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04/22/2010
Top Facts for clash with Hamburg
Hoffenheim versus Hamburg. achtzehn99.de brings you all the important facts and figures about the Bundesliga match taking place on Sunday, at 15.30 in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena.
- The only win that Hoffenheim have registered against Hamburg was a 3-0 victory that sent them top of the table on Matchday 9 of last season.
- Hoffenheim are winless in seven matches (3 draws, 4 loses), scoring only two goals, only VfL Bochum holds a worse record (9 winless matches).
- Hamburg have only won one of their last six games (2 draws, 3 loses).
- Until now Hoffenheim have won half the points (30) in their return league encounters than they did in the first league matches of the season (60).
- 16 different players have hit the back of the net for Hamburg - the most in the league.
- Hoffenheim are yet to concede a headed goal in their home stadium. HSV have scored 4 times with their heads only Hannover have scored less.
- No team has let in less goals before the 15th minute than Hamburg (2) - since 4th October 2009 Hamburg have not let in a goal before the 20th minute.
- This season Hoffenheim have been given 6 penalties, a league high, 5 of which they managed to convert. Since their promotion 1899 Hoffenheim have been given 16 penalties in total- only Wolfsburg have received as many.
- This is not the first time these two coaches have met, as Ralf Rangnick will remember his triumph in the 2nd Division over Bruno Labbadia. Rangnick masterminded a 5-0 win over Sinsheimern Greuther Fürth, who were managed by Labbadia at the time, during the 2007/08 season.
- HSV have won none of their 8 games when Mladen Petric, who could miss out due to injury, has been out of action (5 draws, 3 loses) only scoring 8 gaols in the process.
