With the return of coach Jupp Heyncles Bayern Munich’s quiet victories also returned and raised the hopes of Bavarian fans to win the Bundesliga title for the fifth consecutive season. This Saturday, October 21, the rival will be Hamburg. Scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m., the match, which is part of the schedule of the ninth round of the 2017/2018 German Championship, takes place at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg.
Hamburg’s recent performance
Accustomed to staying in or near the relegation zone in recent seasons, Hamburg surprised them with a good start to the season. The joy of his fans, however, did not last long. After two wins in the opening matches, the team suffered five defeats and only scored once in the goalless draw at home to Werder Bremen.
This decline meant that the Hamburg team, who is proud to have never been relegated to the Second Division, to their natural habitat in the most recent disputes. With seven points (two wins, one draw and five losses), he completed the eighth round in 15th place, the first out of the relegation zone.
His score, however, is the same as that of Freiburg, who in the sixteenth position opens the region of the sticking. This allows to project that Hamburg once again will have to fight until the final days to remain in the First Division of the German Championship.
With only one goal scored in their domains, the team did not win in the Volksparkstadion three rounds ago. To try to reverse this situation, coach Markus Gisdol has all his main players available to face Bayern. The only casualties for the match should be defender Bjarne Thoelke and midfielder Nicolai Muller, who are just casting athletes and do not represent a big loss if the medical department confirms that they will not be able to play.
The current form of Bayern
In the second match under the direction of Jupp Heickens, who left his retirement to replace the dismissed Carlo Ancellotti, Bayern reconfirmed their favoritism without giving any scare. On Wednesday, October 18, in Munich, he thrashed Celtic 3-0 to make two goals in less than 30 minutes and then managed the advantage.
A novelty after many games in which even when Vencia was going through moments of suffocation under the direction of Ancellotti, who preached a football of lesser intensity to avoid the wear and tear of its players.
Also quiet was the victory of the team in the Heichks premiere. On Saturday, October 7, in their dominions, the Bavarian team thrashed Freiburg 5-0 to reach 17 points (five wins, two draws and a loss) in the second place of the Bundesliga. He opened the ninth round with two handicap points in comparison to Borussia Dortmund, who leads the tournament.
History of the bouts between Hamburg and Bayern Munich
Bayern have won the last six games against Hamburg. The unbeaten sequence, however, is even greater. Accumulate 16 matches (14 wins and two draws). Hamburg have not been able to beat Bayern since 2011.
PREDICTION: Bayern win @ 1.16
