On Saturday afternoon, Werder Bremen and Hertha Berlin go head-to-head at the Weserstadion, with both teams looking to make a winning start to the 2020/21 Bundesliga campaign.
Werder experienced a poor campaign last season, only escaping relegation by winning a play-off against Heidenheim.
Florian Kohfeldt’s team finished last season in highly inconsistent form, winning three and lost three of their final six Bundesliga games. However, a final day 6-1 home win over Koln saved the home team from relegation and put them in that relegation play-off.
The home team will look for a far more stable season in the German top-flight and a victory in the opening week would get the Green and Whites season off to a good start.
One of Werder’s biggest issues last season was winning at the Weserstadion, as the hammering of Koln ended a 14-game winless run on home soil in the German top-flight for the home team.
Hertha Berlin are looking to repay the heavy investment of January and the current transfer window by finishing above the 10th place of last season.
The team from the capital enjoyed a resurgence in their campaign after the arrival of Bruno Labbadia as head coach. However, Hertha’s form dipped dramatically towards the end of the season, as they suffered defeat in four of their final five Bundesliga games. Those late-season league games were relatively high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four matches.
The visitors struggled for results on their travels in the German top-flight at the end of last season, as they failed to win any of their final four away games, suffering defeat in their last three away league matches.
With five wins and two draws, we are unbeaten on MD1 since our return to the @Bundesliga_EN 💪Nothing but good vibes on opening day 😍#SVWBSC #hahohe pic.twitter.com/LmBHV0Y5bX— Hertha Berlin (@HerthaBSC_EN) September 18, 2020
With five wins and two draws, we are unbeaten on MD1 since our return to the @Bundesliga_EN 💪Nothing but good vibes on opening day 😍#SVWBSC #hahohe pic.twitter.com/LmBHV0Y5bX
Forebet predicts that Hertha Berlin will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter to kick-off their Bundesliga campaign in a positive manner.