3.5 goals per game: HSV’s disastrous record at Bayern | OneFootball

This evening (6:30 PM), Hamburger SV returns to the Allianz Arena for a Bundesliga match for the first time in over six years. The newly promoted team is up against the record champions - and memories of their last guest appearances in Munich do not bode well.

Since the 2010/2011 season, HSV has visited FC Bayern eight times in the league - and lost each time. And not just that: The results read like a continuous humiliation.

Eight losses, 50 goals conceded, and only three scored - hardly any team in Bundesliga history has regularly looked worse against the same opponent. On average, HSV conceded over six goals per game.

Last victory nearly two decades ago

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The last success of the North Germans in Munich dates back to April 28, 2007. At that time, HSV surprisingly won 2:1 at the Allianz Arena. The goals were scored by Rafael van der Vaart and Paolo Guerrero. Oliver Kahn was still in goal for Bayern, who were then managed by Ottmar Hitzfeld.

Since then, a series of humiliations has become a fixed part of Bundesliga narratives. The 9:2 in the spring of 2013 and the two 8:0 thrashings in 2015 and 2017 have become symbols of Munich's dominance.

Hope vs. Reality

For Bundesliga returnee HSV, the guest appearance in Munich represents not only a sporting challenge but also a reunion with a long history of suffering. Coach Merlin Polzin will do everything possible to break the tradition of heavy defeats.

But it's also clear: Given the previous record at the Allianz Arena, Hamburg will enter the duel with great respect, perhaps even with a queasy feeling. For many HSV fans, the only hope is that things will go better this time - and the horror series will come to an end.

The HSV record at a glance:

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