2. Bundesliga: Hamburger SV believed to beat SpVgg Greuther Fürth

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 20.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Volksparkstadion (57000 seats)

The league table reveals that 22 points separate the pair of combatants in this 2. Bundesliga match. Hamburger SV hold both the points- and home ground advantage.

Insights:
  • Hamburger SV have the most scored goals (67) in 2. Bundesliga
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in 2. Bundesliga

The season is still full of potential for Hamburger SV as they can still win the whole 2. Bundesliga. Greuther are struggling to avoid relegation.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Hamburger SV form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Volksparkstadion as Hamburger SV have scored 36 goals to get 33 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the 2. Bundesliga are 10-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Hamburger SV are returning here after visiting Jahn Regensburg and winning with a 5-1 scoreline. Kittel (2), Glatzel, Muheim and Bilbija scored the goal(s). As indicated by the result mentioned above, Hamburger SV played a great game against Jahn Regensburg and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Kittel has scored in three games in a row. First-class! Midfielder Kittel was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.34 (out of ten) in that game. Kittel scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 25 successful passes (of 26 total).

In the match before that, Hamburger hosted Paderborn and drew the game 2-2.

Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 13 latest league games highlights that 10 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (36 in 16 games), Hamburger SV's attacking play is working. 19 goals have been conceded.

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SpVgg Greuther Fürth form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for SpVgg Greuther Fürth so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-10 (win-draw-lose).

Greuther played 2-2 against Eintracht Braunschweig in their previous match. Green got a match rating of 8.4 in that game, top player of the team. Green scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.

Before that, SpVgg Greuther Fürth travelled to DSC Arminia Bielefeld and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The visiting Greuther have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 16 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as SpVgg Greuther Fürth have conceded 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams meet this season, as the statistics show this recent match: SpVgg Greuther Fürth - Hamburger 1-0. Stats for the former ten meetings involving these two sides are: four wins for Hamburger SV, five draws and one win for SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Hamburger SVR. Glatzel
R. Glatzel
19 goals
SpVgg Greuther FürthB. Hrgota
B. Hrgota
11 goals
Hamburger SVL. Reis
L. Reis
9 goals

Hamburger SV missing players

SpVgg Greuther Fürth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hamburger SV SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
18 10 2 Won W 0 2 9
6 3 2 Drew D 2 4 11
8 3 1 Lost L 3 10 12
67 36 10 Scored S 7 18 42
44 19 5 Conceded C 11 29 48
97% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
84% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 88%
59% 62% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 62% 59%
44% 44% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 31% 31%
34% 31% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 3%
59% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 72%
28% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 19%
16% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 9%
 
5.3 6.1 8.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.8 5.6
4.9 4.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.8 4
2.2 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 2
5 2 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
15.1 16.4 21 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.5 13
5.5 5.9 7.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 4 4.6
38% 38% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 28% 29%
 
13.3 10.8 9 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 12.7 12
4.9 3.9 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.6 4.3
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Hamburger SV have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hamburger SV have the most scored goals (67) in 2. Bundesliga
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in 2. Bundesliga
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Darmstadt 98 32 19 7 6 49 29 16 10 5 1 26 13 16 9 2 5 23 16 20 64
2 Heidenheim 32 17 10 5 63 34 16 11 4 1 40 16 16 6 6 4 23 18 29 61
3 Hamburger SV 32 18 6 8 67 44 16 10 3 3 36 19 16 8 3 5 31 25 23 60
4 Paderborn 32 16 6 10 66 41 16 12 0 4 46 19 16 4 6 6 20 22 25 54
5 St. Pauli 32 15 9 8 50 35 16 9 6 1 23 10 16 6 3 7 27 25 15 54
6 Fortuna Dusseldorf 32 16 6 10 54 40 16 11 3 2 35 16 16 5 3 8 19 24 14 54
7 Kaiserslautern 32 11 12 9 47 43 16 6 6 4 26 23 16 5 6 5 21 20 4 45
8 Hannover 96 32 12 7 13 46 47 16 8 3 5 26 21 16 4 4 8 20 26 -1 43
9 Holstein Kiel 32 11 10 11 50 56 16 6 4 6 26 25 16 5 6 5 24 31 -6 43
10 Karlsruher SC 32 12 6 14 53 52 16 8 3 5 30 25 16 4 3 9 23 27 1 42
11 Magdeburg 32 11 7 14 44 54 16 5 4 7 19 22 16 6 3 7 25 32 -10 40
12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 32 9 11 12 42 48 16 7 7 2 24 19 16 2 4 10 18 29 -6 38
13 Hansa Rostock 32 11 4 17 30 47 16 5 1 10 16 24 16 6 3 7 14 23 -17 37
14 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 9 9 14 40 55 16 7 3 6 22 20 16 2 6 8 18 35 -15 36
15 Nurnberg 32 9 8 15 31 49 16 7 3 6 18 17 16 2 5 9 13 32 -18 35
16 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 32 9 6 17 48 56 16 5 3 8 26 27 16 4 3 9 22 29 -8 33
17 Jahn Regensburg 32 7 7 18 30 54 16 4 7 5 15 25 16 3 0 13 15 29 -24 28
18 Sandhausen 32 7 7 18 35 61 16 4 4 8 18 32 16 3 3 10 17 29 -26 28

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Darmstadt 98 32 19 7 6 49 29 16 10 5 1 26 13 16 9 2 5 23 16 20 64
2 Heidenheim 32 17 10 5 63 34 16 11 4 1 40 16 16 6 6 4 23 18 29 61
3 Hamburger SV 32 18 6 8 67 44 16 10 3 3 36 19 16 8 3 5 31 25 23 60
4 Paderborn 32 16 6 10 66 41 16 12 0 4 46 19 16 4 6 6 20 22 25 54
5 St. Pauli 32 15 9 8 50 35 16 9 6 1 23 10 16 6 3 7 27 25 15 54
6 Fortuna Dusseldorf 32 16 6 10 54 40 16 11 3 2 35 16 16 5 3 8 19 24 14 54
7 Kaiserslautern 32 11 12 9 47 43 16 6 6 4 26 23 16 5 6 5 21 20 4 45
8 Hannover 96 32 12 7 13 46 47 16 8 3 5 26 21 16 4 4 8 20 26 -1 43
9 Holstein Kiel 32 11 10 11 50 56 16 6 4 6 26 25 16 5 6 5 24 31 -6 43
10 Karlsruher SC 32 12 6 14 53 52 16 8 3 5 30 25 16 4 3 9 23 27 1 42
11 Magdeburg 32 11 7 14 44 54 16 5 4 7 19 22 16 6 3 7 25 32 -10 40
12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 32 9 11 12 42 48 16 7 7 2 24 19 16 2 4 10 18 29 -6 38
13 Hansa Rostock 32 11 4 17 30 47 16 5 1 10 16 24 16 6 3 7 14 23 -17 37
14 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 9 9 14 40 55 16 7 3 6 22 20 16 2 6 8 18 35 -15 36
15 Nurnberg 32 9 8 15 31 49 16 7 3 6 18 17 16 2 5 9 13 32 -18 35
16 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 32 9 6 17 48 56 16 5 3 8 26 27 16 4 3 9 22 29 -8 33
17 Jahn Regensburg 32 7 7 18 30 54 16 4 7 5 15 25 16 3 0 13 15 29 -24 28
18 Sandhausen 32 7 7 18 35 61 16 4 4 8 18 32 16 3 3 10 17 29 -26 28

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