Saturday night entertainment for Bundesliga dey come from Volksparkstadion as Hamburger SV dey welcome Hoffenheim for match wey get big meaning for both ends of table.
Die Rothosen don enter relegation conversation again because of poor run of form, while Die Kraichgauer still dey push for Champions League qualification.
One win for nine games, fines from DFB, penalties and red card madness – serious chaos and panic dey around Hamburger SV as season dey near end.
Merlin Polzin men dey head for quiet mid-table finish after February with six-match unbeaten run, but all that positivity scatter when their annual spring crisis return.
For last few years Hamburg don experience big dip for results during spring, and that trend no show sign to stop, with club picking five points from last eight outings.
Hamburg poor run of results don make them drop to 14th for standings, sitting just five points clear of relegation playoff zone and arch-rivals St Pauli.
Defensive issues don bubble up to surface for recent times, with Die Rothosen conceding 12 goals and five penalties across their last five outings.
Discipline also dey struggle for hosts, wey don pick eight red cards this season – most recently during their 3-1 defeat to Werder Bremen last weekend.
Lack of discipline no only for field, as two members of coaching team were sent to stands during that fiery clash for Bremen.
On top of that, HSV fans (wey already dey lead for fines this season) clash with police for Bremen after setting fire to toilets and launching flares onto pitch.
While Hamburg dey search for breakthrough, Hoffenheim dey dream of Champions League football following tremendous campaign.
Christian Ilzer men move within two points of top four courtesy of their thrilling 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund last weekend – game wey see Andrej Kramaric convert two penalties, including one for 98th minute.
Die Kraichgauer don already equal club record for number of Bundesliga wins for single season with 16, but them fit go further with four matches still remaining.
Securing spot for top four na goal for Hoffenheim, wey dey look to make just their second ever appearance for Champions League.
Club go dey confident to make progress, as them don already thrash Hamburg 4-1 earlier this season.
Only real concern for Hoffenheim na their recent away form, wey consist of just one win and 16 conceded goals.
Hamburg remain without influential defender Luka Vuskovic, wey don miss last two games with knee injury – two games wey see HSV concede seven goals.
Nigerian forward Philip Otele also out due to suspension, following his red card for Bremen last weekend.
Albert Sambi Lokonga don struggle with thigh issue over last couple of weeks, and he expected to remain on sidelines.
Yussuf Poulsen (thigh), Jean-Luc Dompe (foot), Miro Muheim (ankle) and Alexander Rossing-Lelesiit (ankle) also set to miss Saturday match.
Hoffenheim remain without Japanese defender Koki Machida, wey don only manage to make one appearance this season due to knee injury.
Valentin Gendrey don dey out since start of March with ankle injury, while Czech forward Adam Hlozek don dey in physio room for most of season with calf issue.
Kramaric, wey score memorable brace last weekend, expected to start and make his 317th Bundesliga appearance.
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