On Saturday, starting with 14:30, the Hoffenheim – Hertha match will be played, within the 26th round of the Bundesliga, 2019/2020 edition. Hertha developed a real complex against Hoffenheim, managing to win only one match from the previous 12. In the round, the hosts won 3-2 in Berlin, and in the last direct match in Sinsheim, they won with a 2-0 sec.
Hoffenheim registered inconsistent evolutions in the 2019/2020 season, and was best seen in the disputes with Bayern. In the round, Alfred Schreuder’s students won 2-1 in Munich, then were defeated 6-0 in the return leg in Sinsheim. Thus, Hoffenheim is placed on the 9th place in the Bundesliga, with 35 points, two distances from Schalke, which is on 6, qualifying position in the Europa League preliminaries. TSG ticked 5 stages without victory for the first time with Schreuder on the bench and lost 7 of the 13 matches played at home. The good news, however, is the excellent record with Hertha, an opponent in front of whom Hoffenheim has not had emotions in recent years.
Hertha will play for the first time with Bruno Labbadia on the bench, the former Wolfsburg coach, among other teams. Labbadia is a technician who prefers offensive football, a 4-3-3 module, which had highly appreciated evolutions in the leadership of the “Wolves”. Hertha has offensive quality, especially with the Lukebakio – Cunha – Piatek triplet, but it may take a while for the players to get used to Labbadia’s rigors. “Old Lady” has already changed 3 coaches in 2019/2020, and the results were delayed. Hertha is on the 13th place in the Bundesliga, with 28 points and paradoxically, he is going through a period with 5 consecutive trips without defeat.
It’s time for Hoffeneheim to get a positive result, in front of an opponent who comes with a new coach, especially due to the recent positive record. As for the game philosophies, Schreuder and Labbadia are two offensive coaches, and their teams can produce a match with at least 3 successes, in which Hoffenheim still has the first chance.
Hoffenheim: Baumann – Posch, Akpoguma, Hübner (c) – Kaderabek, Rudy, Grillitsch, Samassekou, Skov – Bebou, Baumgartner
Absent: Adamyan, Belfodil, Kramaric
Coach: Alfred Schreuder
Hertha: Jarstein – Klünter, Stark (c), Boyata, Plattenhardt – Skjelbred, Ascacibar, Mittelstädt – Lukebakio, Cunha – Piatek
Absent: Darida, Kalou, Rekik
Coach: Bruno Labbadia
PREDICTION: Hoffenheim to win @ 2,15
