Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hamburger SV 2nd with 59 points, Eintracht Braunschweig 16th with 35, 24 apart. Hamburger SV's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Hamburger SV were scoring 2.29 and conceding 1.29, Eintracht Braunschweig 1.12 and 1.88, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Hamburger SV had not lost in 5 games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Hamburger SV, 0 draws and 2 for Eintracht Braunschweig, at 4.2 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 80% of the meetings won by the home side. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Volksparkstadion in Hamburg staged the fixture, a ground that holds 57,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Eintracht Braunschweig led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-4.
Goal scorers
Hamburger SV: Davie Selke (74'), Davie Selke (90') · Eintracht Braunschweig: Leon Bell Bell (40'), Silvan Hefti (41' og), Julian Baas (84'), Rayan Philippe (85')