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HSV is threatened with the loss of two regular players
Updated on January 13, 2026 – 4:15 p.mReading time: 4 minutes
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
HSV coach Merlin Polzin apparently has to do without two top performers on Tuesday evening. Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga could be out with a thigh problem, the “Hamburger Abendblatt” reported. Jean-Luc Dompé’s deployment is apparently not yet certain. The winger was substituted in the 2-1 defeat in Freiburg with problems with his Achilles tendon.
The Hamburger SV After the 1:2 in Freiburg, he is not only struggling with the next missed away win, but also with the referee. Coach Merlin Polzin was particularly critical of the way the second goal was conceded and called it a clear foul involving elbow use. For him, it’s less about the mistake itself than how to deal with it – he would have liked an admission of the wrong decision. HSV is still waiting for its first away win since returning to the Bundesliga.
In addition, Hamburg weakened itself again: With the yellow-red card for Daniel Elfadli, HSV received its sixth expulsion of the season. The team does not see a fundamental discipline problem, but admits that outnumbered situations make the task significantly more difficult. In Freiburg there were early problems in the initial phase, which put an additional strain on the performance.
Hamburger SV still has to wait for its first away win of the season. Despite Luka Vuskovic taking the lead shortly after the break, the promoted team lost 2-1 at SC Freiburg. The equalizer came a little later with a penalty kick from Vincenzo Grifo – in the same scene Daniel Elfadli was shown a yellow-red card, so that HSV had to play outnumbered for almost half.
Being outnumbered, Hamburg resisted defeat for a long time, but was unable to fend off Freiburg’s pressure until the end. Joker Igor Matanovic scored the decisive goal in the 83rd minute. While HSV is stuck in the lower midfield of the table, it once again missed the chance to make an exclamation mark away from home.
HSV doesn’t play in Freiburg until Saturday (3:30 p.m.), but numerous fans have already made their way south. Because the railway stopped all long-distance traffic in the north as a result of the storm “Elli”, some fans were stranded in Hanover.