🎥 Fan takeover pointless, HSV defend like a Sunday league side!

For everyone present today at the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim, it might not be easy to distinguish the stadium of TSG Hoffenheim from the Hamburger Volksparkstadion—at least in terms of atmosphere. Everywhere you look, there are HSV scarves and jerseys, and you can mainly hear the chants of the traveling supporters of Hamburger SV.

Although there are no official numbers yet, it is estimated that 10,000 to 15,000 fans from the north are in the Sinsheim stadium. As a reminder: the arena holds a total of around 30,000 spectators. Presumably, about half of the seats today have been taken by guest fans.

In the city of Sinsheim, things likely got turbulent around the game, as the approximately 15,000 supporters didn't have much space to spread out. The city itself has only about 37,000 residents—so today, exceptionally for a match day, there are around 52,000.

Here's what it looks like:

Heimspiel Nr. 18. #HSVpic.twitter.com/mDtJWJ4lFh

— BILD Hamburger SV (@BILD_HSV) December 13, 2025

𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥! 💙🤍🖤#nurderHSVpic.twitter.com/eDsb831COp

— Hamburger SV (@HSV) December 13, 2025

So far, the "home game feeling" has not yet paid off. Currently, the guests from Hamburg are trailing 0-1. Grischa Prömel headed his team into the lead after a cross from Burger (8th minute). He managed this feat mainly because Miro Muheim, in the left-back position for HSV, lost his orientation and stood too far away—similar to the other defensive players in white and blue.

A similar picture emerged after about half an hour: TSG brought the ball from the left baseline into the center, let it run impressively over several stations, and finally directed it directly from Prömel to Ozan Kabak in the penalty area. The returnee to the starting lineup took the ball with the outside of his foot and then placed it in the goal. And although it was a beautiful attack, the defensive line from the north seemed utterly overwhelmed here as well.

What do you think? Can the many Hamburg supporters sing and cheer their team to a goal success once again—or is this already a done deal? Feel free to write it in the comments!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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