Special anniversary for Vladimir Darida
It should be a special day for Vladimir Darida. If the Czech is called into action on Saturday, it will be his 200th game in the Bundesliga. The Herthaner played the first 54 of them in the jersey of SC Freiburg. As luck would have it, the two clubs will now meet at the Olympiastadion.
If we believe the bookmakers’ quotes, then it will be a match of equals. The odds on a win for the visitors are only slightly lower than those on a home win. The Berliners desperately need a win, because after the 0:6 in the derby in Leipzig, the tree is burning at the old lady. Six points and twelfth place after six games make Hertha a relegation candidate.
The Breisgauers have got off to a much better start. To be precise, Christian Streich’s eleven has never found better in a Bundesliga season. They are currently in fifth place with twelve points. From our point of view, it would make sense to predict a win for the visitors between Hertha and Freiburg
With Pal Dardai and Christian Streich, the two coaches who can boast the most head coaching assignments in their clubs will meet. Whether the Hungarians will add significantly more in the capital also depends on the outcome of this match on Saturday. We think that between Hertha BSC and Freiburg, a tip on a guest victory should be the slightly better choice.
Germany Hertha – Statistics & current form
It can happen that a coach becomes the saviour in his second term. Jupp Heynckes proved that at FC Bayern. But it is often the case that reheated bread does not taste good. Transferred to Pal Dardai, this means that in his first tenure as coach of Hertha he scored 1.34 points per game, but is currently only averaging 1.09 points. The last figure speaks more for a long relegation battle in the Oberhaus.
League’s worst defence
Especially in the defence, almost nothing is right with the Berliners. 18 goals conceded, an average of three, are Hertha’s absolute negative record in the Bundesliga. Needless to say, the old lady has the weakest defence in the league With this in mind, we can imagine playing the odds on goals from both teams between Hertha and Freiburg.
Last week, however, the Berliners were denied a goal of their own. In the eastern duel in Leipzig, the Herthans lost 0:6 straight away. The voices directed against Pal Dardai became much louder, but the Hungarian sees no reason to resign. He wants to get the club back on track with a win on Saturday.
In terms of personnel, things actually look quite good for the Berliners. Dedrick Boyata should now be back in the game after his thigh injury. That would mean that with Lukas Klünter and Jordan Torunarigha only two players are missing. However, Deyovaisio Zeefuik still had problems during the week and may be out.
Predicted line-up of Hertha:
Schwolow – Stark, Boyata, M. Dardai – Zeefuik, Tousart, Boateng, Plattenhardt – Serdar, Jovetic – Selke – Coach: P. Dardai
Last matches played by Hertha:
Germany Freiburg – Statistics & current form
It was very emotional last week when the first team of the Sportclub said goodbye to the Dreisamstadion, where great victories were celebrated but also bitter defeats were conceded. The ladies and the second team will continue to have their home there, so this piece of history will definitely remain with the club.
Undefeated Sports Club
Now a new chapter is being turned and this one could be extremely successful, as the Breisgauer are the only team apart from Bayern that are still unbeaten in the top flight this season Four goals conceded also means that Sportclub have the strongest defence after Mainz. That clearly sounds like predicting an away win between Hertha and Freiburg
Freiburg come to the capital with a very broad chest. Last weekend they had an exhilarating afternoon, not only because of the bye from the stadium. After goals from Lukas Kübler, Lucas Höfler and Vincenzo Grifo, the Sportclub already led 3-0 against FC Augsburg at the break. The rest was simply celebrating and saying goodbye.
Christian Streich has no reason at all to change his formation on Saturday. It is conceivable that Roland Sallai will come into the team for Woo-Yeong Jeong. Otherwise, everything will probably stay the same. There are no injury worries at all. Only Jonathan Schmidt is still in rehabilitation training after his infection.
Predicted line-up of Freiburg:
Flekken – Gulde, Lienhart, N. Schlotterbeck – Kübler, Eggestein, Höfler, Günter – Sallai, Grifo – Höler – Coach: Streich
Last matches played by Freiburg:
Hertha – Freiburg Direct Comparison / H2H-Balance
The paths of Hertha BSC and SC Freiburg have crossed a total of 45 times to date. In direct comparisons, the Berliners have fared slightly better and are 16:12 ahead after victories. However, with 17 duels, most of the encounters have ended in a draw. For five games, the Breisgauer have not won at the old lady
Last season, the Sportclub initially won clearly 4:1 at Freiburg, but had to endure a nasty revenge at the Olympiastadion. In the capital, Hertha won 3-0 after goals from Krzysztof Piatek, Peter Pekarik and Nemanja Radonjic. SC Freiburg had been waiting for an away win at Hertha since 2015.
United Kingdom Hertha – Freiburg United Kingdom Tip
Freiburg are in an extremely good mood. No team has yet managed to wrestle the Breisgauer down this season. In six games, the Sportclub remained unbeaten and conceded only four goals. From our point of view, the ratings should show the Sportclub as the clear favourites, even though they have not won in five games at the Olympiastadion.
The Berliners are not really in a good mood. Sure, Pal Dardai’s team has won against the two promoted teams, but there have only been defeats against the established Bundesliga teams. Last week, for example, the old lady even conceded a 0:6 defeat in Leipzig.
If everything goes as the season so far suggests, then there should at least be no questions about the winner of this duel. We believe that Christian Streich will once again secure the three points with his team in a tough match. That’s why we play the match Hertha vs Freiburg betting odds on an away win
