Hertha & RB Leipzig meet on Match-day 23

Hertha at home against Leipzig – Sunday – 7:30pm GMT – The Olympiastadion.

As it stands, Leipzig will go to the Olympiastadion in sixth place, Hertha are currently in fourteenth.

Hertha’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 23 points this season

Tayfun Korkut will know at the end of this next match, whether Hertha’s season is back on track, having lost their last fixture and drawn against Bochum before that.

Also, Hertha need to find a way to win football matches, as they are gaining a reputation for draws and losses. Their position is fourteenth in the League and they have 23 points, that is, 6W, 11L and 5D having won six meetings, drawn five games, and lost 11 meetings.

Playing at home, Hertha have won four matches, drawn three games, and lost four fixtures.

Hertha will have 26 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Hertha’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Tayfun Korkut, ahead of this Sunday’s fixture against their opponents.

RB Leipzig arrive at this match, having secured 34 points so far this season

Leipzig will be buoyant, following a 3-1 home win against FC Köln in their last fixture.

Also, Leipzig keep finding ways to win, having secured four victories in their last five fixtures is astonishing this season. They currently stand sixth in the League, with 34 points for a total of 10 wins, 8 losses and 4 draws having won 10 games, drawn four meetings, and lost eight fixtures.

With a poor record on the road, which amounts to one victory, four darts, and five losses, it is hard to predict a positive outcome for Leipzig as they travel once more.

Victory for RB Leipzig would take their points tally to 37 so far this season.

Good Attacking Performance

Leipzig will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (43). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Christopher Nkunku (2), Josko Gvardiol (2), and Angelino (1). Leipzig have conceded 27 goals.

Domenico Tedesco could be missing up to one of their players through injury or illness for the game on Sunday.

Hertha v RB Leipzig – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Leipzig with a greater number of wins. In the last 13 meetings, they have enjoyed 10 victories, to Hertha’s two wins. Further, the last 13 fixtures against Leipzig have resulted in ten wins for Hertha. The last time they played each other in this competition was September 2021, when The Red Bulls walked away as 6-0 winners.

Performance Report

For Hertha, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp scored
one goal in 22 League matches this Bundesliga Season, while Christopher Nkunku has netted
two goals in 22 League games so far for Leipzig.

Other players of note for Hertha are Ishak Belfodil and Linus Jasper Gechter with one goal and one goal respectively and for Leipzig are Christopher Nkunku and Josko Gvardiol with two goals both.