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HSV once again took points against FC Augsburg after falling behind, underlining a strong record.

Overall, the promoted side has gone behind 18 times over the course of the season. In seven of those matches, however, it still avoided defeat. Only FC Bayern Munich, SC Freiburg and 1. FC Köln have managed that feat more often. Altogether, Hamburger SV has picked up 13 points after trailing. In the league-wide comparison, that puts them fifth and at a level worthy of European qualification.

Against Augsburg, Ransford Königsdörffer cancelled out the 0-1 halftime deficit. Even down to ten men, the Hanseatic side kept pushing and came close to a winner several times in the closing stages. “After the red card, we had to suffer a bit, but we still managed to shape the game our way again. It’s frustrating that there wasn’t even more in it, but considering we played 30 minutes a man down against an opponent with Augsburg’s quality and intensity, we also don’t want to be too greedy,” coach Merlin Polzin said afterwards.

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HSV is well ahead of its rivals

His team picked up points after trailing for the fifth time in the second half of the season alone. Before that, they had already fought back to earn draws against FC Bayern Munich and FSV Mainz 05. Against Union Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg, HSV even turned the matches around completely, securing extremely valuable points in the relegation battle. It is an impressive development: in the first half of the season, the team only found an answer twice, in the thrilling North derby against Werder Bremen (3-2) and against Borussia Dortmund, when Königsdörffer headed home the 1-1 equaliser with the last action of the match.

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Rivals such as FC St. Pauli (six points), Borussia Mönchengladbach (three) or VfL Wolfsburg, who are on the verge of dropping into the second division (two), have long been far less capable of dealing with falling behind, having collected significantly fewer points afterward and therefore sitting below HSV in the table. That great mentality, combined with the ability to create chances even against deep-lying opponents, could ultimately be a decisive factor in the fight for survival.

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