MSV Duisburg - Dynamo Dresden

Second home win of the season for Duisburg

TEAM NEWS

Duisburg’s Christian Gartner and Sebastian Neumann will be out for the remainder of the year. Dustin Bomheuer and Thomas Blomeyer are not available either. The side will also have to replace Tim Albutat and Fabian Schnellhardt who are both out with suspension.

Dresden's Marco Hartmann, Patrick Moschl, Linus Wahlqvist and Niklas Kreuzer have been ruled out.

Duisburg

Suspended: Tim Albutat, Fabian Schnellhardt

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Christian Gartner, Sebastian Neumann (both knee); Thomas Blomeyer (unspecified), Dustin Bomheuer (pulled muscle)

Dresden

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Niklas Kreuzer (strip), Marco Hartmann (rib), Patrick Moschl (hamstring), Linus Wahlqvist (unspecified)

MATCH PREVIEW

MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN

Duisburg have been in dreadful form, losing each of their last three league fixtures, including a 2-1 home defeat against leaders Hamburg last weekend. In fact, the Zebras have won only one of their past five league matches, drawing one and losing three. With the bottom three teams performing equally disappointingly in recent weeks, Torsten Lieberknecht’s side have remained stable in a lowly 15^thplace despite their poor results, but they are just one point above Sandhausen in 16^th. 

Dresden fell to their seventh defeat of the season last weekend, losing 3-0 to Paderborn away from home. That was their second loss in a row in league action, with the team failing to score on both occasions. Sitting in 11^thwith 22 points, they remain ten points above the drop zone. 

Both are in poor shape and it is hard to make a case for either team. However, I fancy Duisburg to use their home advantage and grab the three points here.

SECOND PREDICTION: HILO – LOW

All of the teams' last six league meetings have ended in two total goals or fewer. With both teams out of form, I expect this trend to continue. 

HEAD TO HEAD

The teams have an identical record over the last four league meetings, with two wins each.