Which face will Hertha show this time?

Duels in the relegation battle always have their own explosive nature, and that also applies to the match in Berlin. The Hertha vs. Augsburg forecast of the betting providers therefore does not follow a clear tendency with an advantage for one of the teams. In general, however, the hosts seem to have the advantage.

The odds suggest that Hertha are slight favourites going into the game, but there have already been many disappointments from the black team this season, so this should be treated with caution. In that case, it shouldn’t be a clear-cut win, no matter which way it goes.

Losing is forbidden for both of them in any case and it could be that this is also evident on the field. Therefore, our Hertha vs. Augsburg tip is that less than 2.5 goals will be scored in the entire match.

Hertha – Statistics & current form

Hertha actually had a good chance of a liberation strike with the 4:1 against Gladbach on the penultimate matchday. In Dortmund, the team wanted to follow up, but lost with the same result. Now the performance was appealing in phases, but there were too many problems, especially in the defensive behaviour. Now Hertha wants to find success again with work, compactness and a touch of finesse in the offensive area.

“We have to find simple solutions and play straight forward as well as defend aggressively ourselves. Second balls will also be an important issue. Those are the key points in the analysis. It is an important game, no question. Nevertheless, the fact is that there are only three points for every win. That’s why we’re concentrating on our performance, especially since we’ve already proved in pressure games that we can perform there,” was coach Schwarz’s analysis at the press conference.

So the agenda is clear, Hertha defining the game itself as one in which pressure will prevail. In view of only one win in the 2023 calendar year, that also seems absolutely understandable. Hertha lack a killer instinct even in the good games, the team needs to get more out of its offense overall and stop making mistakes.

Hertha will be banking on home advantage against Augsburg

One factor that has ensured that Hertha have tended to be in the lower regions of the table for a long time is their home record. With a win against Augsburg, the Alte Dame could win two home league games in a row for the first time since December 2021. Augsburg could be just the right opponent to do so, as FCA have never won a Bundesliga match at Hertha.

But relying on that alone would be very negligent. Hertha must take a step forward again in terms of performance and not defend as naively as they did against Dortmund for long stretches, especially in the 2nd half. Because these lapses happen again and again, it doesn’t look too good for Hertha as favourites, and the bookmakers still have some doubts.

Relegation summits can certainly be characterised by caution. What’s more, Hertha BSC have not scored an outstanding number of goals this season. Therefore, our prediction before the Hertha vs. Augsburg match is that less than 2.5 goals will be scored.

Last matches of Hertha :

Bundesliga
19/02/2023 – Borussia Dortmund 4 – 1 Hertha BSC

12/02/2023 – Hertha BSC 4 – 1 Gladbach

04/02/2023 – Eintracht Frankfurt 3 – 0 Hertha BSC

28/01/2023 – Hertha BSC 0 – 2 Union Berlin

25/01/2023 – Hertha BSC 0 – 5 VfL Wolfsburg

Augsburg – Statistics & current form

Augsburg FC won 1-0 against TSG Hoffenheim last week, taking an important step towards staying in the relegation zone. The new additions, which Enrico Maaßen received in the summer, worked quite well from the start. The Fuggerstädter are now hoping to improve on this against their next rivals from the lower reaches of the table.

However, it has to be said that Augsburg have been winless away from home six times recently. This record urgently needs to be improved if a win in Berlin is to be realistic. The visitors’ poor performance in Berlin so far has already been sufficiently discussed. Augsburg, like Hertha, has some problems with consistency and is therefore further down the table.

The difference is that Augsburg wins games in between. Three of the last five games were won, but all at home. If Augsburg want to play it safe, something has to happen away from home as well.

Augsburg want to destroy Hertha’s game

The plan should include bringing typical virtues such as commitment, fight and passion onto the pitch. Hertha is good when it gets spaces into which players like Lukebakio or Richter can poke. So Augsburg will first try to prevent Hertha from developing. That also suggests that it won’t be a high-scoring game.

In four of the last seven games involving Augsburg, only one goal was scored. Spectacle is relatively rare in connection with FCA anyway. The team scored 26 goals of its own, so it still has some catching up to do. But a direct relegation duel is certainly not the ideal environment to play forward briskly.

This nerve-racking game could be decided by little things. Because Augsburg only have bad memories of Hertha and don’t score much away from home anyway, our value tip before the Hertha vs Augsburg game is that the home side will take the three points.

Last games of Augsburg:

Bundesliga
18/02/2023 – Augsburg 1 – 0 Hoffenheim

11/02/2023 – Mainz 05 3 – 1 Augsburg

04/02/2023 – Augsburg 1 – 0 Bayer Leverkusen

28/01/2023 – SC Freiburg 3 – 1 Augsburg

26/01/2023 – Augsburg 1 – 0 Gladbach

Hertha – Augsburg Direct Comparison / H2H Balance

23 games both played against each other so far and Augsburg could only win three of them. Hertha are already on ten wins, ten games ended in draws. The first leg in Augsburg also went to the Alte Dame, back then both goals were scored in the 2nd half and the game consequently ended 2:0.

Hertha – Augsburg Tip

Hertha want to get out of the crisis and start the relegation fight in a positive way. It’s a good thing that their favourite opponents from Augsburg are coming to the Olympiastadion. Hertha are looking for their second win in their seventh league match of the year.

It could be an even game in which small things are decisive in the end. Therefore, before the match Hertha against Augsburg our tip is that less than 2.5 goals will be scored.