At the close of the autumn season record champion FC Bayern Munich hosts slightly booming Hertha BSC in the 17th round of the German Bundesliga.
Just a month ago, the position of coach Louis van Gaal was strongly undermined. After a series of five winning games and a furious performance in Turin, where Juventus was beaten 4-1 in front of their own crowd, it is called in Munich typical confidently from autumn championship. Finally, the self-proclaimed contender for the title is expecting a gladly seen opponent at the Allianz Arena. Hertha Berlin celebrated the last away win in Munich on 29 October 1977, then in the ancient Olympic stadium. The last point gain for the metropolitans were five years ago, when they could gain a 1-1 draw at least. After a two month injury break Franck Ribéry might give his comeback. Lately the rumors of an early departure of the French from Munich summarized.
Thanks to the winning goal from Gojko Kacar in the game against Sporting Lisbon, also Hertha BSC will play in the Europe League in spring. Due to the lack of strength in the attack, the management signed Theofanis Gekas for the second half of the season. The 29-year-old comes on loan for half a year from table-toppers Bayer Leverkusen. For the last game against Bayern regular skipper Arne Friedrich is hoping for a comeback. The DFB-national player will participate in any case on the trip to Munich, on his appearance is decided at short notice.
FC Bayern Munich vs. Hertha BSC
Saturday, 19th of December 2009, 15:30 CET
Allianz-Arena, Munich
Injured:
Bayern: Andreas Görlitz
Hertha: Timo Ochs, Arne Friedrich, Christopher Gäng, Rasmus Bengtsson, Pál Dárdai, Marc Stein, Gojko Kacar
Head-to-head:
14.02.09: Hertha - Bayern 2:1
31.08.08: Bayern - Hertha 4:1
17.05.08: Bayern - Hertha 4:1
15.12.07: Hertha - Bayern 0:0
03.03.07: Hertha - Bayern 2:3
Tip: Win for Bayern
The best odd for our tip 1 is 1,20 at betsson and Expekt.
