Nürnberg vs Hamburg Preview: German Bundesliga matchday 32 2011/12

Expect Hamburg to dominate possession and try to take control of a close game

April 21, 2012 2:30 PM BST
easyCredit-Stadion — Nürnberg

Team News

Nurnberg 

 

Philipp Wollscheid will start at centre-back alonside Dominik Maroh. Javier Pinola could start at left-back again, with Adam Hlousek still out injured. Manager Hecking has several other options in central midfield.

 

Probable lineups : Schäfer, Pinola, Maroh, Wollscheid, Chandler, Balitsch, Simons, Frantz, Didavi, Mak, Pekhart. (4-2-3-1).

Hamburger SV 

 

Tomás Rincón and Gojko Kacar compete for a spot in central midfield. Ivo Ilicevic, Jacopo Sala and Gökhan Töre compete for the spot on the right wing. 

Mladen Petric returns from injury and could start alongside Heung-Min Son, although Marcus Berg is an option for the starting line-up as well.

 

Probable lineups : Drobny, Bruma, Mancienne, Westermann, Aogo, Ilicevic, Rincón, Jarolim, Jansen, Petric, Son. (4-4-2). 

 

Match Facts

Nurnberg have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 3 matches against Hamburger SV in all competitions.

Nurnberg have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches in Bundesliga.

 

Head to Head

Nurnberg

Apr 14, 2012	1. FCK 0 - Nürnberg 2	GER1
Apr 11, 2012	Nürnberg 4 - Schalke 04 1	GER1
Apr 7, 2012	SC Freiburg 2 - Nürnberg 2	GER1
Mar 31, 2012	Nürnberg 0 - FC Bayern München 1	GER1
Mar 25, 2012	VfB Stuttgart 1 - Nürnberg 0	GER1

Hamburger SV

Apr 14, 2012	Hamburg 1 - Hannover 96 0	GER1
Apr 11, 2012	Hoffenheim 4 - Hamburg 0	GER1
Apr 8, 2012	Hamburg 1 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1	GER1
Mar 31, 2012	1. FCK 0 - Hamburg 1	GER1
Mar 23, 2012	VfL Wolfsburg 2 - Hamburg 1	GER1

 

1. Bundesliga ‎(GER1)‎	Dec 4, 2011	Hamburg 2 - Nürnberg 0
1. Bundesliga ‎(GER1)‎	Jan 29, 2011	Nürnberg 2 - Hamburg 0
1. Bundesliga ‎(GER1)‎	Sep 11, 2010	Hamburg 1 - Nürnberg 1
1. Bundesliga ‎(GER1)‎	May 1, 2010	Hamburg 4 - Nürnberg 0
1. Bundesliga ‎(GER1)‎	Dec 12, 2009	Nürnberg 0 - Hamburg 4

 

Prediction

After two wins in a row, Nürnberg are safe to stay up. The team is on a good run of form, defensively as well as on the attack.

 

Hamburg won their last game against Hannover and the club is in a good position to stay up as well. Another win would be important though, in order to stay away from the pressure at the bottom of the league.

 

Expect Hamburg to dominate possession and try to take control of a close game.

Nurnberg 1 - 1  Hamburger SV