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Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin Prediction & Betting tips
History will definitely be made in the eagerly anticipated capital city derby on Friday evening. For the first time in the long history of both clubs, Union Berlin is going into a direct duel as a better-placed team. Neither in the first joint Bundesliga season 2019/20 nor in the two second division years 2010/11 and 2012/13 did the Eiserne have more points than their far more ambitious city rivals at the time of a derby.
Although Urs Fischer’s team was able to write exactly twice as many points as the “old lady” in the current game year, the odds in favor of the BSC team at the start of the 10th match day between Hertha and Union Berlin.
However, this slightly implied role of favorites is not entirely understandable, especially since coach Bruno Labbadia’s team has not won any of the four home games in the Olympic Stadium to date. The 0-0 win in Leverkusen last week should give courage, but the passable result at the still unbeaten Werkself shouldn’t hide the fact that the self-proclaimed “Big City Club” has a lot going on.
The mood in Köpenick is far more positive. Max Kruse and his colleagues have been playing a great season so far, suffered only one defeat in the first nine match days and are even completely unbeaten away. With this in mind, we would definitely be ready to make a prediction of the guests’ success between Hertha and Union Berlin.
Hertha:
For Bruno Labbadia and his Berlin Hertha, the derby on Friday evening is extremely important. On the one hand, of course, this is due to its prestige character, but on the other hand, it is also due to the sporting misery that has long since become indispensable at the “Big City Club”.
The “old lady” was only able to win two of the nine completed matches so far. With eight points, Hertha is currently on the disappointing 13th place in the Bundesliga table. The European Cup ranks are already eight points away. Since 2009/2010, the capital club has not started weakly in a first division season. At that time there were only three points collected after nine match days – incidentally, the consequence was the later relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga.
Even if the team of coach Bruno Labbadia still has a lot of time to knock over the goat, we are skeptical whether a break will succeed in the Berlin city derby on Friday evening of all places. After all, the BSCler 2020/21 are still completely without a win in their own stadium. Just one point jumped out in the four games in the Olympic Stadium. For this, keeper Schwolow had to reach behind him eleven times.
The “old lady” is currently not only the weakest home defense in the league, but also the worst home team of all 18 Bundesliga clubs. In connection with the enormous pressure situation not to let the city rivals pull away to eleven points, we consider a forecast on the guest, in whatever form, between Hertha and Union Berlin to be far more attractive.
Ascacibar and Cordoba will definitely not be available. The use of summer newcomer Alderete, who could be replaced by Torunarigha, is also questionable. In midfield, Tousart is an alternative. There won’t be many changes compared to the 0-0 win in Leverkusen last week, especially since the white-blue team showed one of their better performances there this season.
Union Berlin:
All experts who predicted in the run-up to this season that Eisern Union would get into severe fears of relegation in the second year after promotion, are currently being proven the exact opposite. The team of coach Urs Fischer has so far been one of the positive surprises of this season and can currently even top the more than satisfactory result from 2019/20.
The Köpenicker scored 16 points on the first nine match days, nine more than at the same time last year. Thanks to four wins, four draws and only one bankruptcy, the smaller of the two Berlin Bundesliga clubs is currently in an excellent sixth place.
In terms of form, the Fischer-Elf also hardly leads anyone: only Bayer Leverkusen collected more points in the last four match days than the Eiserne, who have now been unbeaten in eight games in the upper house and were recently able to write ten of a possible twelve points on the credit side . Self-confidence could hardly be higher and the lightness, which is difficult to consciously implement, is currently making a detour to the Alte Försterei.
The fact that on Friday evening between Hertha and Union Berlin the odds on a success of the guests are extremely promising is also due to the away record of the Köpenicker. In a foreign country, Max Kruse and Co. have not lost at all this season. Apropos Max Kruse: The former German national player is the absolute guarantee of success in the second best offensive in the league. The attacker was directly involved in eleven of the 21 goals.
The injured Gentner, Pohjanpalo, Schlotterbeck and Ujah will continue to be canceled on Friday evening. After 3: 3 in the previous week against Eintracht Frankfurt, Loris Karius could guard the goal of Berlin for the first time. It is also not yet clear whether the successful coach Fischer will start with a back three or four.
Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin head to head matches
22.05.20 BUN Hertha Berlin Union Berlin 4 : 0
02.11.19 BUN Union Berlin Hertha Berlin 1 : 0
11.02.13 2BUN Hertha Berlin Union Berlin 2 : 2
03.09.12 2BUN Union Berlin Hertha Berlin 1 : 2
05.02.11 2BUN Hertha Berlin Union Berlin 1 : 2