The upcoming 30th round of the German Bundesliga offers us a duel between Hertha BSC and VfB Stuttgart.
That Hertha Berlin still has a chance to escape the relegation to the second division after 29 rounds played, is truly remarkable. Despite the supposedly pre-decisive defeat in a relegation thriller against 1 FC Nuremberg, fought the "Old Lady" once again closer to the playoff place. The distance to SC Freiburg is now only three points. For the last three games, the team of coach Friedhelm Funkel won seven points on the credit side.
For VfB Stuttgart it will be a stiff piece of work in Berlin. The last win against Hertha celebrated the Swabians on 2nd March 1991 (2:0). Yet the champion of 2007 nourishes legitimate hopes, to return with three points in the baggage. The last three Bundesliga games have all been won. Curiously, the VfB scored in every game two goals. Overall, four of those matches went to the account of the much despised Romanian striker Ciprian Marica. The 24-year-old international seems to cut the final knot in his third season in Stuttgart.
Hertha BSC vs. VfB Stuttgart
Saturday, 10th of April 2010, 3:30 pm
Olympia-Stadium, Berlin
Not in squad:
Hertha: Florian Kringe, Roman Hubnik
Stuttgart: Alexander Hleb, Sven Ulreich, Sami Khedira, Arthur Boka, Sebastian Rudy
Head-to-head:
21.11.09: Stuttgart - Hertha 1:1
21.03.09: Stuttgart - Hertha 2:0
18.10.08: Hertha - Stuttgart 2:1
09.02.08: Stuttgart - Hertha 1:3
18.08.07: Hertha - Stuttgart 3:1
Tip: Win for Hertha
The best odd for tip 1 is currently 2.90 at Tipico.
