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1. FSV Mainz 05 vs Hertha Berlin Prediction & Betting tips
The Mainzer Schönredner are in the middle of the relegation battle and receive on the 29th match the Hertha from Berlin. The Rheinhessen remains in the descent almost nothing else than to score full. But also the Hertha has this season before and also needs the grains in the fight for the international places.
1. FSV Mainz 05 :
Three games, three defeats in the English week, six games without any success, and only a small spot in the same period, is the sad record of the 05s. No wonder that coach Martin Schmidt does not have it easy at the moment. Time and again his name is when it comes to finding a way in the short term to get out of the mess and not in a positive way. Half a year ago, the Swiss was still celebrated as a messiah and now he has to fight to keep his job and deliver results, so the Mainzer will still be first-class next year.
Only the better goal ratio against FC Augsburg leaves them at the moment not on the relegation place and the bear-strong Ingolstädter are also again in the race around a non-descent place. Now it is finally full again, because otherwise it will be very tight for the Rheinhessen.
Not only the results were terrifying in the last few weeks, but also the appearance of the pros on the pitch. Partially, they resembled a shattered chick of fowls, which has yielded to their fate. If they go so far, they will experience their blue miracle and after 9 years in Germany’s highest playing class, the Mainzers could descend again.
Also the statistics against the next opponent Hertha BSC Berlin promises nothing good. There are three defeats against the capital cities from the last four matches, and only a weak point was won at the 0-0 home defeat against the old lady.
Goalkeeper Lössl stands after injury before his start Elf Comeback. Cordoba and Öztunali got a longer break after the English week, but both will be on Saturday.
Huth – Donati, Bell, Hack, Brosinski – Ramalho, Latza – Öztunali, De Blasis – Muto, Cordoba
Hertha Berlin :
The 2-0 home win against FC Augsburg are two defeats, 1-0 in Gladbach and 3-1 against Hoffenheim. Nevertheless, the Berliners have a good starting position in the fight for the international places and have everything in their own hands.
With 43 points they are on the fifth place and have a two-point cushion on the Aufstieg SC Freiburg. Not once again will the last year’s disgrace happen to them, when they were out in the final sprint and only the Europa League qualification had to play and miserably failed. On Saturday it is only a question of preventing a new negative record of eight outposts in a row, and the signs are quite good, because in Mainz the last time the Berliners lost in September 2009.
Darida saw his fifth yellow card against FC Augsburg and is missing.
Jarstein – Pekarik, S. Langkamp, Brooks, Plattenhardt – Skjelbred, Stark – Stocker, Esswein, Kalou – Ibisevic
1. FSV Mainz 05 vs Hertha Berlin head to head
27.11.16 BUN Hertha Berlin 1. FSV Mainz 05 2 : 1
14.05.16 BUN 1. FSV Mainz 05 Hertha Berlin 0 : 0
20.12.15 BUN Hertha Berlin 1. FSV Mainz 05 2 : 0
07.02.15 BUN 1. FSV Mainz 05 Hertha Berlin 0 : 2
13.09.14 BUN Hertha Berlin 1. FSV Mainz 05 1 : 3