Hamburg, Germany – As Bundesliga dey hot like suya, Hamburger SV go face Borussia Dortmund for Volksparkstadion dis Saturday. Dortmund wan bounce back from dem heavy defeat wey Manchester City give dem for Champions League, while Hamburg dey try to avoid dem wan enter relegation mix.
Hamburg sit down for 13th place, don chop two wins, two draws, and five losses for di nine matches dem play. Na wah! Dem no kuku fit add to dem points since dem win 4-0 against Mainz 05 early for October. E be like say Merlin Polzin need to push im boys well well because after dem solid performance against Mainz, dem don lose to RB Leipzig and Wolfsburg. Last week, Köln scatter dem wahala with four goals dey land dem for 4-1 punishment. (*Dem no sabi hold dem front again; na wah for dis team!*)
As dem dey prepare for the match, Hamburg get plenty injury wahala. Defender Warmed Omari dey miss match, plus two of dem player, Immanuel Pherai and Fábio Vieira, dey suspended because dem collect red cards. Na serious issues be this o! But on di plus side, Nicolas Capaldo go fit play after injury wahala wey hold am for couple of games.
On di other side, Dortmund dey shine for 3rd place, get six wins, two draws, and one loss for dem nine match wey dem don play. Niko Kovac’s team dey chase RB Leipzig wey dey 2nd place, but dem dey seven points behind Bayern Munich wey be di league leaders. Di Schwarzgelben enjoy small vibes wey dem gather after dem defeat Bayern 2-1, plus dem don carry two wins wey dem win against FC Copenhagen and Köln. But di recent 4-1 defeat against Manchester City? E no fine at all. (*I swear, dem boys go need to gear up!*).
Dortmund go love to respond sharply after dat European wahala. Dem don get serious defensive record wey show say dem no get plenty goals wey don enter dem net—just six goals all season. If dem fit carry dis peformance enter dis match, dem go fit shut down Hamburg attack wey don dey struggle seriously, managing just eight goals dis season (dem dey joint bottom with Heidenheim and St. Pauli). Tomi Tokunbo no dey match, plus Bensebaini and Brandt dey touch and go with injury too. (*Dortmund dey move like dem dey steady, but e be like say dem need caution for Hamburg side today*).
Ahead of di match, Hamburg dey hope say dem go finally turn di tide against Dortmund, because e don be five matches since dem last win dem. Di last time wey dem gree win? Na 3-1 victory wey dem carry against Dortmund back in November 2015. E sure say dem fit do am again? We go see sha!
Dortmund predicted lineup: Kobel; Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Groß, Bellingham, Svensson; Adeyemi, Chukwuemeka, Guirassy. If dis lineup fit hold, dem go dey ready to chop Hamburg well well.
Ain’t that spicy enough? As dem match dey near, expect sizzle! Reckon say Hamburg need to play tight and pounce on any counter chances wey dem fit catch—for dem to dodge relegation bullet!
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