Hertha Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen will meet in the Bundesliga this weekend in what has rapidly turned out to be quite a huge clash for both sides with them both attempting feats at the opposite ends of the table.
For Berlin, in what has been a torrid season for them and they are scrapping it out in a relegation battle as of now. On the other hand, Leverkusen are fighting towards the top end and are slowly slipping away from the top three.
#ThrowbackThursday to this absolute worldy from @paldardai, which gave us a 2-1 win in #BSCB04 back in 2001 🤩💥Something like this on Sunday, please! 🔵⚪#GemeinsamHertha #HaHoHe pic.twitter.com/Q7HB2zzl0h— Hertha Berlin (@HerthaBSC_EN) November 4, 2021
#ThrowbackThursday to this absolute worldy from @paldardai, which gave us a 2-1 win in #BSCB04 back in 2001 🤩💥Something like this on Sunday, please! 🔵⚪#GemeinsamHertha #HaHoHe pic.twitter.com/Q7HB2zzl0h
The top three spots in Germany right now are occupied by Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg, and Gerardo Seoane’s side have now opened up a five-point gap on Freiburg and a eight points gap on leaders Bayern Munich.
Nevertheless, considering they finished in a Europa League spot last season, sitting fourth right now for a team that has lost a lot of personnel in the past two years is relatively commendable.
Moreover, Leverkusen have scored 23 goals in 10 Bundesliga games, which only Bayern and Dortmund are able to match.
Leverkusen are also coming off the back of yet another excellent display in the Europa League - a competition they have quickly become one of the favourites for after performance on the continent and domestic fronts.
The German giants eased to a 4-0 victory over Real Betis, who themselves are flying in La Liga. Moussa Diaby scored twice either side of half time for them, while Florian Wirtz. Nadiem Amiri and Kerem Demirbay all added a goal late on for Leverkusen.
This now means Seonane’s men have scored 11 times in four European games so far and conceded only two. Back in Germany, with 23 goals scored and 16 conceded, it’s easy to see why Leverkusen are clear favourites against a struggling Hertha side.
Ahead of the game, Hertha are on 12 points from 12 games having only won four times, drawn zero and lost an almighty six games before Halloween even began. Another defeat here for Hertha would spell serious worries for them as it could well drop them into or exceptionally close to the drop zone.
Right now, the club are just three points above the relegation playoff spot, and they desperately need a win to avoid slipping any further into fear early on this season.
With the troubles of the Berlin outfit inside and Leverkusen hot goalscoring form, Forebet predicts a comfortable win for the away side in a game that Forebet expects to see over 2.5 goals.