Hamburg – Fortuna

Fortuna will take at least one point to Düsseldorf

In the last round of the Second Bundesliga, Hamburg did absolutely everything that was required of them to lose the leading position. The change of flagship for this division this season is an everyday and almost weekly event. However, the nearest pursuers of Polcyn's team have also stumbled, and the rest of the competitors have once again flattened the top of the standings to the point of surprise at the expense of victories. It is hard to believe, but the fifth position from the first after 24 rounds is separated by only one point. Such a difference looks more familiar in the third or fourth rounds, but not after such a long distance travelled by the clubs. Fortuna Düsseldorf were one step away from promotion to the Bundesliga last season and looked great in the first half of the championship, until they faced a rather serious game crisis. The team started the new year with a long winless streak, which also came to an end in the last round. It turns out that both rivals will take to the field extremely angry and motivated. Bookmakers have identified the home team as the favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.75 on their victory. Hamburg, after the appointment of a young local specialist as head coach, played without any serious misfires. Merlin Polzin was deprived of the title "acting" in the third decade of December last year, after which the team either won or drew. The first defeat for a long period "dinosaurs" experienced last round, when unsuccessfully visited Paderborn. To say that Hamburg's loss was undeserved can not be said, as the team lost to the opponent in all key statistical indicators. It would seem that Hamburg will be looking to rehabilitate at home, but is this club so terrible? Given the total instability of clubs in the top half of the standings, Fortuna Düsseldorf have been on an almost championship schedule since the start of the year. While the other promotion contenders have suffered defeats, Fortuna, along with Hamburg, have been steadily picking up points. As a result, in the six January and February matches against serious opponents, Daniel Thione's men won three and drew three times. On the last day of February, Fortuna suffered their first defeat of the year, but there is no apparent reason to consider the visitors in Hamburg weaker.