The league table in 2. Bundesliga tells a story about these teams so far, with Hamburger SV leading Osnabrück by 18 points. Match preview to follow:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Hamburger are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Osnabrück are struggling to avoid relegation.
Hamburger SV form and stats
Hamburger SV, who have the most scored goals (59) in 2. Bundesliga, have performed here at Volksparkstadion this season with 10 wins from 15 2. Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.
It's back home for Hamburger, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Dynamo Dresden away with the result 1-0. Joel Pohjanpalo found the net in that victory. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Holstein Kiel.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Hamburger SV home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in seven wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
Hamburger can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 33 times. Hamburger SV have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Osnabrück form and stats
3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Osnabrück playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
M. Alvarez was the last player to score for the away team. Osnabrück haven't scored a league goal in the last 200 minutes.
The manager D. Thioune was unhappy after their last game, a 2. Bundesliga match played at their home ground Bremer Brücke. Osnabrück suffered a 0-2 loss to Bochum (placed 6th). A 0-0 draw at Stuttgart's stadium before that.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Osnabrück have scored 17 goals in 15 league games away. As opposed to that, Osnabrück have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Osnabrück - Hamburger 2-1. Hamburger SV-Osnabrück H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Hamburger zero wins, Osnabrück two wins, one draw. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Álvarez 13 goals |   S. Kittel 11 goals |  L. Hinterseer 9 goals |
Hamburger SV missing players
Osnabrück missing players
| Hamburger SV | Osnabrück | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 14 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 59 | 33 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 39 |
| 38 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 44 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 87% | 87% |
| 87% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | 68% |
| 55% | 53% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 45% |
| 39% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| 19% | 27% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 61% | 47% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 53% | 48% |
| 26% | 40% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 27% | 32% |
| 16% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 33% | 32% |
| 6.4 | 6.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 470 | 225 | 74 | Total Shots | T S | 61 | 190 | 393 |
| 165 | 91 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 60 | 126 |
| 36% | 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | 31% |
- Hamburger SV has the most points from losing position (16)
- Hamburger SV has the most scored goals (59)
- Hamburger SV has the most scored goals in the second half (36)
- Hamburger SV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arminia Bielefeld | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 54 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 58 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 59 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 53 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 52 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 51 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 43 |
| 6 | Bochum | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Greuther Fürth | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 42 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -2 | 41 |
| 10 | Sandhausen | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 40 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -6 | 39 |
| 13 | St. Pauli | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -4 | 35 |
| 14 | Osnabrück | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -5 | 35 |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -13 | 33 |
| 16 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 17 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -12 | 30 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -21 | 28 |
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