On Wednesday, starting with 17:30, the Leipzig – Hertha match will be played, within the 28th round of the Bundesliga. In the tour, Leipzig won 4-2 in Berlin, a duel in which Timo Werner scored a double. In the history of direct confrontations, “Taurus” won 6 of the 7 meetings, the only defeat dating from December 2017, score 2-3 at home. In Leipzig, the hosts won 5-0 the previous direct duel with “Old Lady”.
Leipzig brilliantly overcame the weaker evolution of the match with Freiburg, when they recorded only a draw, once again managing to crush Mainz. Werner scored a hat-trick, as in the round match won by “Taurus” with 8-0, and his team triumphed with 5-0, Poulsen and Sabitzer completing the disaster for the hosts. If he scores at least 2 goals with Hertha, the “bomber” Werner has a odds of 4.20 at the Betano agency! In total, the Leipzig striker scored 24 times in the first 27 stages. Thanks to this course, Leipzig returned to the third place in the Bundesliga ranking, with 54 points, 7 away from the leader Bayern.
Hertha had a real comeback with Bruno Labbadia in charge, marking two crushing successes this week. The Berliners defeated Hoffenheim 3-0, then beat their local rival Union, 4-0. Everything works perfectly in the gear developed by Labbadia, but the move from Leizpig is an important test for the “Old Lady”. Until then, Hertha climbed to 11th place in the standings, with 34 points, only 5 less than Wolfsburg, which is in the Europa League position, sixth.
Leipzig is used to participating in matches with many goals, and Hertha is a favorite opponent when it comes to this statistic. Of the 7 direct duels, in the previous 6 at least 3 goals were scored.
– Leipzig lost only one match at home (only Dortmund is undefeated “at home”);
– The “bulls” have an average of 16.6 shots / match, second after Bayern;
– Hertha has a 7-0 goal difference with Bruno Labbadia on the bench;
– “Old Lady” wins an average of 20.1 air duels / match, the fourth in the Bundesliga;
Leipzig: Gulacsi – Klostermann, Upamecano, Halstenberg – Adams, Sabitzer (c), Kampl, Angelino – Nkunku, Werner – Schick
Absent: Konate
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
Hertha: Jarstein – Pekarik, Boyata, Torunarigha, Plattenhardt – Skjelbred, Grujic – Lukebakio, Darida, Cunha – Ibisevic (c)
Absent: Ascacibar, Kalou
Coach: Bruno Labbadia
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,38
