It’s match week eight this weekend in the German Second Bundesliga, and one of the rounds of matches sees Holstein Kiel play host to Hamburger SV. The match takes place on the home turf of the host, the Holstein Stadion, on Friday, September 09, 2022. The visitors head into this tie in a comfortable position after seven matches. They occupy the second position on the match log, with 15 points so far, three points ahead of the home side, who sit 7th on the league log with 12 points after equal rounds of matches. Hamburger has been on a good run of form lately, winning six of their last eight matches in the league while recording two losses in the process. More so, the visitors head into this tie off the back of a spirited 1-0 win against Karlsruher SC last weekend to give them momentum going into this tie. However pretty Hamburger's winning streak seems in reality, they have always fallen short against Holstein whenever the two sides meet. To get anything away from this tie on matchday, they will need to be at their best against a side which has shown in recent weeks their ability to frustrate teams and grind results.

The home team welcomes the visitors again in a very competitive tie this season, as has been the case in past years. Knowing a defeat against Hamburger will further widen the gap between the two sides, Holstein will be keen to avoid a defeat when they go against each other. Bar the heavy defeat suffered by the home side against Paderborn, a 7-2 mauling by Paderborn brought them back to reality. Despite the huge reality check, they’ve shown a good response by winning against a resolute Sandhausen side, followed by a resilient display against Jahn Regensburg last weekend to grind out a point heading into this tie. Given the dogged match tactic displayed by the home team in recent weeks, we are backing them to avoid a defeat again when they welcome hamburger for a face-off on match day. The home team have not conceded more than a goal in their last two matches, and this will come in handy as they have a really good defence which has shut out opposing teams since the 7-2 mauling by Paderborn.

We believe the two sides will closely contest this match, and we expect the visitors to be given plenty of possession in the game. However, it will come as no surprise if the host punishes the visitors on the counter as this has been their trade mark all season, Sitting deep and playing on the counter. If there is anything to take away from previous ties between these two sides, it is the proximity of the contest between them. Last season saw Holstein secure a narrow win in one of the ties against the visitors, while the other tie ended in a 1-1 draw away from home for the home side. Hamburger has failed to win against the home side in nine consecutive meetings dating back to 2017, with five of the tie ending in a draw, while Holstein came out on top on four occasions.

We predict a win or draw for the host in this tie, as we expect the visitors to bring their A-game to the home side on matchday. However, we believe Holstein’s resolute defence line, which has been excellent this season, will subdue whatever pressure the visitors will throw against them on match day to grind out at least a point in the process.

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本周末是德甲第二联赛的第八场比赛，其中一轮比赛是基尔荷斯坦主场迎战汉堡。比赛将于2022年9月9日星期五在东道主的主场霍尔斯坦体育场举行。客队在经过七场比赛后，以一种舒服的姿势迎战。他们目前获得15分，在积分榜上排名第二，领先主队3分，主队在两轮比赛后获得12分，排名联赛积分榜第7。汉堡最近状态不错，最近8场比赛赢了6场，同时也输了2场。更重要的是，客队在上周末1-0战胜卡尔斯鲁赫SC后进入这一平局，给了他们进入这一平局的势头。无论汉堡队的连胜在现实中看起来多么漂亮，他们在对阵荷尔斯泰因时总是落后。要想在这场比赛日的比赛中有所斩获，他们需要以最好的状态来对抗这支最近几周已经展现出挫败对手和碾压结果能力的球队。

和往年一样，主队在本赛季的一场激烈的比赛中再次欢迎了客队。如果输给汉堡，双方的差距会进一步拉大，因此荷尔斯泰因非常希望在对阵对方时避免失败。除了主场对阵帕德伯恩的惨败，帕德伯恩以7比2的比分把他们带回了现实。尽管面对巨大的现实考验，他们在战胜桑德豪森的比赛中展现了良好的反应，在上周末对阵雷根斯堡的比赛中，他们也表现得很好，最终拿到了一分。鉴于最近几周主队表现出的顽强的比赛战术，我们支持他们在比赛日欢迎汉堡对决时避免再次失败。主队在过去的两场比赛中只丢过一球，这对他们来说是很有用的，因为自从帕德伯恩7-2的重击后，他们有一个非常好的防守，可以将对手拒之门外。

我们相信双方会在这场比赛中势均力敌，我们希望客队在比赛中获得更多的控球权。然而，如果主人在柜台上惩罚游客也不奇怪，因为这是他们整个季节的标志，坐在柜台上玩。如果说这两方以前的关系有什么不同的话，那就是他们之间的竞争距离太近了。上个赛季，荷斯坦在与客队的一场平局中险胜，而在另一场平局中，主队在客场1-1战平。自2017年以来，汉堡在与主队的连续9次交锋中都未能取胜，其中5次战平，而荷尔斯泰因则在4次交锋中领先。

我们预测东道主会在这场比赛中取胜或打平，因为我们希望客队在比赛日在主场打出最好的表现。然而，我们相信荷尔斯坦坚定的防线，本赛季表现出色，将会战胜客队在比赛日施加的任何压力，至少在这个过程中争取一分。