Hamburg vs Fortuna Dusseldorf
18 September 1730hrs
Football – Germany – Bundesliga 2
Pick Hamburg AH0
Bookmaker Marathonbet
Odds: 1.67 odds taken 0329 GMT, Wednesday 16 September
The German domestic season starts on Friday night and we take a look ahead to the Bundesliga 2 clash between Hamburg and Fortuna Dusseldorf as the betting tips continue at the Volksparkstadion.
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Hamburg Preview – Can Hamburg go one step better this time?
Friday’s hosts, Hamburg, can count themselves extremely unlucky not to have figured in the end of season play-offs for promotion to the Bundesliga as they narrowly missed out by one point to 3rd placed Heidenheim who drew 2-2 on aggregate with Werder Bremen but lost on the away-goals rule.
Back to Hamburg, and the hosts suffered back-to-back defeats at the end of the last campaign against Heidenheim and Sandhausen which put paid to any hopes of a play-off spot, so they’ll be determined to get themselves off to a good start when they entertain relegated Fortuna Dusseldorf at their Volksparkstadion this Friday.
Hamburg suffered just three defeats at home throughout last season’s campaign and finished with an encouraging home record of 10-4-3 35/20 which included just one defeat out of their final six matches and consisted of wins over Jahn Regensburg and Wehen Wiesbaden.
Fortuna Dusseldorf Preview – Can Dusseldorf make immediate return to top flight?
It was a very disappointing end to last season’s Bundesliga campaign for Friday’s visitors, Fortuna Dusseldorf, as they managed to scrape just one win from their final 11 matches and this ultimately resulted in Dusseldorf dropping down to the Bundesliga 2.
That solitary win was achieved with a 2-1 home win over Schalke but they failed to win any of their last five matches on the road which included defeats on their travels at Bayern Munich 5-0 and a 3-0 loss at Union Berlin.
Fortuna Dusseldorf have made an encouraging start to this new season though as they captured a 1-0 win away from home at Ingolstadt in the DFP Pokal, so they’ll be fairly confident of making a good start to their new Bundesliga 2 campaign – but can they break Hamburg’s hold over them?
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Key Facts – Hamburg vs Fortuna Dusseldorf Tip
- Hamburg lost just 3 of their 17 home matches last season
- Fortuna Dusseldorf won just 1 of their last 11 away matches in the Bundesliga
- Hamburg are unbeaten in their last 8 meetings at home v Fortuna Dusseldorf
Hamburg hold a good record at home over Fortuna Dusseldorf and look set to get something out of this opening clash against their visitors.
The best betting odds for Hamburg vs Fortuna Dusseldorf
Hamburg to win: 2.21 at Marathonbet
Draw: 3.60 at Marathonbet
F Dusseldorf to win: 3.13 at Marathonbet
