Hamburg – Freiburg, Picks and Tips
Hamburg, winners of the Champions League in the 1982-1983 season, last won the German Cup in 1986-1987. In the meantime, the team's glory years have faded, and Hamburg has ended up in Germany's second tier with little chance of promotion. Still, the north German team has a chance at a trophy. To reach the German Cup semi-finals, Hamburger SV had to get past Braunschweig, then Nurnberg and Cologne, winning all their games 2-1. This was followed by the quarter-final match against Karlsruher, where Hamburger qualified on penalties. In the 50th minute, Hamburg were 0-2 down at home. They reduced the deficit in the 52nd minute, then Karlsruher were left behind. But Kittel missed the chance to equalise from the spot in the 72nd minute. But the equaliser was to come in the first minute of extra time, through Glatzel. In 2. Bundesliga, Hamburger is in 6th place. They have 48 points and are five points behind play-off team St. Pauli, who are still in with a chance of promotion. There are four rounds left to play and in the last round Hamburger won 3-0 at home against Karslruher. Glatzel, Vuskovic and Vagnoman scored. German Glatzel, with 18 goals, is Hamburger's top scorer.
Freiburg knocked Wurzburger Kickers out of the German Cup, 1-0, then Osnabruck, with qualification decided on penalties. Freiburg equalised at 2-2 in the 120th minute through Schlotterbeck. Freiburg then had no problem against Hoffenheim, who they beat 4-1 away. Finally, the quarter-final match against Bochum followed. Qualification was brought about by Sallai's 120th minute winner. And in the Bundesliga, Freiburg are in 5th place with four rounds left to play. Their last game was a 3-0 home win over Bochum. Kubler's goal and Sallai's "double" made the difference. The last away game was also a success for Freiburg in Frankfurt. The final score was 2-1, with Grifo and Petersen being Freiburg's two scorers. It is worth mentioning that Freiburg has only one defeat in their last 10 matches. They were beaten 1-4 by Bayern Munich three rounds ago. Freiburg have no major trophies to their name. They were promoted to the Bundesliga at the end of the 2015 - 2016 season, finishing first in the German second league.
Our recommendation tip for Hamburg – Freiburg: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 1.75