Hamburger SV take on Wolfsberg in the ESPN game tonight and they look a very strong bet at 1.83 to walk away with three points and rejoin the race for the Bundesliga.
After a blistering start Hamburger have been badly hit by injuries but some of the key players are starting to return and the signing of Van Nistelroy can only be a bonus for the side from Northern Germany.
The Hamburgers have a strong home record having won six from ten, scoring seventeen goals in the process. They are usually very quick starters and head the half- time table both home and away. In elven of their nineteen games they have been winning at half time. The only slight concern is the loss of two home games against Bochum and Monchengladbach. In terms of league position Wolfsberg fall into this mid-table category so the Rothosen ("Red Shorts") need to on their guard.
Wolfsberg are in decline. They have made a bad start to the second part of the season, with back to back defeats against Stuttgart and Koln. The sacking of Veh was the worst kept secret this side of the Rhine and as yet they haven't replaced him. The reserve coach is taking the match tonight and the reserve keeper Lenz will be keeping goal.
Top scorer for Hamburg Eljero Elia is also unlikely to make his first start of 2010 despite making a half-hour substitute appearance in the 1-0 defeat at Borussia Dortmund last weekend. At puntinplay we think he will be on the bench with Van Nistelroy but the coach Labbadia said at the conference
"He still has a bit of a problem with his knee and he has also not been able to train fully during the preparation so we will have to see if he is fit enough to start,''
Hamburger SV are a confident selection to win the match against the out of form defending Champions. Given the stats, 1.83 is very fair over ninety minutes. Betfair and Bet365 both go this stand out price. If you don't have much time and like fast food betting then order Hamburg to be winning at half-time at 2.5 with the boys from Stoke.
