HAMBURG. Hamburger SV overcome Kaiserslautern to win 2-1. It was Hamburger SV to strike first with a goal of László Bénes at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lukasz Poreba gave the win to Hamburger SV in the 60′ minute with a goal. Hamburger SV made the most of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Volksparkstadion stadium in Hamburg on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 47,000 spectators. The referee was Deniz Aytekin assisted by Eduard Beitinger and Asmir Osmanagic. The 4th official was Felix Bickel.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 15 Total 20
- 4 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 7
- 139 Attack 74
- 50 Dangerous attack 53
- 75 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Hamburger SV was in firm control of the ball 59% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kaiserslautern was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Hamburger SV succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Hamburger SV shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Kaiserslautern shot 20 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Hamburger SV received 1 yellow card (Ransford Königsdörffer). On the opposite side, Kaiserslautern received 2 yellow cards (Friedhelm Funkel and Almamy Touré).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hamburger SV has 48 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Kaiserslautern will stays with 29 points to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Hamburger SV will play away with Magdeburg on the 11th of April with a 3-3 head to head.
Kaiserslautern will play away against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 11th of April with a 14-7 head to head record in favor of Kaiserslautern (1 draw).
Hamburger SV – Formation
Hamburger SV
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Hamburger SV started with a 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).
The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Matheo Raab , Ludovit Reis , Dennis Hadzikadunic , Sebastian Schonlau , Noah Katterbach , Jonas Meffert , Anssi Suhonen , Lukasz Poreba , Ransford Königsdörffer , A. Németh and László Bénes .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Heuer Fernandes, Moritz Heyer , Immanuel Pherai , Guilherme Ramos , Masaya Okugawa, Bakery Jatta , Levin Öztunali, J. Dompé and N. Oliveira.
Substitutions
Hamburger SV made 5 changes: Anssi Suhonen for Bakery Jatta (46′), A. Németh for J. Dompé (76′), Noah Katterbach for Moritz Heyer (63′), Lukasz Poreba for Immanuel Pherai (63′) and Ransford Königsdörffer for Guilherme Ramos (88′).
Player of the match: Ludovit Reis
The player that probably impressed the most for Hamburger SV was Ludovit Reis even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 52 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 17 duels out of 23. He performed 2 crosses.
Kaiserslautern – Formation
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Friedhelm Funkel played with: Robin Himmelmann , Almamy Touré , Jan Elvedi , Boris Tomiak , Tymoteusz Puchacz , Filip Kaloč , Julian Niehues , Richmond Tachie , Tobias Raschl , Aaron Opoku and R. Ache .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kevin Kraus, Marlon Ritter , Daniel Hanslik , Philipp Hercher, Filip Stojilkovic , Frank Ronstadt , Avdo Spahic, Ben Zolinski and Dickson Abiama .
Substitutions
Kaiserslautern made 5 changes: Tobias Raschl for Marlon Ritter (75′), Aaron Opoku for Filip Stojilkovic (75′), Almamy Touré for Frank Ronstadt (63′), R. Ache for Daniel Hanslik (63′) and Richmond Tachie for Dickson Abiama (82′).
Player of the match: Aaron Opoku
The player that probably impressed the most for Kaiserslautern was Aaron Opoku.
His rating is with 30 passes (70% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
- Karlsruher SC – St. Pauli – 2-1
- Hamburger SV – Kaiserslautern – 2-1
- Elversberg – Magdeburg – 0-0
- Nürnberg – Holstein Kiel – 0-4
