Rostock - Aspach (Sat, 29.07.)
Fans hope that "Hansa Kogge" will finally sail to some success under experienced coach Dotchev. Well, at least he knows how to promote (done it with Paderborn and Aue). And seasonstart wasn't bad, winning 2:0 at Lotte with a solid perf eventhough the lead was bit lucky (doubtful penalty) and situation at Lotte might have helped them (SFL team wanted to get rid of coach Corrochano). Many squad changes during summerbreak: 7-8 regulars left and I'm not convinced yet that replacements are of same quality right now. Evseev (cmf) is missing today and captain Bischoff rated doubtful. - Aspach changed the coach as well and lost 5 regulars, most notably topscorer Röser, who went to Dresden. Last week they won 4:1 vs Magdeburg, which wasn't exactly deserved, at least not by that margin, but they did show a deadly efficiency with setpieces. Thermann (cmf) is injured, Sané (fw) doubt. - Rostock's "Ostsee-Stadion" was surely not known for being a homefortress in last couple of seasons and Aspach usually are no total mugs on the road, so I consider this a 50:50 game. Aspach +0,25 @1,99 (3/10).
Zwickau - Lotte (Sat, 29.07.)
Ok, I have to admit that I initially skipped this game, but recent events at Lotte (and the betting market) changed my mind. - Zwickau played an awesome spring 2017, but failed to do the final step at seasonend, so they finished 5th instead of 4th, which would've brought them a DFB Cup start in 17/18. Three regulars left, esp two of those departures hurt a lot: wintersigning Acquistapace, who stabilized the df, returned to Lotte(!) and offensive keyplayer P.Göbel is gone, too. Last week bit undeserved 0:1 defeat at Chemnitz. - Lotte's coach Atalan left for Bochum late before seasonstart and got replaced by Corrochano, who stayed in charge for only 13 days! Apparently the team had problems with him, so clubboss decided to do another coach change after only one game... New coach Fascher demands aggressive, fighting performance today, and I guess that the team has no choice in the matter; they just have to show up now and deliver! According to last training info, the team looks a lot more motivated than under Corrochano. - Lotte odds did rise and I think the market overreacts to that coach change. SFL squad is none of those juvenile boygroups, it is one of the oldest teams of the league and didn't experience a lot of changes before this season. Those guys won't forget how to run, kick the ball and play as a team because of the situation. Besides, it was "player's decision" to change the coach, so that shouldn't disturb but rather liberate them. Lotte +0,5 @2,04 (3/10).
Fans hope that "Hansa Kogge" will finally sail to some success under experienced coach Dotchev. Well, at least he knows how to promote (done it with Paderborn and Aue). And seasonstart wasn't bad, winning 2:0 at Lotte with a solid perf eventhough the lead was bit lucky (doubtful penalty) and situation at Lotte might have helped them (SFL team wanted to get rid of coach Corrochano). Many squad changes during summerbreak: 7-8 regulars left and I'm not convinced yet that replacements are of same quality right now. Evseev (cmf) is missing today and captain Bischoff rated doubtful. - Aspach changed the coach as well and lost 5 regulars, most notably topscorer Röser, who went to Dresden. Last week they won 4:1 vs Magdeburg, which wasn't exactly deserved, at least not by that margin, but they did show a deadly efficiency with setpieces. Thermann (cmf) is injured, Sané (fw) doubt. - Rostock's "Ostsee-Stadion" was surely not known for being a homefortress in last couple of seasons and Aspach usually are no total mugs on the road, so I consider this a 50:50 game. Aspach +0,25 @1,99 (3/10).
Zwickau - Lotte (Sat, 29.07.)
Ok, I have to admit that I initially skipped this game, but recent events at Lotte (and the betting market) changed my mind. - Zwickau played an awesome spring 2017, but failed to do the final step at seasonend, so they finished 5th instead of 4th, which would've brought them a DFB Cup start in 17/18. Three regulars left, esp two of those departures hurt a lot: wintersigning Acquistapace, who stabilized the df, returned to Lotte(!) and offensive keyplayer P.Göbel is gone, too. Last week bit undeserved 0:1 defeat at Chemnitz. - Lotte's coach Atalan left for Bochum late before seasonstart and got replaced by Corrochano, who stayed in charge for only 13 days! Apparently the team had problems with him, so clubboss decided to do another coach change after only one game... New coach Fascher demands aggressive, fighting performance today, and I guess that the team has no choice in the matter; they just have to show up now and deliver! According to last training info, the team looks a lot more motivated than under Corrochano. - Lotte odds did rise and I think the market overreacts to that coach change. SFL squad is none of those juvenile boygroups, it is one of the oldest teams of the league and didn't experience a lot of changes before this season. Those guys won't forget how to run, kick the ball and play as a team because of the situation. Besides, it was "player's decision" to change the coach, so that shouldn't disturb but rather liberate them. Lotte +0,5 @2,04 (3/10).
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