1899 Hoffenheim - 1.FC Nürnberg

This can be the last season for 1899 Hoffenheim in 1.Bundesliga. The project appears to be failed. Too many coaches, sport managers and so on wasted, no real structure in evidence. They try to change a bit now but maybe it can be to late as they are 3 points behind place 16 and 6 behind place 15 what is not reachable anyway. They only have to look on 16 and Augsburg at the moment. It can be a very hard task for them as only 4 matches remaining to turn things around. Ok after Gisdol is on the sideline it is a bit better now and they managed to win the important match against Düsseldorf 3-0. In this match it was only the early goal who help them a lot and gave them a lot of space for their counters. Against Wolfsburg it was good as well, they were 0-1 down and start a comeback to 2-1 but conceded a very late equalizer. Nevertheless they were in a good position after these two matches but last weekend against Leverkusen they missed almost all again. With 0-5 they were far away from anything. They can only hope that they can return to their normal effort and look forward what they can get then.

After a long run, Nürnberg lost two in a row above all their home lose in derby against Fürth hurt a lot. They are unbeaten in 11 home matches and their big rival Fürth defeat them. The fans and all around the club are very angry about, sure they play still BL next season and Fürth must go down but a blemish remains forever. Things going not to be such easy for Coach Wiesinger now as he has to replace both central defender with Nilsson suspended and Klose head injury. This means that they field a total new central back which never played in such formation. Maybe they change some in their lineup and midfielder Simons move back and beside him a young guy. Balitsch can move to central midfield while Frantz comes in as starter. But let's see what Wiesinger wants to field. Another question is behind their free kick weapon Kiyotake who is light injured. If he is also out it would be getting worse for them. Nevertheless they are almost safe and need only 1-2 points if at all.

1899 is almost in a must win situation, no they are. The pressure is getting higher and higher the fewer games remain. With a win they can go even with Augsburg but only if Augsburg lose. So they are dependent on others. But first they have to win their own match what is not such easy because I do not think that Nürnberg gives a gift away. They are not safe and they want to win as well, also it is not sure if Wiesinger is on the sideline for next season. He needs some arguments and only points or wins help him to get the trust from Bader and the management. So it would be an interesting one although Nürnberg miss some imp. players.