Hamburger SV v Mainz 05 preview as both chase first goal and win | OneFootball

Hamburger SV host Mainz 05 on Sunday, with both clubs chasing their first goal and first win of the campaign.

BuLi News reports that HSV moved decisively on deadline day after a bruising Topspiel at Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund controlled proceedings despite a 2-0 scoreline. Fábio Vieira returned on a permanent deal after his loan, while Zakaria El Ouahdi and David Møller Wolfe arrived to bolster the full-back positions.

All three signings are in contention to improve last week’s line-up for the first home outing at Volksparkstadion. Teenage forward Louis Lemke will hope for a full debut, weeks after becoming the club’s first 16-year-old goalscorer.

Mainz did their business earlier, then let Andreas Hanche-Olsen join Robert Lewandowski at Chicago Fire and agreed a contract termination with Marco Richter, who is now a free agent. Urs Fischer’s squad looks lighter than last season, but there are no European fixtures to juggle. The campaign began with a goalless draw against newly promoted Paderborn.

Dominik Kohr is ruled out after a late knock in that game. Eric Martel must wait longer for his debut, though Stefan Posch is fit to start.

HSV thumped Mainz 4-0 in this fixture last term, Rayan Philippe netting twice against Bo Svensson’s side before leaving on loan to Paderborn. With Fischer in charge for the reverse meeting, Nadiem Amiri and Vieira scored as the points were shared at Mewa Arena.

Source: BuLi News

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