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Regensburg / Hamburg (dpa / lno) - After the short Christmas break, SSV Jahn Regensburg expects a "brutal challenge" in the guest appearance at Hamburger SV, according to Mersad Selimbegovic.

The squad of the table runner-up to second division top scorer Simom Terodde (14 goals) has Bundesliga format.

“They have a squad that is capable of winning every game.

This team does not actually belong in this league, ”said the Jahn coach.

"Nevertheless we are going to Hamburg and want to try to use our opportunities," emphasized the 38-year-old.

The long-injured captain Benedikt Gimber is in the table-13.

for the start of the new year this Sunday (1.30 p.m. (Sky). "He was hardworking and is physically fit," reported Selimbegovic. He left it open whether Gimber will be back in the starting XI. He named the defensive player «A symbol for our game».

Regensburg recently demonstrated their defensive strength in two 0-0 games in the league and in the DFB Cup round of 16.

There was a lack of penetration towards the front.

Selimbegovic therefore wants "even more greed and galling forward in the game, like against the ball".

The game break between Christmas and New Year was short, "it was nice anyway," said the Jahn coach.

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In Hamburg he expects 90 minutes of hard work: "We are facing a lot of force."

In addition, the HSV in Terodde have an attacker "who scores decisive goals".

However, Jahn's 5-0 win at HSV in September 2018 will not be forgotten.

Second division schedule

Second division table

Pk with Jahn coach Selimbegovic to the game at HSV