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The emotions boiled up after the first leg between the club and HSV. 1. FC Nürnberg protested the 4-0 loss because Bakary Jatta may have played under a false identity. This has not only brought the Franc in friends in Hamburg, but also in all of football in Germany.
In the end, the story vanished. The 4: 0 endured and the Nuremberg team want to try on Thursday to take revenge for this bankruptcy. Clubbers, especially sports director Robert Palikuca, will certainly not be welcomed with open arms on the Elbe.
Not surprisingly, HSV is in the fight for promotion in the table. Hamburg are currently second. Even a win would not bring the red pants past the leader Arminia Bielefeld. It is therefore important to secure second place in the classification with a threesome over the club.
For Nuremberg, on the other hand, it looks almost tragic. After the victory of Wiesbaden on Tuesday, the Franks are in 17th place and thus in a direct relegation zone towards the third division. Purely from the table, there is a forecast between the HSV and Nuremberg on a home win of the Hanseatic League.
For Dieter Hecking it is once again a reunion with the past. A good ten years ago he had a successful time at the Valznerweiher as a coach at the Nuremberg. Now he will do everything possible to score three points with the Hamburgers. This is one of the reasons why there is a lot to be said for a tip on a threesome of the home side between HSV and Nuremberg.
However, the supposed security of the Hamburgers could be misleading, because Dieter Hecking is still looking for his formation. Jens Keller already seems to be a step ahead with the Franks, at least it looks like this when looking at the preparation. The kick-off for the 19th matchday in the second Bundesliga between HSV and 1. FC Nürnberg in the Volksparkstadion will take place on January 30th, 2020 at 19:30 p.m.
HSV:
Last season, HSV messed up the return to the Bundesliga in the second half of the season. Is the Hanseatic menacing a similar fate this season? The competitors have adjusted to the way the Hamburgers play and, especially when it comes to the red trousers, things were not going well at all recently.
The reason why the HSV still hibernated in a promotion place was the extremely good home record. With six wins, one draw and one defeat, Dieter Hecking’s team in the Volkspark has a great record. Therefore, the odds between the HSV and Nuremberg indicate the favorite role of Hamburg.
During the winter break, HSV once again vigorously upgraded with Jordan Beyer, Louis Schaub and Joel Pohjanpalo. Now it will have to be seen whether the team is good enough to advance and, above all, whether failures can be compensated better. At the moment there is still a big question mark behind it.
This is because the Hamburgers could not convince in the test games of the preparation. Little worked against Schalke and FC Seoul. After all, there was a 2-0 win against FC Basel in between. However, the last impression is the strongest and that was catastrophic at HSV. The regional league team VfB Lübeck had a 2: 5 swatter.
Dieter Hecking already seemed to have his starting eleven against Nuremberg in mind, but this match could lead the coach to rethink, especially since he makes it clear how important it is to start after the winter break.
The hospital has clearly cleared at the HSV. Therefore there will be a bang and a stab at the places in the squad and especially in the starting eleven. Jan Gyamerah, Josha Vagnoman and Jairo Samperio should not yet play a role in the trainer’s thoughts. Otherwise, all players reported fit before the duel with the club.
Nuremberg:
In the second half of the season, the club will have to do everything to start catching up and move as quickly as possible into the quieter areas of the table. At the moment, the francs are managed in a relegation zone. The clubbers are currently not to be envied, since they have been in the basement of their respective league for a year and a half.
Everything is supposed to get better under Jens Keller, but under his direction there was only one win in the five second division games, at home against the bottom of the league Dresden. This is not a presentable record. It gets worse when we look at the club under the last two coaches. In the last ten games in the second division, Nuremberg was just one win.
1. FC Nürnberg has many quality players in its ranks who could probably play a leading role in any other second division team. This fact makes it clear how the nerves of the Franks were before the winter break. Under these conditions, there is not much to be said between the HSV and Nuremberg for predicting the guests.
After all, the big FC Bayern could be swept away 5-2 in preparation, although the record champion played with all the stars for half a time. The 5-0 victory over the Bulgarians of CSKA Sofia was another highlight in the test games. Confidence has skyrocketed as a result of these two victories.
Despite these good results, Jens Keller remains humble, referring to Hamburg’s good home record.
The Nuremberg coach expects a match in which his team will be extremely challenged defensively. With quick switching game, pinholes should be set, which should lead to a goal at best.
Enrico Valentini and Iuri Medeiros will be missing on Thursday. There are also big question marks behind the operations of Felix Lohkemper and Patrick Erras. Newcomer Philip Heise should not be in the squad after muscular problems. For this, the comeback of ex-Hamburg citizen Christian Mathenia is expected, who had to stop for three months with a kneecap fracture.
Hamburger SV vs Nurnberg head to head matches
05.08.19 2BUN Nurnberg Hamburger SV 0 : 4
05.02.19 POK Hamburger SV Nurnberg 1 : 0
16.03.14 BUN Hamburger SV Nurnberg 2 : 1
06.10.13 BUN Nurnberg Hamburger SV 0 : 5
20.01.13 BUN Nurnberg Hamburger SV 1 : 1