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Like the previous years, derby of the North is also one of the derbies in Bundesliga, since Werder and HSV are again laying modestly, especially HSV which is in the penultimate place, while Werder has six points more and they are above the relegation zone. Werder is in a better form, so they in the previous three rounds made two wins and one defeat, while HSV had not defeated anyone for a long time and they played two draws in a row, after which they lost two games. The first mutual duel between Werder and HSV this season ended without a goal.

Werder Bremen

Werder is playing somewhat better in the second half of the season, but it is not enough to improve the situation on the table, so they are still fighting for survival and are at the very edge of the relegation zone. A draw with Hertha and two wins over Schalke and Wolfsburg helped them improve the situation but in the last round in the very important duel with Freiburg they failed to score a positive result and were defeated by a direct competitor from the bottom of the table.

They have not been able to score for the first time since mid-December when they played in Leverkusen. Bayer has recently eliminated them from the Cup, but then they played an excellent match against Wolfsburg when they celebrated with 3-1. Compared to this match, Junuzovic was absent in the last round, and Delaney played instead, while Johannsson could now stay on the bench and give his place to Gondorf.

Probable lineups Werder Bremen: Pavlenka – Gebre Selassie, Veljkovic, Moisander, Augustinsson – Bargfrede – Delaney, M.Eggestein – Gondorf, Kainz – M.Kruse

Hamburger SV

HSV is sinking deeper and deeper from round to round and less and there is less time for this team to save themselves from the lower rank. Somehow they managed to get away before, but they have not had such a difficult situation, because now the safe zone is big six points away and if they lose from Werder, which is first above the line, then this will be a really hopeless situation. The points are not their biggest problem, because their game is desperately weak and they made the last win at the end of November, and since then they have played ten championship matches.

There are only four draws in that series and six defeats, of which they lost the previous two appearances. It is clear that the replacement of coach Gisdola did not bring anything particularly new, except that they with Hollerbach on the bench at the beginning of his mandate played two draws. They had two heavy duels in Dortmund and with Bayer at home, they lost both. After Dortmund, Hollerbach made some changes, which did not prove to be a big hit, so now they are likely to follow new changes with Hunt and Wood on the field.

Probable lineups Hamburger SV: Mathenia – Mavraj, K.Papadopoulos, van Drongelen – G,.Sakai, Jung, Walace, D.Santos – Hunt, Kostic – Wood

Verdict:

Werder is playing much better than HSV lately, especially on their field, and they are much closer to winning important points. HSV is under the imperative in every new game, but they do not show almost anything that would bring optimism, so it will not be a surprise if they lose again.

Pick:  Werder wins 1.86 - 86/100 1XBet