VfB takes HSV apart and is even more gracious

Sovereign victory for the Swabians: In the relegation first leg, VfB Stuttgart beat Hamburger SV 3-0 (1-0). The ticker to read.

• VfB Stuttgart – Hamburger SV 3:0 (1:0)
• Suhonen flies: HSV only ten after sending off
• Head in to make it 3-0: Now Guirassy also scores
• Vagnoman raised: Stuttgarter with fine football
• Guirassy forgives from the point: Heuer Fernandes strong
• Mavropanos with the goal: Stuttgart leads after 45 seconds

+++ VfB Stuttgart deservedly beat Hamburger SV 3-0 and are almost certain to stay in the league. HSV was inferior in all respects and needs a miracle in the second leg to get promoted to the 1st Bundesliga. Despite the clear victory, VfB were even more gracious and could have won much higher. Guirassy, in particular, should have scored more than one goal, but the striker failed twice in front of Hamburg's goalkeeper Heuer Fernandes: first in the running game, then in the penalty. HSV player Suhonen was sent off with a red card in the 69th minute.

90th minute+1: It has to be 4-0! Pfeiffer passes the ball from the left to the second post. From there, Vagnoman puts the leather past the post with a long ball to the right.

VfB Stuttgart – Hamburger SV 3:0 (1:0)

90th minute: Three minutes of injury time.

89th minute: Again, Sosa crosses from the right and finds Pfeiffer, who gets no pressure behind the ball and heads past on the right.

83rd minute: Swabian captain Endo tries it from distance, but Heuer Fernandes fishes the ball out of the flat left corner.

82nd minute: HSV is lifeless and loses the ball in their own half. Stuttgart then combines quickly forward over several stations. Tomas puts the leather at the end of this chain just to the right.

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81st minute: Despite being outnumbered, VfB have slowed down the pace a bit. The Swabians let the ball run in their own ranks.

77th minute: Now it's HSV: Kittel pulls off from the second row, but a Stuttgart player has his leg in between. The resulting corner fizzles out.

HSV with only ten men after Suhonen was sent off against VfB

69th minute: Now HSV is down to ten after a gross foul: Suhonen hits Vagnoman on the knee with his leg stretched out and rightly gets the red card.

68th minute: Next chance for VfB: Sosa crosses from the left and Pfeiffer lurks at the far post, who puts his header first on the ground, then past.

60th minute: What's going on here? Stuttgart is suddenly merciless and HSV has to be careful not to get completely under the wheels.

Guirassy makes it 3-0 for VfB

54th minute: It's 3-0! Again it is a corner of Sosa, who this time finds Guirassy in the center. The attacker decapitates and makes a preliminary decision here.

The scorers of the match: Mavropanos (l.), Vagnoman (m.) and Guirassy. © IMAGO/Pressefoto Rudel/Robin Rudel

Vagnoman, of all people, raises for VfB against his former club

51st minute: And there's the well-deserved 2-0 for VfB! Führich serves Millot on the left with a very fine foot, who passes the ball inside to Vagnoman, who hits the ball into the mesh!

Josha Vagnoman scores to make it 2-0. © IMAGO/Heiko Becker

46th minute: Stuttgart come out of the dressing room with a lot of force. Millot gets through to Endo on the left in the penalty area, who scurries through, but then shoots past the left. Apparently it was offside anyway.

46th minute: The ball rolls again and again there is ignition in the block. This time, the supporters of VfB Stuttgart set off their pyrotechnics.

HALF TIME: After this first half, VfB deservedly lead 1-0 against HSV, some of whom are swimming here. However, the Swabians have to be reproached for not leading higher. Guirassy, in particular, should have contributed at least one goal. First he forgives in the current game free standing in front of Hamburg's goalkeeper Heuer Fernandes, then from the penalty spot.

45th minute: VfB again! Sosa serves a free kick from the left half-space to the head of Mavropanos, who this time heads over.

38th minute: The visitors from the north are getting better. Dompé dribbles over the left in the direction of the Stuttgart box, but his shot misses clearly on the left.

35th minute: Now Hamburg's Glatzel finishes in the penalty area, but it is blocked.

28th minute: Now HSV on the right with Jatta, who lays back on Kittel. The HSV kicker shoots past.

Guirassy misses the penalty and misses a chance to make it 2-0 for VfB against HSV

27th minute: Guirassy grabs the ball and shoots into the right corner. But Heuer Fernandes sensed the corner and parried it.

Serhou Guirassy misses the penalty. © IMAGO/Eibner-Pressefoto/Wolfgang Frank

25th minute: Penalty for VfB! On the left edge of the penalty area, Reis fouls Stuttgart's Millot.

23rd minute: What an opportunity! Vagnoman sends Guirassy into the lane, who runs alone towards the Hamburg goal and shoots the ball miserably into the arms of HSV keeper Fernandes. He has to do it.

20th minute: Stuttgart continue to dominate the action. One gets the impression that HSV still hasn't come to terms with the early goal they conceded.

14th minute: VfB are now pushing to 2-0 here, but the Swabians still lack precision in the final third.

Führich misses chance to make it 2-0 for VfB

9th minute: Huge chance for Stuttgart! Führich breaks into the penalty area from the left and pulls off, but Heuer Fernandes fends off the corner, which eventually fizzles out.

8th minute: HSV's first foray: Kittel lays the ball from a central position in front of the Stuttgart goal on the right to Heyer, who chases the leather over the goal on the right.

6th minute: What a lightning start in this relegation first leg! Hamburg must first recover from the early shock and let the ball circulate in their own ranks.

Mavropanos shocks HSV: Stuttgart takes the lead after 45 seconds

1st minute: There's the quick lead! Borna Sosa brings in the corner from the left and Mavropanos heads in to make it 1-0! What a start in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, only 45 seconds had been played.

Konstantinos Mavropanos shocks HSV and heads in after 45 seconds to make it 1-0 for VfB Stuttgart. © IMAGO/Blatterspiel

1st minute: Referee Tobias Welz blows the whistle for the first part of the relegation thriller. The HSV fans immediately ignite pyro, blue smoke rises from the block.

KICK-OFF

Update, June 1, 20:28 p.m.: As previously reported, VfB will have to do without regular keeper Fabian Bredlow. For him, Florian Müller starts in goal. Instead of Silas, Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeneß relies on Enzo Millot. Meanwhile, there was no surprise at Hamburger SV. Ludovit Reis replaces the injured Laszlo Benes, and Bakery Jatta starts in place of Königsdörffer.

Update, June 1, 20:24 p.m.: Heated atmosphere in the Mercedes-Benz Arena. 20 minutes before kick-off, at least the duel in the stands between the VfB fans and the supporters of HSV has already begun. It's palpable that there's a lot at stake in the game.

Update, June 1, 15:47 p.m.: The tension is rising! It starts here in about five hours. Who is advancing in the Bundesliga relegation? We are already excited.

VfB Stuttgart vs Hamburger SV: Who will advance in the Bundesliga relegation? © IMAGO/Pressefoto Rudel/Robin Rudel

VfB Stuttgart will probably have to do without goalkeepers: Failure shortly before relegation first leg

Update, June 1, 13:27 p.m.: As Sky reports, VfB Stuttgart will have to do without regular goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow in the first leg of the relegation play-off against Hamburger SV. Florian Müller will be in the housing for him.

HSV with changes in midfield: One hopeful injured, another back

HSV player Laszlo Benes will be sidelined in the relegation play-off against VfB, as he tore a muscle fibre against SV Sandhausen on the last matchday. Ludovit Reis returns after his yellow card.

VfB Stuttgart – Hamburger SV today in the live ticker: Trembling for Bredlow

It is still questionable whether goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow will be fit in the relegation first leg against HSV. If it does, it will be a "precision landing," said VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß at the press conference. During the warm-up before the game against Hoffenheim, the keeper suffered a torn medial ligament in his knee, but held out for the game. After that, the injury developed to the negative, Hoeneß explained.

Dan-Axel Zagadou has overcome his foot pain and trained again for the first time on Tuesday. However, it will probably not be enough for the starting eleven in the first leg of the relegation.

VfB keeper Fabian Bredlow is suffering from a torn medial ligament in his knee. © IMAGO

VfB Stuttgart – Hamburger SV today in the live ticker: Bundesliga club with question marks

Ahead of the relegation, VfB are worried about the use of goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow. Sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth told dpa: "It could be a precision landing with Fabian by Thursday." The keeper had injured his knee during the warm-up before the VfB match against TSG Hoffenheim (1-1), but had still played.

Meanwhile, Dan-Axel Zagadou was absent against TSG due to foot pain. Recently, however, the defender has made progress, so hopes of playing in the relegation first leg are justified. On Tuesday, both were on the training ground.

Dan-Axel Zagadou (left) and Fabian Bredlow of VfB Stuttgart have been injured recently. © Sportfoto Rudel/IMAGO

VfB Stuttgart – Hamburger SV today in the live ticker: Jatta and Reis at the Dino again?

HSV coach Tim Walter had to do without Ludovit Reis (34th yellow card) and Bakery Jatta (yellow-red suspension) on Matchday 5 against SV Sandhausen. Laszlo Benes and Ransford Königsdörffer moved into the starting line-up for the two. In the relegation against VfB, however, Reis and Jatta are available again.

Although Hamburg narrowly missed out on direct promotion against Sandhausen last Sunday only due to Heidenheim's last-minute victory, coach Walter is looking forward to relegation in a positive way. There is a "now more than ever" atmosphere in his team, he said at the press conference. As usual, they were combative: "We will continue to fight, we will continue to step on the gas."

VfB Stuttgart – Hamburger SV today in the live ticker: Traditional duel in the relegation play-off

Stuttgart/Hamburg - The excitement is palpable. Because on Thursday (20.45 CET/Sat.1) the relegation first leg between VfB Stuttgart and Hamburger SV will take place for the last Bundesliga starting place for the 2023/24 season. There is immense amount at stake for both traditional clubs. VfB could be relegated for the third time in seven years, while HSV will finally want to return to the top flight after five years in the second division.