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The 1st FC Cologne is again first class! Since Monday night, it is clear that the Domstädter have made the first league in the first football Bundesliga as the first team. Behind it remains exciting, as all teams from second to eight lost their games from last weekend and none could settle decisively in the fight for promotion from the others. The Heidenheimer could have intervened with a victory against Sandhausen again in the race for the Places two and three. It looks a bit clearer in the table cellar. Ingolstadt, Magdeburg and Duisburg will probably be among themselves, who can conquer the relegation place and against the third of the 3rd league for the last place in the second highest German league will play.
The worst maps have zebras here. They no longer have it in their own hands to save themselves, but rely on the help of the competition. What is certain is that MSV Duisburg have to win the two remaining games to have a realistic chance. Does the Meidericher manage the miracle? At least against the FCH we dare them something else and meet in the game Duisburg against Heidenheim the prediction that the hosts will not end up empty-handed. The referee will sound the kick-off on Sunday at 14:30 in the Schauinsland Travel Arena.
Duisburg:
Even if the miracle is still believed in Duisburg, we must assume that the MSV at the end of the season of the gang in the third league must compete. A direct rescue is no longer possible because the gap to the first non-relegation zone with two games left is already nine points. With a record of just six wins, ten draws and sixteen defeats and a total score of 28 on the credit side, the zebras are currently in last place on the table. The gap to FC Ingolstadt, who occupy the relegation place, is four points. To keep the theoretical chance of survival, the team of head coach Torsten Lieberknecht needs two wins and has to hope that the competition from Magdeburg and Ingolstadt emanates empty. But especially the Schanzer have scored very well in the last few weeks and we have to assume that they will secure the sixteenth place.
How could the MSV get into this situation? The first round they could finish just over the line as fifteenth, but in the second half of the season, the Meidericher with Greuther Fürth are the worst team in the league. Blatant is the home weakness. Only three wins could be celebrated in the domestic Schauinsland Travel Arena. Thus, the Duisburg are the worst home team in the 2nd Football Bundesliga. The zebras have been doing a little better in the last few weeks. They conceded only two defeats in the last ten games. However, it was only enough for two successes and with six draws just was not enough ground to do well, as that the Meidericher once again got the saving shore in sight. With 58 goals, no other team has scored more goals. With 36 self-directed goals so far only the Magdeburg and Fürth were even less successful. Their top scorer is Kevin Wolze, who netted nine times. Certainly, the MSV will try again at the weekend everything to retract a threesome. However, we must assume that the catch-up of Duisburg comes too late and the topic 2nd league may have ended on Sunday. Lack of coach Coach Lieberknecht are likely to Neumann, Wolze and Ballo.
Heidenheim:
Since the FCH has given last weekend a big chance to intervene again in the promotion race. Except for the 1st FC Cologne, all teams from the top group seem to want to deny the rise. From second to eight, all teams conceded defeats. So also the Heidenheimer, who, despite two lead, the SV Sandhausen ultimately 2: 3 defeated. A look at the table shows how important the three points would have been. Heidenheimer are currently in fifth place with a total of thirteen wins, ten draws and nine defeats. The gap to the relegation place is four points and could have been reduced to one point with a win last Saturday. Even the SCP would have been within striking distance, two points clear of second place. But so it will be enough for the Württemberger at the end of the season probably only for a good place in the top group.
For the rise of the troupe of boss coach Frank Schmidt this year probably was not yet ripe. Whether there will be such a good chance again next year, we have to wait and see. This week, the club has at least already announced the first signing for the next season. The Rostock captain Oliver Hüsing will change to Heidenheim. In order to keep the theoretical chance of the ascent alive, three points must be taken in Duisburg. Whether the iron from Berlin and the SCP but will let feathers again, must be doubted. The great strength of Heidenheim was throughout the season the stable defensive. Only 40 goals conceded the blue-red in the past games. Only the citizens of Berlin and Hamburg can show better values here. The best scorers have the Heidenheimer with Robert Glatzel (12 goals) and Marc Schnatterer (10 goals). However, the latter is suffering from an injury and had to fit against Sandhausen. Glatzel, meanwhile, could not score a single goal since his three-goal trophy in the quarter-finals against Bayern Munich. Not the best conditions for a success in Duisburg. Can FCH return to success after two consecutive defeats? According to the current state Schnatterer and Beermann will not be available on Sunday.
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