Hertha BSC Hoffenheim betting prediction

The home team is currently in the 4^th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Borussia M'gladbach, by (1‑4). In the last match, they won in an away match against Hannover 96, by (1‑3). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 5 home league matches Hertha BSC has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, so they have won 10 points out of 15 possible. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 5 of their 12 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (76'‑90'); they have conceded 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (16'‑30').

Hertha comes to this match after a 1-3 away win over Hannover, with a hat-trick by Kalou, their main offensive reference. The home team likes to attack through the sides and rarely uses the centre of the field. Therefore, they like to use fast defence-offense transitions.

Confirmed Lineup: Rune Jarstein, Sebastian Langkamp, Marvin Plattenhardt, John Brooks, Yanni Regäsel, Fabian Lustenberger, Genki Haraguchi, Tolga Ciğerci, Vladimír Darida, Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Salomon Kalou.
Coach: F. Magath.