Hamburg is set to host Freiburg at the Volksparkstadion this Tuesday in the first semi-final of the DFB-Pokal 2021-22. Kickoffs at 21:45 EAT.
Humburger SV remains in the mix for promotion out of the 2.Bundesliga despite a drop off in form of late. Three-time winners of the trophy, this huge German club has struggled to return to the top flight since being relegated to the 2.Bundesliga in the 2017-18 campaign. They have only lost three of their last 25 home matches and have only had one draw in their last 13 matches at the Volksparkstadion. Hamburg has only lost once in their last 10 matches against Fribourg with that defeat coming away from home in 2016.
Hamburg will be looking for another win following 3-0 Bundesliga 2 victory versus Karlsruhe in their most recent match. In that game, Hamburg had 68% possession, 24 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Robert Glatzel (23′), Mario Vušković (32′) and Josha Vagnoman (68′). Karlsruher SC got three shots with only one of them on target.
On the other hand, Freiburg may well have a far emptier trophy cabinet than their hosts, but they have been an impressive and consistent side in the Bundesliga for a number of campaigns now. Fribourg have only lost once in their last ten matches across all competitions. Their away record is even more impressive as they are unbeaten in their last five matches. Freiburg has only failed to score once in their last ten matches and that was in a goalless draw with Greuther Furth.
Freiburg head into this match off the back of 3-0 Bundesliga 1 win to beat VfL Bochum in their previous fixture. In that game, Freiburg had 62% possession, 15 with eight of them on target and goals scored by Lukas Kübler (5′) and Roland Sallai (16′, 53′). VfL Bochum got 10 shots with three of them on target.
Hamburger SV vs Freiburg head to head
Humburg holds the upper hand in the history of this fixture having won 15 times out of the 38 head to head meeting since 1993. There have been 15 stalemates while Freiburg claims eight wins.
- Hamburg 1-0 Freiburg 1/04/18
- Freiburg 1-1 Hamburg 07/01/18
- Freiburg 0-0 Hamburg 01/12/17
- Hamburg 2-2 Freiburg 18/02/17
- Freiburg 1-0 Hamburg 20/09/16
Home
- Hamburg 3-0 Karlsruhe
- Kiel 1-0 Hamburg
- Hamburg 4-0 Erzgebirge Aue
- Hamburg 1-2 Paderborn
- Viborg 5-4 Hamburg
Away
- Freiburg 3-0 Bochum
- Frankfurt 1-2 Freiburg
- Freiburg 1-4 B. Munich
- Greuther Furth 0-0 Freiburg
- Freiburg 3-2 Wolfsburg
Hamburg team news
Tim Walter will not be able to call upn the services of Tim Leibold and Stephan Ambrosius due to injuries.
As for Christian Streich, Yannik Keitel and Kevin Schade will miss out this fixture through injuries.
Prediction and odds
Hamburg may have enjoyed a slightly better record in the second division but this time round they are facing Freiburg a side with excellent performance in the top flight.
- Freiburg Win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
