Key Highlights
- Die Rothosen currently sit 11th, but with just four points separating them from the relegation play-off spot, the rear-view mirror is beginning to demand attention. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA 2-1 home defeat to RB Leipzig at the weekend ended a seven-game unbeaten run.
- Fabio Vieira’s early strike had set the tone, but HSV were punished for retreating too deep as Leipzig turned the contest around through Rômulo and Yan Diomande.
- Polzin did not hide his frustration post-match, pointing to his side’s drop in intensity after taking the lead. The HSV coach has demanded a collective reaction tomorrow evening:“Tomorrow, we want to come up with the right kind of reaction, both as eleven players on the pitch and as a whole club together.
- It’s about matching up to the standards that we set ourselves.”Encouragingly for the north Germans, their home form remains relatively solid.
- They have lost just once in their last five Bundesliga outings at the Volksparkstadion and only three of 12 home matches overall this season. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBayer LeverkusenLeverkusen’s recent wobble has seen them lose ground in the battle for the top four.