Sunday, September 3, 2023, will bring us a meeting between the first and second teams of Bundesliga 2 – Hamburger SV vs Hansa Rostock. We analyzed both teams in detail and made a promising prediction for this match.
Hamburger vs Hansa Rostock: What To Expect From The Teams
Both teams have had a great start to the new 2 Bundesliga season. Tim Walter’s team has won three games in the opening four matches, drawing only once in an away match against Karlsruhe (2:2). Hansa also made a great start with three wins in four matches, with only a home match against Hannover 96 failing to end in a victory, which ended in a 1-2 defeat.
Hamburger SV
‘Die Rothosen’ is at the top of the Bundesliga.2 standings. Although the team from Hamburg was expected to have a similar start, it was very confident.
If we recall Hamburg’s previous matches, it is worth mentioning their schedule, as the team played against two opponents who were members of the top division last season – Hertha (3:0) and Schalke 04 (5:3). The strong Karlsruhe managed to take away the points and bring the game to a draw (2:2).
However, Tim Walter’s team demonstrated their fighting spirit in the previous match against Hannover 96, when they managed to score the only goal in the penalty area and take away three crucial points from Lower Saxony.
Guilherme Ramos, who received a straight red card in the previous game, will miss the Hamburger vs Hansa match.
Hansa Rostock
If Hamburger could be expected to have such a strong start, no one expected Hansa to have such a strong start, probably not even their own fans. Currently, the team is in second place in Bundesliga 2, although they finished last season in 13th place.
Although Hansa’s results were partially affected by their schedule, as they had to start the new season against the unstable Nurnberg (2:0), as well as against two newcomers to the second division – Elversberg (1-2) and Osnabruck (2:1). Only a defeat to Hannover 96 prevented them from catching up or even overtaking their next opponent on points.
Before the match HSV vs Hansa Rostock, the guests have practically no injuries and no disqualified players.
Hamburger vs Hansa Rostock Head-to-Head
Hamburger has an advantage in head-to-head meetings against Hansa Rostock. The hosts won two of the three previous matches and suffered one defeat.
| Hamburger SV – Hansa Rostock H2H | |||
| 2022/23 Season | |||
| F.C. Hansa Rostock | 0 | 2 | Hamburger SV |
| Hamburger SV | 0 | 1 | F.C. Hansa Rostock |
| 2021/22 Season | |||
| F.C. Hansa Rostock | 2 | 3 | Hamburger SV |
Possible Lineups
Among the important changes in the lineups, we can only note the loss of Guilherme Ramos for the home team.
| Hamburger SV vs F.C. Hansa Rostock Lineups | ||
| HSV | Magdeburg | |
| Goalkeepers | Daniel Heuer Fernandes | Markus Kolke |
| Defenders | Ignace Van der Brempt, Sebastian Schonlau, Dennis Hadžikadunić, Miro Muheim | Jasper van der Werff, Damian Roßbach, Alexander Rossipal |
| Midfielders | Ludovit Reis, Jonas Meffert, R. Y. Königsdörffer | Nico Neidhart, Janik Bachmann, Dennis Dressel, Kevin Schumacher |
| Forwards | Bakery Jatta, Robert Glatzel, Jean-Luc Dompe | Kai Pröger, Juan José Perea, Svante Ingelsson |
Hamburger SV vs Hansa Rostock: Match Prediction
Two Bundesliga.2 leaders will play at the Volksparkstadion. Both teams are capable of scoring, but they both have something to lose, so don’t expect them to play their attacking best from the first minute.
Hamburger SV vs Hansa Rostock prediction: Half With Most Goals: second half at odds of 1.9.
