Another Glatzel show? How HSV could line up against Hoffenheim | OneFootball

HSV face a top match against TSG Hoffenheim this Saturday. Here are the expected lineups.

Aside from the start of the season, the Rothosen are currently going through their toughest spell of this campaign. After picking up just two points from their last five matches, Merlin Polzin’s team still need positive results to secure the points required for their big goal: survival. “We hope matchdays 31 to 34 will be a good period for HSV,” the coach recently said in an Sky interview.

However, Hamburg’s squad situation looks anything but rosy. Polzin will be without defensive leader Luka Vuskovic for the third game in a row. In front of goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes, Nicolas Capaldo, Jordan Torunarigha and Warmed Omari are set to line up in defense again – despite conceding seven goals in the last two matches. With Miro Muheim injured, William Mikelbrencis is expected to take the left side of defense for the run-in, while Bakery Jatta will play on the right.

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Polzin also has similarly limited options in midfield. Key player Sambi Lokonga already missed the matches in Stuttgart and Bremen due to thigh problems. Whether the Belgian will return to the squad against Hoffenheim will only be decided at short notice. Even if he does make it, a limited substitute appearance is the most realistic option.

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The central trio will therefore be Nicolai Remberg, Albert Grønbaek and Fabio Vieira. Grønbaek is likely to drift repeatedly into the left half-space, while Vieira will move into the right half-space.

HSV are also dealing with squad concerns up front. Philip Otele (suspension) and Yussuf Poulsen (thigh injury) are definitely unavailable. In the cases of Jean-Luc Dompé and Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit, at least a place in the squad could still be possible. Once again, Ransford Königsdörffer and derby goalscorer Robert Glatzel have the best chances of making the starting eleven.

HSV’s expected starting lineup at a glance: Heuer Fernandes – Jatta, Capaldo, Torunarigha, Omari, Mikelbrencis – Remberg, Grønbaek, Vieira – Königsdörffer, Glatzel

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