Football Bet of the Day: Franconians to take the points

Hannover v Nurnberg
Monday 30 September, 19:30
Live on BT Sport

A Norwegian negative for our Tobias yesterday, as Nest Sotra's 1-0 win at Sogndal left him a couple of goals short. He's 30 points up though, so I'm backing him to cope with the disappointment.

We'll kick off our week in Germany, because Hannover are up against Nurnberg in a Bundesliga 2 clash between two teams that tumbled out of the top flight last season.

Hannover reacted to relegation by terminating their grimly unsuccessful relationship with hapless coach Thomas Doll, and now Mirko Slomka is back at the helm. Slomka once led H96 into the Europa League, and as such he is fondly remembered by many fans of Die Roten.

It has however been a shaky start. Hannover haven't won either of their home matches, and overall they have taken just eight points from seven matches. Strikers Niklas Fullkrug and Ilhas Bebou left in the summer, and in their absence Slomka's side has scored just eight goals.

Nurnberg are only a point better off, but they have put together a four-match unbeaten run, and since they were smashed 4-0 by Hamburg on Matchday One, they have scored at least once in every game in all competitions. Former Schalke and Mainz playmaker Johannes Geis has caught the eye, as has former Hoffenheim winger Robin Hack.

Nurnberg are further along in their rebuilding, and they are strong on the road, and I'll back them Draw No Bet here at 2.3811/8.