Gensheimer’s farewell at Magdeburg’s championship
Of course, it is always desirable to bring home a title in your own arena. But if that can’t be arranged, then you can celebrate away from home. We may see the latter scenario play out in the Handball Bundesliga on Thursday. Our Rhein-Neckar Löwen vs Magdeburg betting tip reveals that one point will be enough for the SCM to lift another trophy
Two matches are still to be played in the Bundesliga and SC Magdeburg are top of the table with 58:6 points. Füchse Berlin are the only team that still has a theoretical chance of knocking the Anhalt club off top spot. However, the team from the capital is four points and 84 goals behind. Even with a handball miracle, it will not be possible to catch up.
Nevertheless, Bennet Wiegert will set his team up accordingly to take the two points in Mannheim. If they can’t win the title at home, then at least with an away victory. Ahead of the throw-off between the Rhein-Neckar Löwen and Magdeburg, the forecast is more than clearly pointing towards an away win
Rhein-Neckar-Löwen – Statistics & current form
Not a few see Uwe Gensheimer as the best left winger Germany has ever produced in handball. In addition, the long-time captain of the national team was an inspiration for the next generation as an impeccable sportsman. Although he has not played a match all season due to injury, he is set to take to the court once more in his final home game on Thursday before switching sides and becoming an official for his Rhein-Neckar Löwen team
Farewell to an idol
From the Mannheimers’ point of view, it will be really emotional once again on Thursday. The fans of the Rhein-Neckar Löwen will not miss their idol’s last appearance. The SAP Arena will be full and so the setting will be very worthy in two respects, firstly because of the farewell of a club icon and secondly because of the visitors’ very likely championship title.
After the recent very disappointing results, the sporting value for the Lions is very limited. Sebastian Hinze’s team is no more than average at the moment. The team’s position in the Bundesliga speaks for itself and the latest results are also in line with this, with five wins and five defeats in the last ten matches.
One defeat and one win were also the result at the Final Four in the European League last weekend in Hamburg. In the semi-final, they suffered a clear defeat against Füchse Berlin, before at least securing third place with a narrow victory against Dinamo Bucharest. On balance, however, their form is hardly good enough for the Rhein-Neckar Löwen and Magdeburg to set their sights on the odds of a points win or even a victory for the hosts.
Expected line-up of Rhein-Neckar Löwen:
Appelgren, Späth – Ahouansou, Davidsson, Forsell Schefvert, Gensheimer, Gislason, Groetzki, Jacobsen, Kirkelökke, Knorr, Kohlbacher, Lindenchrone, More, Reichmann, Zacharias – Coach: Hinze
Magdeburg – Statistics & current form
Magdeburg is the hub of the handball world. Bennet Wiegert’s team won the IHF Super Globe at the end of last year. They recently added the DHB Cup at the Final Four in Cologne and winning their third overall German championship is now just a formality. The trophy will be presented at next weekend’s home game against Wetzlar
Mission title defense in the Champions League
The only thing missing to complete the quadruple is the defense of the Champions League title. Next week, the Final Four in the premier class will once again take place in Cologne with the semi-final against Aalborg. It could therefore be the perfect season for SC Magdeburg. At least there is not much to be said against it. On Thursday, the forecast is for an away win between Rhein-Neckar Löwen and Magdeburg
Bennet Wiegert will probably give his top stars a break. Omar Ingi Magnusson, Gisli Kristjansson and Felix Claar will probably only be on the pitch for a short time. It can therefore be considered a luxury to be able to bring Philipp Weber or Michael Damgaard off the bench. Therefore, it does not seem to matter in which formation the Bördestadt side will actually line up.
SCM have been in impressive form in recent months. Magdeburg have won 17 of their last 18 competitive matches. Only in the top flight did they suffer defeat in Kielce, which they managed to eradicate at home. Omar Ingi Magnusson in particular has been in outstanding form of late. Last weekend, the Icelander scored 16 times alone in the 30:28 home win in the East derby against Leipzig. However, he will probably only get very limited playing time in the SAP Arena, if at all.
Predicted Magdeburg line-up:
Aggefors, Hernandez – Bergendahl, Claar, Damgaard, Hornke, Kristjansson, Lagergren, Magnusson, Mertens, Musche, O’Sullivan, Pettersson, Saugstrup, Smarason, Weber – Coach: Wiegert
Rhein-Neckar-Löwen – Magdeburg head-to-head comparison / H2H record
We have already mentioned that there will be celebrations to mark Uwe Gensheimer’s farewell and possibly SCM’s title win. What’s more, this is the 50th clash between the Rhein-Neckar Löwen and SC Magdeburg. The direct comparison is a very clear story for the Lions, who are 32:14 ahead after wins. Three games ended in a draw.
However, the record belies the fact that the balance of power has recently shifted significantly in favor of SCM. That was also evident in the last two games of the season. The Bördestadt side won the first leg in Magdeburg by a clear 38:24 and the Rhein-Neckar Löwen’s 24:34 defeat in the quarter-finals of the DHB Cup was also very painful
Rhein-Neckar-Löwen – Magdeburg betting tip
Tendentially, there is nothing left at stake for both teams. The Rhein-Neckar Löwen will finish in mid-table in the Bundesliga, while Magdeburg can only very, very theoretically gamble away the championship. Two defeats on the last two matchdays will probably be enough for Bennet Wiegert’s team to clinch their third championship.
For the home side, the farewell to Uwe Gensheimer is the main focus. There will probably be great emotion. We can only guess how interested the Lions are in a decent match against the designated champions. However, we think that the defensive work of both teams is not in the foreground and therefore we tend to place a bet on over 60.5 goals in the Bwin App between the Rhein-Neckar Löwen and Magdeburg
However, we are already of the opinion that the leaders will want to wrap up the championship in style. We think that a victory with at least a three-goal difference in favor of the visitors could turn out well. However, we have decided to place betting odds on an away win between the Rhein-Neckar Löwen and Magdeburg with a total of more than 60.5 goals
