Hamburger SV vs. 1. FC Köln
With wins for VfB Stuttgart, FC Ingolstadt and 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday, the pressure is on for Köln to follow suit, and stay within touching distance of European football. There is further incentive too, as Wolfsburg were thrashed 3-0 by Schalke, meaning a win would take Köln above them into eighth position. Their opponents on Sunday afternoon are Hamburger SV, who have the opportunity to overtake the visitors should they secure what would be their first win of 2016. They face Köln at potentially a good point, as the carnival side have won only one of their last 15 games to fall directly before the Rose Monday celebrations. They are though in solid form, having not lost any of their last four away matches in the Bundesliga, and have won both of their last meetings with HSV. Kick-off: Sunday, 15:30 CET.
TSG Hoffenheim vs. SV Darmstadt 98
In the final game of matchday 20, TSG Hoffenheim welcome this season’s surprise package SV Darmstadt 98 to the Rhein-Neckar Arena in what is a real relegation battle. Hoffenheim are currently in 17th place, seven points behind 15th-placed Darmstadt. A win for the visitors would make the gap to safety an almost unassailable ten points. They will though take confidence from the fact that they are unbeaten in their last four matches at home, and face a team that have dropped into the bottom four for the first time in this campaign. Kick-off: Sunday, 17:30 CET.
Hamburger SV vs. 1. FC Köln
With wins for VfB Stuttgart, FC Ingolstadt and 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday, the pressure is on for Köln to follow suit, and stay within touching distance of European football. There is further incentive too, as Wolfsburg were thrashed 3-0 by Schalke, meaning a win would take Köln above them into eighth position. Their opponents on Sunday afternoon are Hamburger SV, who have the opportunity to overtake the visitors should they secure what would be their first win of 2016. They face Köln at potentially a good point, as the carnival side have won only one of their last 15 games to fall directly before the Rose Monday celebrations. They are though in solid form, having not lost any of their last four away matches in the Bundesliga, and have won both of their last meetings with HSV. Kick-off: Sunday, 15:30 CET.
TSG Hoffenheim vs. SV Darmstadt 98
In the final game of matchday 20, TSG Hoffenheim welcome this season’s surprise package SV Darmstadt 98 to the Rhein-Neckar Arena in what is a real relegation battle. Hoffenheim are currently in 17th place, seven points behind 15th-placed Darmstadt. A win for the visitors would make the gap to safety an almost unassailable ten points. They will though take confidence from the fact that they are unbeaten in their last four matches at home, and face a team that have dropped into the bottom four for the first time in this campaign. Kick-off: Sunday, 17:30 CET.
