Match Preview vs Dynamo Dresden

Opponents Focus: 

Dynamo Dresden sitting in what many would say for a newly promoted team, in a comfortable mid place spot of 11th. While a friendly is nothing to base form over, a 5-0 thumping of fellow 2.Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue, Dresden proving they are ready for the second half of the season. That being said, a disappointing loss to bottom side Ingolstadt of the final game of 2021 will be a game they are quick to forget in Dresden. 

Before this, four wins from five lifted Dresden out of a six match losing streak slump. Form that any newly promoted side could occur, though which Dresden side will HSV see come Friday night. 

Christoph Daferner has continued his 3.Liga form significantly into the 2.Liga this season proving Dresden have a very exciting player on their hands and one to watch. Another influential player in Dynamo squad is would be goalkeeper Kevin Broll who HSV itself have witnessed a very good goalkeeping performance at the Volksparkstadion earlier this season. 

The Match Facts : 

The Better Record
Since the summer of 2018, HSV have competed in five 2.Bundesliga matches against SG Dynamo Dresden - and have yet to lose a game. Rour wins and a draw. Tim Walter, the coach of the Rothosen, also has an almost spotless record in duels with the SGD:  one draw while he was the winner three times.

Exciting striker duel
Christoph Daferner (eight goals in this season) and Robert Glatzel (nine goals) are among the best nine-man strikers in the league and are also extremely valuable for their teams when playing against the ball. SGD attacker Daferner reeled off an impressive 206.1 kilometres in 1585 minutes of action (third in the league), and the 180 kilometres of the HSV centre forward, who was on the pitch for "only" 1519 minutes, are no less remarkable.

 Early and Late goal advantages
The Red Shorts have already scored eight goals in the opening quarter of an hour - no 2.Liga team has better than HSV here. The situation is different for the Elbflorenzers, who have scored only one goal in the first 15 minutes of a match in 18 games. HSV also have the tendency to score in the dying moments. Ten goals in the final quarter of the game are only surpassed by FC Schalke 04 (13). The SGD also scored one goal - the worst value in the league.