Greuther Fürth vs Hamburg: Bundesliga 2 Prediction (18.05.2025)

On Sunday, May 18 at 20:30 WIB, local football club Greuther Fürth will host Hamburg at the Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer stadium in Fürth, in the final match of Round 34 of the 2024–2025 German 2. Bundesliga season. The home side sits in 14th place, only one point ahead of Braunschweig in 16th, which leads to the relegation play-offs. The visitors officially secured promotion to the top division in the previous round, as they can no longer fall below second place. However, to claim the championship title, they still need to win one more match, as Köln is just one point behind.

Let’s make a prediction for the Greuther Fürth – Hamburg match, considering both teams are highly motivated by their league positions. According to bookmakers, the visitors are not clear favorites. A win for the “Shamrocks” is priced at 2.78, a draw at 4.25, and a win for the “Black-White-Blues” at 2.18. Over 2.5 total goals is priced at 1.38, indicating expectations of a high-scoring match. Both teams to score is offered at a low 1.38.

Greuther Fürth

On May 5, after yet another defeat—this time 0:1 to Darmstadt—the club’s management dismissed head coach Jan Siewert. He was replaced by interim coach Thomas Kleine. However, since then, the team has collected only two points from five matches. Two 1:1 draws with Köln and Hannover were followed by three 0:1 losses to Karlsruhe, Ulm, and Hertha. As we can see, the “Cloverleaves” aren’t conceding much, but scoring goals in the past month has proven to be extremely difficult.

Hamburg

Merlin Polzin’s men put on a real goal-fest in the previous round in front of their home fans. The 6:1 demolition of Ulm and the resulting promotion to the Bundesliga ignited such excitement among supporters that they stormed the pitch after the match, leading to a stampede and nearly thirty people being hospitalized. The question now is how wildly the players celebrated. Do they still have the physical and emotional strength for the final match of the season, especially since the title is still at stake?

Stats and head-to-head record

Since 2022, the teams have met five times. Hamburg leads with three wins to Fürth’s one. In the first half of the current season, the “Black-White-Blues” crushed their opponent 5:0 at home.

Prediction

Before the final round, the situation for the home side is critical, as their direct rivals will face unmotivated opponents. The “Shamrocks”, however, are up against a potential champion. Recently, the home team has focused on defense. We predict under 1.5 total goals in the first half at odds of 1.79.