Game: HAMBURG vs MAN CITY
Type: UEFA CUP
Date: 9 April, 2009
PREVIEW
Norbank Arena Stadium hosts the 1st leg UEFA Cup quarterfinal tie between Hamburg and Manchester City. Hamburg duly disposed off Hoffenheim 1-0 over the weekend, pushing them level on points with Wolfsburg at the top of the Bundesliga. Unbeaten in their last 5 and winning the last 4, Hamburg will be in confident mood especially at home as many teams have found out. Their only losses out of 20 matches at home to date have been only against Ajax Amsterdam (UEFA Cup) and Wolfsburg (Bundesliga).
Man City will be wary of the host's form when they travel to Hamburg. The Germans beat Aston Villa 3-1 earlier in this competition, and will be looking to add another English team to their scalp. Away from home, Man City has been pretty dismal in their performance. They concede an average of 1.57 goals per match while scoring 1.04 goals. Nevertheless, the visitors will be looking to Shaun Wright-Phillips, who has been in scintillating form, to derail Hamburg.
KWIK STATS
HOME > HAMBURG
AWAY > MAN CITY
THE PICK
Although Hamburg are firm favourites to win this match, OVER 2.5 GOALS looks more appealing as the host have a long list of injuries to their backline. Man City leaky defense will definitely concede but i would expect them to score too as they have yet to do so in their last 4 away matches.
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