The upcoming 24th round of the German Bundesliga offers us a duel between Hertha BSC and 1899 Hoffenheim.
Big gasp of relief in the camp of Hertha BSC after - perhaps in the final decisive - victory in the relegation battle. The away win in Freiburg, continued the upward trend from Hertha Berlin in spring: Even after six rounds played, the Berlin have collected more points (9) than in the entire first round (6). In general, the capital city club lost only once in the second half of season (1:2 against Werder Bremen). During the week, however, there was in the UEFA Europa League against Benfica Lisbon a heavy rebuff: Hertha got eliminated unsung with a 0:4.
Only a year ago, 1899 Hoffenheim celebrated winning the first half of the season. Since then, the squad of coach Ralf Rangnick could not build on this achievement. Meanwhile, the TSG prolongs the life of a typical medium sized side: upwards probably things are done and over, a descent in relegation zone is illusionary. The last away win succeeded Ibisevic & Co. on 21st November last year as the 1. FC Cologne was drubbed in their own stadium with 4:0.
Hertha BSC vs. 1899 Hoffenheim
Saturday, 27th of February 2010, 3:30 pm
Olympia-Stadium, Berlin
Not in squad:
Hertha: Gojko Kacar
Hoffenheim: Andreas Beck, Matthias Jaissle, Kevin Conrad, Luiz Gustavo, Franco Zuculini, Chinedu Obasi
Head-to-head:
27.09.09: Hoffenheim - Hertha 5:1
24.04.09: Hoffenheim - Hertha 0:1
09.11.08: Hertha - Hoffenheim 1:0
Tip: Win for Hertha
The best odd for tip 1 is currently 2.50 at Betclic.
