victories against St. Pauli (4-3) and Regensburg (1-5), drew with Paderborn (2-2), and suffered defeats to Magdeburg (3-2) and Kaiserslautern (2-0). On their home ground, the Volksparkstadion, Tim Walter's team achieved ten wins, three draws, and suffered three losses in sixteen matches, with a goal difference of 36 scored and 19 conceded.
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Greuther Furth have already secured themselves from the possibility of being involved in the relegation battle by 99%. They are safe from direct relegation as they have a ten-point advantage over the seventeenth position. However, they are still five points away from the promotion playoff zone. The probability of Hansa Rostock, Braunschweig, Nurnberg, and Arminia winning both of their remaining matches while Furth loses both is extremely low. Considering these circumstances, Furth has recently slightly slowed down. For the past four rounds, Alexander Zorniger's team hasn't won. At the end of April, they lost to Hansa Rostock and Heidenheim (both 0-2), and in early May, they played two draws against Arminia (1-1) and Braunschweig (2-2). Furth has struggled in away matches this season, with only two wins in sixteen games, along with four draws and ten losses. Moreover, the team's performance in these matches has not been particularly impressive, with only 18 goals scored and 29 conceded.
In this confrontation, Hamburg will pursue two important goals. The first is to maintain their chances of direct qualification to the elite of German football. The second is to definitively eliminate any claims from competitors for at least the third position. Taking into account the rather unremarkable performance of Greuther Furth away from home, I believe that the hosts should not encounter significant problems in achieving the best possible result. Their attacking potential and high motivation should contribute to this. My prediction: a victory for Hamburg.
Prediction for the match: Hamburger to win
