Hamburg haven’t exactly made a habit of blowing teams away since dropping down to the second division, but they’ve been tough to beat, while they’ve certainly made a habit of grinding out results on a regular basis, which is why they’re currently top of the table. Considering that they had a man sent off early doors, Monday’s hosts can be forgiven for their latest league defeat, especially since their recent performances at this venue have been very pleasing. In general, Hamburg have been strong on their own patch. They’ve won three of their last four at home and are now unbeaten in six at this venue. Impressively, they’ve bettered their opponents in terms of expected goals in five of those six, while they recorded an impressive expected-goals for total of 2.19 when last in league action at Volksparkstadion. In contrast, Dresden have found it tough to hit their stride on the road. Monday’s visitors come into this fixture having lost away against Heidenheim last time out, while they’ve now won just one of their last seven on the road. During that time, they’ve suffered some heavy defeats, losing 8-1 away against Koln and 3-0 away against Paderborn. Barring those two defeats, they’ve kept things respectable, but they struggle for forward potency.
Hamburg haven’t exactly made a habit of blowing teams away since dropping down to the second division, but they’ve been tough to beat, while they’ve certainly made a habit of grinding out results on a regular basis, which is why they’re currently top of the table. Considering that they had a man sent off early doors, Monday’s hosts can be forgiven for their latest league defeat, especially since their recent performances at this venue have been very pleasing.
In general, Hamburg have been strong on their own patch. They’ve won three of their last four at home and are now unbeaten in six at this venue. Impressively, they’ve bettered their opponents in terms of expected goals in five of those six, while they recorded an impressive expected-goals for total of 2.19 when last in league action at Volksparkstadion.
In contrast, Dresden have found it tough to hit their stride on the road. Monday’s visitors come into this fixture having lost away against Heidenheim last time out, while they’ve now won just one of their last seven on the road. During that time, they’ve suffered some heavy defeats, losing 8-1 away against Koln and 3-0 away against Paderborn. Barring those two defeats, they’ve kept things respectable, but they struggle for forward potency.