Hamburg's hosting of Wolfsburg on Saturday will see both
sides playing for plenty, in the twilight of the Bundesliga season.
Mirko Slomka's men occupy the relegation play-off spot in
16th, but are equally close to safety as they are to being assured of the drop
to the second tier.
Stuttgart sit one place and one point above them, while
Nuremberg are one point below in 17th.
With four games to play, Hamburg must string together
some consistent results to escape the danger zone, as they have failed to go
unbeaten in consecutive games across their past six fixtures.
Wolfsburg, meanwhile, are one point outside a UEFA
Champions League play-off spot, currently occupied by Bayer Leverkusen.
Leverkusen also have a crucial clash of their own on
Sunday, on the road at Nuremberg in a double-edged sword for the competing
sides.
Nuremberg have lost their past three, while Sascha
Lewandowski's Bayer a draw, a loss and a win in their most recent league
fixtures.
Also on Sunday, Schalke will look to further consolidate
their UEFA Champions League spot, when they travel to take on
relegation-threatened Stuttgart.
On Thursday night, Eintracht Frankfurt welcome Hannover
in a battle of two bottom-half teams.
Eintracht Braunschweig welcome champions Bayern Munich on
Saturday, in a battle pitting bottom against top.
Braunschweig will be hoping Bayern's lax form of late -
winless in three, losing their past two - continues, as they remain three
points from safety.
Also on Saturday, Augsburg host an out-of-form Hertha
Berlin, Freiburg welcome Borussia Monchengladbach, Hoffenheim travel to Werder
Bremen and second-placed Borussia Dortmund are at home to Mainz.
Culled from Soccerway
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