Sonntag, 24. Februar 2019

Jahn Regensburg - Hamburger SV

Hamburg to take revenge with away win

TEAM NEWS
Jahn Regensburg's Adrian Fein has been ruled out for the upcoming weeks.

Hamburg's Jairo Samperio, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Douglas Santos, Stephan Ambrosius, Aaron Hunt and Hwang Hee chan are still absent while captain Gotoku Sakai is suspended.

Jahn Regensburg
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Adrian Fein (knee)

Hamburg
Suspended: Gotoku Sakai
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Jairo Samperio, Stephan Ambrosius (all knee); Aaron Hunt (calf), Hwang Hee chan (hip), Douglas Santos (thigh)

MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: AWAY WIN
Too many draws have prevented Jahn Regensburg from mounting a serious promotion bid this season. Nine such results so far, including a 0-0 stalemate away from home against Dresden last weekend, have left the team in ninth in the league table, nine points away from the promotion/relegation playoff place. On a more positive note, Regensburg have been beaten only three times in their previous 17 league matches, winning six and drawing eight, although two of those defeats occurred in their last three league matches.

Hamburg rescued a lucky point in the league last weekend as they staged a comeback twice to earn a 2-2 draw with in-form Heidenheim at Voith Arena. However, with Union Berlin scoring late on to claim a 3-2 victory over Duisburg, Hamburg’s lead at the top of the standings has now been reduced to four points.

Jahn Regensburg will be desperate to build on their weekend draw with Dresden, but I can see leaders Hamburg leaving the Continental Arena with all three points. They were on the wrong end of a 5-0 drubbing at home against Jahn Regensburg earlier this term and will want revenge. Back the away side to prevail in this one.

SECOND PREDICTION: HILO - LOW
Jahn Regensburg have scored only two goals in four league outings in 2019, drawing a blank in their last three, while Hamburg have netted five goals in their last four league fixtures. I am predicting a low-scoring affair at Continental Arena this weekend.

HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have met only once in Germany’s second tier in the past decade. Back in September, Jahn Regensburg thrashed Hamburg 5-0 at Volkspark Stadium.

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