Hamburger SV – Augsburg: a mid-table scrap at the Volksparkstadion 
Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion hosts another round of the German league this Saturday. The home side face Augsburg. The table splits the two clubs by just one point. The hosts sit 12th. Augsburg are 10th. Both are staring at the end of the season and trying not to get dragged into a dogfight they’d rather avoid.
The cruel collapse of Merlin Polzin’s side 
Merlin Polzin is in charge of Hamburg’s squad. They come in off a painful 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund. They were two goals up, then fell apart late on. Dortmund scored three times in 11 minutes. That’s not a wobble. That’s a full-on breakdown. Form-wise, Hamburg have managed just one win in their last six official matches. The attack has real issues. Only three teams have been worse in that department since the start of the season.
The worrying defensive mess of Manuel Baum’s men 
Manuel Baum is the man steering the Bavarian outfit. Augsburg are in a rough patch with three straight defeats. VfB Stuttgart just put five past them in a brutal 5-2 loss. Away trips are turning into a misery tour. Their road record is among the worst in the country. The back line keeps shipping goals. Official figures show 50 conceded in 27 matches.
Likely line-ups
Hamburger SV : Fernandes ; Omari, Vuskovic, Torunarigha ; Mikelbrencis, Vieira, Remberg, Lokonga, Muheim ; Otele, Konigsdorffer
Augsbourg : Dahmen ; Schlotterbeck, Chaves, Zesiger ; Kade, Fellhauer, Massengo, Giannoulis ; Rieder, Claude-Maurice ; Gregoritsch
Football prediction Hamburger SV vs Augsburg
Both teams to score
Augsburg’s defence is far too easy to play through away from home. Hamburg should get their chances in front of their own fans, and they’ll fancy finally putting one away.
Hamburg’s back line keeps cracking under pressure. The mess at Dortmund will still be ringing in their heads, especially when they try to play out from the back.
Both defences look shaky enough to let this one open up. Goals at both ends feels the obvious shout.
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