German Bundesliga
2010-12-10 - Hannover 96 vs Vfb Stuttgart
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football ; Germany : Bundesliga
AWD Arena
Friday, 10th December 2010 – kickoff 20:30
Hannover 96
Hannover 96 came back from a goal down to win 2-1 away against Borussia M`Gladbach last weekend and proved to be serious opponent this season no matter against who they play.
With nine wins, one draw and five defeats Hannover 96 have been a pleasant surprise this season and are currently placed at the fourth place at the table. What is more impressive is that they are on a winning streak of four straight wins against Mainz, Hamburger SV, SC Freiburg and last week against Borussia Monchengladbach.
Interestingly, this is completely different team from the last season when they were fighting for survival in the league until the very end and last summer a total of fifteen players departed from the club.
Since then, coach Mirko Slomka has a big squad at his disposal and this season he had used a total of 22 players so far, and eight of them found themselves as goal scorers for Hannover 96. Hannover 96 have one super-substitute in Mike Hanke who had scored in each of the last three matches.
For this match, the midfielder DaMarcus Beasley is unavailable for selection as he is struggling with a muscle tightness and Karim Haggui still has to serve his red card suspension.
Probable Hannover 96 line-up :
Cherundolo, Eggimann, Pogatetz, C. Schulz,
Schmiedebach, Pinto ,Stindl, Rausch,
Ya Konan, Schlaudraff
Vfb Stuttgart
Vfb Stuttgart are facing tough battle this season as their negative series of poor performances in the league still continue. Last weekend they drew 1-1 against TSG Hoffenheim which did not do much help to their situation at the table.
Interesting fact is that Vfb Stuttgart have the fourth-best offense in the league and are still placed at a relegation place. Vfb Stuttgart are also without a single win in the last four matches.
Coach Jens Keller has many problems picking his squad as he has several important players he can not count on. Serdar Tasci ,Daniel Didavi, Khalid Boulahrouz and Stefano Celozzi are all out through injuries and the striker Ciprian Marica is suspended for three matches for the red card he had picked up couple of weeks ago.
The defender Arthur Boka (ankle contusion) is doubtful for selection but lates reports are that he will be probably fit for this match.
Vfb Stuttgart is expected to play in more offensive line up with three strikers, Harnik and Timo Gebhart at the wings and Cacau in the middle.
Probable Vfb Stuttgart line-up :
P. Degen, Niedermeier, Delpierre, Boka,
Bah,
Trasch, Gentner,
Harnik, Cacau, Gebhart
The Betting Verdict
This season Hannover 96 are a serious team that can even go for a European place finish, unlike Vfb Stuttgart who struggle to find their form and escape from the bottom.
Obviously, Hannover 96 are bigger favorites to win this match, but Vfb Stuttgart are like a wounded lion now and under very big pressure to get win as soon as possible.
Both teams play very offensive football and i expect to see a few goals in this match. I think that betting on goals here is better option than betting on a straight winner.
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The Pick :
Hannover 96-Vfb Stuttgart 2-2
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take Over 2.5 goals to be scored in this match
