Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin Predictions & Betting Tips
Matchweek 17 brings us the Berlin Derby between two famed sides of German football. Historically speaking, Hertha Berlin has been the side that has spent more time in the top flight of German football, but the tables have turned in recent years. Ever since their promotion to the Bundesliga in 2019, Union Berlin have been on an upward trajectory.
Union is currently sitting in third place on the table and is competing for the very top, something that was unimaginable in previous years. How will they fare against their long-time rivals? Our Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin predictions might give you an answer.
Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin Recent Form
Entering the Berlin Derby, Hertha find themselves in the relegation zone. They are just one spot away from the bottom and their bad form depicts their position on the table very clearly. Die Alte Dame have lost four of their last five Bundesliga matches.
After the season break, Hertha played just one match and they lost it. They played versus the equally relegation-endangered Bochum side and lost away by 3:1, further diminishing their hopes of staying up this season.
Union Berlin has been leading the race in the Bundesliga for quite a while in the first half of the season. But they have started to slow down and are now showing some chinks in their armour. Their most recent five games show some very mixed results, to say the least.
Die Eisernen won two, lost two, and drew once. However, Union managed to continue their season with a win over Hoffenheim last week. They got back strong after the World Cup break and managed to defeat a rivaling team. Things didn’t start well for Union, as they went down just before the end of the first half. But they created a whirlwind of chances in the last 20 minutes of the game, where they scored three goals and earned all three points.
Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin Head to Head
You can’t make any Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin predictions without taking a look at their past meetings. Believe it or not, the two Berlin-based teams have only played 12 times so far, on the account of always playing in different flights of German football.
To everyone’s surprise, Union is the more successful club with six wins, opposing Hertha’s three victories. The rest, three in total, ended without a winner. Their first meeting of the season, played at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, went in favour of Union Berlin by 3:1.
Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin Betting Tips
To help you find the best bet for this matchup, we have a few Bundesliga betting tips for you that you can seriously consider. Hertha is coming in as an underdog, at 3.00 odds. Union will walk in this one as the favourite, but at 2.38, which is something to consider on its own.
Going for Union Berlin as a match-winner bet is a good option, taking into account the situation on the table and the form of both teams. Over 2.5 goals at 2.20 is also a wager to consider. And being that this is a derby match, you can say Yes to both teams scoring a goal at 1.95.
Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin Lineups
Expect to see the following players walk in on the field on Saturday.
- Hertha Berlin: (GK) Oliver Christensen; (DEF) Jonjoe Kenny, Agustin Rogel, Marc-Oliver Kempf, Maximilian Mittelstadt; (MID) Lucas Tousart, Ivan Sunjic, Jean-Paul Boetius; (ATC) Marco Richter, Derry Scherhant, Wilfried Kanga.
- Union Berlin: (GK) Frederik Ronnow; (DEF) Paul Jaeckel, Diogo Leite, Niko Gieselmann, Robin Knoche; (MID) Rani Khedira, András Schäfer, Janik Haberer; (ATC) Kevin Behrens, Sheraldo Becker, Jordan Pefok.
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