Hamburger SV vs. VfL Wolfsburg

After a good start in the second half of the German Bundesliga with an easily win against SC Freiburg (2:0), the first six-pointer was lost. In the duel with reinvigorated Borussia Dortmund the squad of coach Bruno Labbadia conceded a tight defeat (0:1). Now former Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will be in charge for scoring goals.

Chaotic days in Wolfsburg: after a negative series of seven games without a win, coach Armin Veh had to bear the consequences. He was replaced by interims coach Lorenz-Günther Köstner. The last victory in the Bundesliga dates back to 7th November, when the VFL succeeded in Hoffenheim (2:1).

Match details:

Hamburger SV vs. VfL Wolfsburg
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 8:30pm CET
20th match day
HSH Nordbank Arena Hamburg

Possible squads:

Hamburg:
Rost - Aogo, Boateng, Mathijsen, Demel - Jansen, Jarolim, Trochowski, Rincon - Petric, Torun

Wolfsburg:
Benaglio - Schäfer, Barzagli, Ricardo Costa, Riehter - Josue, Misimovic, Hasebe, Gentner - Grafite, Dzeko

Not in squad:

Hamburg: Reinhardt, Benjamin, Stepanek, Castelen, Guerrero, van Nistelrooy
Wolfsburg: Ziani, Martins

Current table:
5 Hamburg 19 9 7 3 36 : 20 6 2 2 17:8 3 5 1 19 : 12 34
10 Wolfsburg 19 6 6 7 35 : 38 3 2 5 22 : 24 3 4 2 13 : 14 24

Head-to-Head in Bundesliga
23-08-2009 VfL Wolfsburg - Hamburger SV 2:4 Hamburg
01-03-2009 Hamburger SV - VfL Wolfsburg 1:3 Wolfsburg
21-09-2008 VfL Wolfsburg - Hamburger SV 3:0 Wolfsburg
22-03-2008 VfL Wolfsburg - Hamburger SV 1:1 Draw
29-09-2007 Hamburger SV - VfL Wolfsburg 2:2 Draw
01-04-2007 Hamburger SV - VfL Wolfsburg 1:0 Hamburg
04-11-2006 VfL Wolfsburg - Hamburger SV 1:0 Wolfsburg
18-03-2006 VfL Wolfsburg - Hamburger SV 0:1 Hamburg
15-10-2005 Hamburger SV - VfL Wolfsburg 0:1 Wolfsburg
01-05-2005 VfL Wolfsburg - Hamburger SV 1:0 Wolfsburg

Prediction:
Due to the personal problems of Hamburg, they are still favorite in the clash against Wolfsburg.

Instead of European Cup Wolfsburg might be forearmed for relegation battle in this miserable season.

Prediction is a win for HSV -  1.90 odd @ Tipico Sportsbook + 100 Eur free bet