21.01.2011
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The Preview

The Eagles will be hugely challenged tonight during the 19th matchday away game at Hamburger SV. The first and second choice defenses are not available and manager Skibbe has got to improvise massively. Read the preview below.

Possible Line-Ups

EINTRACHT: Nikolov – Ochs, Jung, Clark, Petkovic – Rode, Köhler – Altintop, Meier, Fenin – Gekas.

HAMBURG: Rost – Demel, Kacar, Westermann, Aogo – Rincon, Zé Roberto – Pitroipa, Elia – van Nistelrooy, Ben-Hatira.

Attendance

Around 50,000 are expected in Hamburg’s Imtech-Arena. Approx. 2,000 Eintracht fans will support the Eagles.

Colours

HSV will play in white top and red shorts, Eintracht in the traditional black and red.

TV

The game will broadcasted internationally. To find out TV channels in your country that migh show it click HERE.

Live Match Commentary

On eintracht.de you will be able to follow all the action via the English LIVE text commentary, posting every major events in the 90 minutes (shots, goals, cards, corners, fouls, freekicks, offsides and so on). Click HERE.

Recent Games

The first leg this season Eintracht lost at home 1-3 against Hamburg. Last season the Eagles managed to grab a point away to HSV (0-0). And in the German DFB cup Eintracht advanced to the round of the last 16 by beating Hamburg 5-2 at home.

Record

Hamburg hosted 42 times in Bundesliga history. The Eagles managed 8 wins over the years, 5 draws, Hamburg won the majority of games (29).

Facts & Figures

  • Hamburger SV are undefeated in six Bundesliga fixtures against Eintracht (four wins).
  • Frankfurt’s last victory at HSV came more than 12 years ago (Nov. 1998, 1-0) – since then they have suffered six defeats in eight matches at Hamburg.
  • Against no other Bundesliga club have HSV registered more victories than against Frankfurt (40, same as against Stuttgart).
  • If every match this season had ended after 45 minutes of play, HSV would be bottom of the table with only 15 points.
  • A defeat against Frankfurt would hand Hamburg their 150th home defeat in the Bundesliga.