Match Report
The table read 1st (Hamburger SV, 10 pts) against 5th (Rennes, 2 pts), 8 points apart. Rennes ranked just 34th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.75/0.25 for Hamburger SV and 0.5/1.5 for Rennes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
Hamburger SV's unbeaten run stood at 5, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Rennes had gone 6 games without a win. Hamburger SV had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Rennes, 1.
The venue was Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, with room for 57,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Hamburger SV led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.


