Hertha v Hoffenheim: Bundesliga Match-day 8
The Olympiastadion sees Sunday action as Hertha take on Hoffenheim – 3:30pm GMT.
Champion’s League hopefuls Hoffenheim, travel to Hertha on Sunday, as fourth takes on thirteenth in the League.
Hertha arrive at this game, having secured six points so far this season
Hertha dropped points against Mainz, only managing a 1-1 draw, having previously drawn 2-2 to Bayer Leverkusen, so the team will want to win this game to move their season forward.
Also, Hertha seem unable to get over the line on a consistent basis, with two draws in two matches. With six points, they currently sit thirteenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 1 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws having won one game, drawn three matches, and lost three games.
Hertha have drawn two games and lost one game of their three League matches at home this season.
A win in this fixture would take Hertha’s points to 9 in the League.
Hertha’s squad will likely be depleted of four of their key players when they start on Sunday, due to injury or illness.
Hoffenheim have so far accrued 13 points in this season of the Bundesliga
Andre Breitenreiter’s men were held to a disappointing draw against SC Freiburg in their last fixture, he will be keen to improve on that in this game.
Also, Hoffenheim keep finding ways to win, having secured four victories in their last six fixtures is astonishing this season, contributed significantly to their rise up the table. Now they have 4 matches won, 2 games lost and 1 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in fourth place, with a total of 13 points having won four matches, drawn one game, and lost two fixtures.
Playing away from home, Hoffenheim have won one game and lost two matches.
A victory for Hoffenheim would put them on 16 points.
Good Attacking Performance
This has been a good season so far for Hoffenheim, in terms of goals scored (12). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Munas Dabbur (2), Christoph Baumgartner (2), and Andrej Kramaric (2). Hoffenheim have conceded seven goals.
Hoffenheim are likely to be missing four of their key players when they start Sunday’s game, due to injury and illness.
Hertha v Hoffenheim – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels when these two rivals meet, the tendency has been for Hoffenheim to take all the points with 12 wins and five draws. Additionally, the Olympiastadion has proven to be something of a fortress for Hertha, where they have won all last two matches. March 2022 was the most recent time these two clashed in this competition and The Old Lady took all three points winning 3-0.
Performance Report
For Hertha, Suat Serdar scoredtwo goals in seven League fixtures this campaign, while Munas Dabbur has nettedtwo goals in seven League games this Bundesliga Season for Hoffenheim.
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