Never this bad: the numbers behind HSV's horror start | OneFootball

Three games, three defeats, goals 0:12: HSV are currently enduring a true nightmare start to their second Bundesliga season after promotion.

The following statistics are anything but encouraging: No other club in Europe’s top five leagues has a worse record than HSV after three matchdays. In Spain, where five rounds have already been played, all 20 teams had at least one point on the board. In France, only AJ Auxerre remained pointless, but with a goal difference of 4:11 they had at least scored four goals of their own.

There has been no comparable poor start in England or Italy either. Fulham and Coventry also lost their first three matches, but conceded significantly fewer goals. In Serie A, Venezia, Genoa and Florence are likewise still without a point. But all three also have a better goal difference than the Hamburg side.

Even within the Bundesliga, HSV are a special case. Borussia Mönchengladbach have also conceded 12 goals, but have already scored three. SC Paderborn are the only other Bundesliga side still waiting for their first goal after three matchdays — but they have at least picked up a point.

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HSV make a historically poor start

And even in the long history of the Bundesliga, HSV have reached a historic low: never before have the Rothosen had zero points and a 0:12 goal record after three matchdays. Only twice has a team started even worse. FC Schalke 04 were also without a point in 2020/21 and had a goal difference of 1:15. Fortuna Düsseldorf posted a 0:13 goal difference in 1986/87.

At least there is this: HSV also began poorly last season. After three matchdays, they had one point and a 1:7 goal record. In the end, that was still enough for a comfortable survival. In 2016/17 and 2014/15, they also collected only one point, and in 2014/15 HSV’s first goal did not come until the sixth matchday.

This year, the Hamburg side certainly do not want to wait that long. Against 1. FC Köln (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.), they now hope to finally turn things around. In the form of goals and three points.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.