In the last round of the current English championship, the Magpies won a very important victory for themselves. Steve Bruce’s charges played away against Burnley and managed to take away three points, beating the Burgundy with a score 2:1. This success of Newcastle interrupted the unbeaten streak of the team, which had already had seven matches in a row. During this period, Steve Bruce’s wards ended in a draw with Tottenham (2:2), Aston Villa (1:1), Wolverhampton (1:1), West Bromwich (0:0), as well as lost to Brighton (0:3), Manchester United (1:3) and Chelsea (0:2). With the victory over Burnley, Newcastle improved their standings, which were rather precarious. At the moment, the Magpies are just above the relegation zone, in 17th position. They have 32 points in their assets and six points separate them from the “red” line of Bruce’s charges. It should be noted that the Magpies have not lost four matches in a row at home. They have drawn three draws since defeating Southampton. In general, the team at home lost six out of 15 matches in the current championship, finished five matches in a draw and won four times. Four main players will be out of play for Newcastle: midfielders Ryan Fraser and Isak Hayden, as well as defenders Jamaal Lassels and Fabian Sher.
Hoffenheim can hardly be satisfied with their standings. Sebastian Hoeness’ team clearly relied on reaching the European competition, but they did not succeed in achieving what they wanted. At the moment, the “villagers” are on the 12th line in the table with 31 points in the asset, going ahead of “Arminia” in the zone of transitional matches by five points, which so far do not guarantee anything. In the last month Hoffenheim has fallen into a serious crisis. The unsuccessful streak started in the 25th round, where there was a 0:2 defeat to Stuttgart. Further, the “village” were left without points in the duels with “Mainz” (1:2) and “Augsburg” (1:2), threatening their registration in the Bundesliga. The series of defeats was stopped in the last round. At home Hoffenheim snatched a goalless draw from Bayer.
