Hamburg SV vs RB Leipzig Preview

Hamburg look to have gotten over the disappointments of the 2016/2017 season where they struggled to retain their top flight status as they now have two wins from their opening two games and they will be looking to add RB Leipzig to the list of teams they have conquered this season.

However, they have secured those two wins over Augsburg and FC Cologne by sacrificing possession and even shots on target and this may mean they have developed themselves into a side that can get all three points even when they play badly.

They scored 3 of the 4 shots they had against Cologne who had 8 shots and everyone’s fingers are crossed to see how long they can maintain this momentum.

RB Leipzig were the toast of the German league last season as they stormed their way to the second position in the league table – a remarkable achievement for a team that is competing in the top flight for the first time.

They started this season poorly with a 2-0 loss to Schalke 04 but followed that up with a dominant 4-1 win over Freiburg and they will look to build some early momentum this season just like they did last year with a win in this game.

Hamburg SV

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	FC Cologne		1-3		Hamburg SV	Aug 25, 2017	German Bundesliga
W	Hamburg SV		1-0		FC Augsburg	Aug 19, 2017	German Bundesliga
L	VfL Osnabruck		3-1		Hamburg SV	Aug 13, 2017	German DFB Pokal
W	Hamburg SV		2-1		VfL Wolfsburg	May 20, 2017	German Bundesliga
D	Schalke 04		1-1		Hamburg SV	May 13, 2017	German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	RB Leipzig		4-1		SC Freiburg	Aug 27, 2017	German Bundesliga
L	Schalke 04		2-0		RB Leipzig	Aug 19, 2017	German Bundesliga
W	Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen		0-5		RB Leipzig	Aug 13, 2017	German DFB Pokal
L	RB Leipzig		1-2		Stoke City	Aug 5, 2017	Friendly
W	RB Leipzig		2-0		Benfica	Jul 30, 2017	Emirates Cup

H2H

DATE	COMPETITION
RB Leipzig		0-3		Hamburg SV	Feb 11, 2017	German Bundesliga
Hamburg SV		0-4		RB Leipzig	Sep 17, 2016	German Bundesliga

Other fixtures taking place this week in the German Bundesliga:

German Bundesliga Table

German Bundesliga Results