How HSV clinched their only win against Leipzig so far | OneFootball

Today, Saturday, HSV visit RB Leipzig. The record in previous meetings is modest, though their only win was an impressive one.

Since 2016, the club massively financed by Red Bull has belonged to the Bundesliga. Many match-going fans are not exactly thrilled by their presence. Especially in the early years, protests against Leipzig, which consistently circumvents the 50+1 rule, were very extensive. On the pitch, however, the newcomer immediately found their feet in the Bundesliga. Already on matchday three, they dismantled HSV 4–0 thanks to an outstanding Timo Werner.

Before the return fixture on 11/02/2017, a hefty 26 points separated the two teams. While Leipzig were chasing Bayern, the Hanseatic side once again found themselves deep in the relegation battle in the playoff spot. That didn’t stop them from putting in a courageous display at the Zentralstadion. After just 18 minutes, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, who had spent the first half of the season at RB, headed in following a corner from Nicolai Müller to make it 0–1.

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HSV have already triumphed once in Leipzig

After the next Müller corner, there was reason to celebrate again. This time Walace—who had only arrived in winter for almost ten million euros (!)—finished with his head to make it 0–2. Afterwards, HSV, then coached by Markus Gisdol, defended with great discipline and prevented the star-studded home attack featuring Werner, Naby Keita, Marcel Sabitzer, and Emil Forsberg from finding their rhythm.

Yussuf Poulsen, who moved to Hamburg in the summer, had to go off injured just twelve minutes after coming on. He was replaced, incidentally, by Davie Selke, whose career is now known to include a connection with HSV as well. On that Saturday afternoon, however, he was out of luck. The Rothosen, meanwhile, crowned their composed display with a perfectly executed counterattack, which the freshly introduced Aaron Hunt finished in stoppage time to seal a 0–3 final score.

RB Leipzig – HSV 0:3 (0:2)

Leipzig: Gulacsi,-Bernardo (71' Schmitz), Orban, Upamecano (31' Poulsen/43' Selke), Halstenberg,-Ilsanker, Demme,-Keita, Forsberg,-Sabitzer, Werner

HSV: Adler,-Sakai, Papadopoulos, Mavraj, Ostrzolek,-Walace, Jung,-Müller, Holtby (90+1' Ekdal), Kostic (83' Diekmeier),-Wood (90+2' Hunt)

With that, HSV picked up three important points in the relegation battle, which ultimately contributed significantly to their survival. Only on the final matchday did they jump to 15th place thanks to a last-minute win over VfL Wolfsburg (2–1). Until their return to the Bundesliga, it was indeed the last season to end on a happy note. For in May 2018 they were relegated, followed by six straight failed promotion campaigns.

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During Hamburg’s time in the second division, there were two DFB-Pokal meetings with Leipzig. The 2019 DFB-Pokal semifinal saw the Saxons win 3–1 at the Volksparkstadion. Exactly three years ago, they even won the second-round clash 4–0. Poulsen, who wore the RB shirt for almost twelve years, scored twice. Should he repeat that feat this afternoon, there’s a high probability HSV have once again pulled off a surprise in Leipzig.

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