This is a game between a Bundesliga side and a 2.Bundesliga side, but punter shouldn’t expected to see a big disparity in quality, especially not one that favours the visitors. In truth. Hamburg, who currently top the second division, are as good as a weak top-flight team, while Nurnberg are no better than a top-half second-tier team. On their own patch, Hamburg are now unbeaten in six. They’ve not been the most prolific scorers during that time, scoring just six goals, though they should be aided by Nurnberg’s rather open back-line, while they’ve been creating plenty of chances. Last time out at this venue, Wolf’s side scored twice and clocked a very respectable 2.19 expected goals for, a repeat of which would almost certainly do some damage on home soil. However, while Hamburg have looked useful at home, their defensive efforts haven’t been overly impressive of late. They’ve been breached by both Sandhausen ad Union Berlin at this venue recently, while the fact that they’re conceding an average of 1.3 goals per home match suggests that they’re not infallible from a defensive point of view. Nurnberg have floundered in the Bundesliga this season, especially from a defensive point of view, but some of their attacking efforts away against decent sides suggests that they can get competitive on Tuesday evening. The visitors recently scored in defeat away against Mainz, while they’ve also notched away against Augsburg, Schalke and Werder Bremen this season. They’ve not won any of those game and have looked massively suspect at the back, but the fact that they’ve offered something going forward is positive. The problem for the visitors is that they have arguably the most leaky defence in all of Germany at present. Nurnberg have conceded a staggering average of 3.22 goals on the road, while they’ve conceded at least twice in each of their last seven on the road. Shipping goals against top sides such as Bayern is excusable, though doing so against bottom-half side sides such as Schalke, Augsburg and Mainz is anything but. Given the visitors’ defensive woes, this looks like a good opportunity for the hosts. At the prices, the bet that stands out is ‘Hamburg to Win & Both Teams to Score’. Against slightly lesser opposition, Nurnberg, who have scored against several of the weaker Bundesliga outfits, can get competitive, but their defensive efforts against even the weaker top-tier sides suggest that they’ll once again come up short at the back.
This is a game between a Bundesliga side and a 2.Bundesliga side, but punter shouldn’t expected to see a big disparity in quality, especially not one that favours the visitors. In truth. Hamburg, who currently top the second division, are as good as a weak top-flight team, while Nurnberg are no better than a top-half second-tier team.
On their own patch, Hamburg are now unbeaten in six. They’ve not been the most prolific scorers during that time, scoring just six goals, though they should be aided by Nurnberg’s rather open back-line, while they’ve been creating plenty of chances. Last time out at this venue, Wolf’s side scored twice and clocked a very respectable 2.19 expected goals for, a repeat of which would almost certainly do some damage on home soil.
However, while Hamburg have looked useful at home, their defensive efforts haven’t been overly impressive of late. They’ve been breached by both Sandhausen ad Union Berlin at this venue recently, while the fact that they’re conceding an average of 1.3 goals per home match suggests that they’re not infallible from a defensive point of view.
Nurnberg have floundered in the Bundesliga this season, especially from a defensive point of view, but some of their attacking efforts away against decent sides suggests that they can get competitive on Tuesday evening. The visitors recently scored in defeat away against Mainz, while they’ve also notched away against Augsburg, Schalke and Werder Bremen this season. They’ve not won any of those game and have looked massively suspect at the back, but the fact that they’ve offered something going forward is positive.
The problem for the visitors is that they have arguably the most leaky defence in all of Germany at present. Nurnberg have conceded a staggering average of 3.22 goals on the road, while they’ve conceded at least twice in each of their last seven on the road. Shipping goals against top sides such as Bayern is excusable, though doing so against bottom-half side sides such as Schalke, Augsburg and Mainz is anything but.
Given the visitors’ defensive woes, this looks like a good opportunity for the hosts. At the prices, the bet that stands out is ‘Hamburg to Win & Both Teams to Score’. Against slightly lesser opposition, Nurnberg, who have scored against several of the weaker Bundesliga outfits, can get competitive, but their defensive efforts against even the weaker top-tier sides suggest that they’ll once again come up short at the back.