Football Predictions
The month of June begins with VfB Stuttgart hosting Hamburg in the first leg of the play-off to determine which team gets to compete in the Bundesliga next season.
As has always been the norm, the match is contested with the team that finished 16th in the Bundesliga and the third-placed team in the German second division. Stuttgart dropped to third from bottom in the top flight after a 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim on the final day, as Bochum climbed away from 16th to guarantee safety
Hamburg looked destined for automatic promotion on the final matchday of the Bundesliga 2 season, having beaten Sandhausen 1-0 to go second, with Heidenheim trailing in their game at Jahn Regensburg. However, two late Heidenheim goals dashed those HSV hopes long after the full-time whistle in Sandhausen, dropping them back to third.
H2H/Stats
The two teams have met so many times before with Stuttgart having the better H2H stats over their Thursday visitors. Of their meetings, Stuttgart has won 19 times to Hamburgers 16 with 6 games ending in draws.
Recent Meetings:
26/8/20: HSV 2-3 Stuttgart
28/5/20: Stuttgart 3-2 HSV
29/10/19: HSV 1-2 Stuttgart
26/10/19: HSV 6-2 Stuttgart
31/3/18: Stuttgart 1-1 HSV
Team News
Hosts Stuttgart will be without the services of Kastanaras who has a foot injury with Zagadou also a doubt for the clash. The injury bug though has more casualties in the away end as Hamburg will have to do without the services of Katterbach (cruciate ligament), Megeed (torn ligament), Nemeth (ankle), and Vuskovic (suspended). They will however hope that Benes can overcome his thigh injury and be available for the match.
Probable Line Ups
Stuttgart XI: Bredlow – Mavropanos, Anton, Ito – Vagnoman, Karazor, Endo (c), Sosa – Tomas, Guirassy, Führich
Hamburg XI: Heuer Fernandes – Heyer, David, Schonlau (c), Muheim – Meffert, Kittel, Reis – Jatta, Glatzel, Dompe
Verdict
Hamburg are winless in their last six trips to Stuttgart in all competitions, losing four and drawing two. And since the reintroduction of the play-off in 2008, the Bundesliga 2 team has gained promotion on just three occasions (Nuremberg, 2009; Fortuna Düsseldorf, 2013; and Union, 2019) so the odds are against the visitors on the day
Verdict: Stuttgart win✅
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Anytime Goalscorer
Serhou Guirassy✅
The Rennes loanee has scored five times on Hoeneß’s watch, making it 11 league goals since his return to German football, and will lead the line in what could be his penultimate appearance for the club
Robert Glatzel❌
Glatzel will be key to the Red Shorts’ prospects of avoiding the same fate, after scoring a team-leading 19 goals across the regular Bundesliga 2 campaign.
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