Second division duel on Friday
Eintracht horror series at HSV: which still gives hope
04/11/2025 – 9:09 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
On paper, Eintracht Braunschweig at HSV is the clear underdog. The statistics also speak for this. And yet at the BTSV, hope rules.
The table-16. It is a guest at the first table: With a look at the constellation in the 2nd Bundesliga, the conclusion is that there is not much to get for Eintracht Braunschweig this Friday evening at Hamburger SV (kick -off 6.30 p.m.).
From a purely logical point of view, the difference in terms of budget, squad quality and the size of the club seems blatantly to give the BTSV a great chance of winning the BTSV. And then there are also the fans. 4,200 supporters of Eintracht travel to the Hamburg Volksparkstadion. The guest block is full. However, the HSV-Arena, however, holds around 57,000 people, who will probably mainly keep it with the home side.
So not much speaks for the Braunschweig Eintracht on paper – especially since the statistics also speaks volumes. The balance of the BTSV in Hamburg is devastating. According to several statistics portals and HSV itself, Braunschweig has not won in the Hanseatic city for almost 49 years.
Eintracht landed the last away success at HSV – apart from a friendly game in March 2023 (2-1) – in September 1976 (2: 0). BTSV coach at the time: a certain Branko Zebec. In the meantime, the “red pants” have won against BTSV eleven home games in a row. In the 2nd Bundesliga alone, Eintracht’s recent away games in the Volkspark were lost 0: 4, 2: 4 and 1: 2.
In the past, he always had Braunschweig’s current coach, Daniel Schering, not much of numbers. It is also he who conjures up hope before the supposedly unequal duel. “We always have to believe in it, no matter how it is, because you can come back into the game again and again through an individual action,” he said at the press conference.
He knew “despite the clear distribution of roles” that nothing was impossible. The surprising 3-2 against the promotion candidate SC Paderborn serves as a encouragement last Friday. But the look back into November also ensures confidence. At that time, the Lower Saxony surprisingly won 3-1 against Hamburg.
“In the first half of the season we showed that you can beat her, even if everything has to fit so that it happens a second time,” said Scherning. “I believe in it and this belief is extremely important in this phase.”
Another encouragement: Just in time for the duel of the two Bundesliga founding members, top striker Rayan Philippe has ended his clever. After 1116 minutes without a hit, he scored his 10th goal of the season against Paderborn. The attacker courted by Bundesliga club could also become an important factor against the HSV. He had already put together a double pack in the first leg.
In addition, Eintracht gave a good figure anyway when things got down to business on Friday evening. The last three Friday evening games were not lost. There were two victories, including the HSV first leg coup. And: Under floodlights in front of almost 60,000 fans against a Fast Bundesliga club somehow also comes up a little cup feeling. And as is well known, the trophy has its own laws of numbers and favorites roles.