Hanover 96 – Hamburg

The teams will play efficiently traditionally for the beginning of the current season

By the fourth round of the Second Bundesliga in this division, no team had won all three previously played matches. At the same time, there are still a few clubs that have not suffered a single defeat. Among them are the two representatives of the German second league, who will face each other on Saturday at the Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena. Hannover were still considered an entrenched club in the elite division a decade ago, but that has changed since the 2019/2020 season. In the Second Bundesliga environment, the "ninety-sixths" started for the fifth consecutive season. Despite the ambitions, the club has never once during this period occupied a place higher than sixth. The current season Hannover started with two draws with the same score 2:2 against not the strongest representatives of the championship: Elfsberg and Nuremberg. After being knocked out of the German Cup, the team finally revived and got their first win of the season last Saturday. They beat Hansa, who after two early wins in the championship believed in their strength. The hosts are the underdogs for the upcoming match, and you can bet on their victory at odds of 3.18. In the current draw of the Second Bundesliga Hamburg is again considered by bookmakers as the main favourite for promotion. It is worth noting that this status is regular for this team, but staying near the top of the standings from season to season has not yet brought it to achieve the desired goal. In five years in the second division, Hamburg has finished fourth place three times and finished third twice. Tim Walter's men started the current season with a dramatic and hot 5-3 victory over Schalke, but in the second round they were beaten 2-2 by a tough Karlsruhe side. The necessary conclusions were made in the next round, which was felt by capital Hertha - 3:0. Hamburg had the honour of meeting Hannover three times since the beginning of last year and beat them three times. And all the matches were successful: twice - 2:1 and once - 6:1. Taking into account that in the current season the average performance of the matches of each of the rivals exceeds three goals, let's bet on a large number of goals in their personal meeting.