In a weekend match in week 15, on Sat Dec 11th, Hertha BSC hosts Arminia Bielefeld at Olympiastadion Berlin in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 14th placed Hertha BSC is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Stuttgart. Omar Marmoush struck first for Stuttgart in the 15th minute on a feed from Waldemar Anton, then Philipp Forster added another in the 19th minute. Hertha BSC is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while arminia Bielefeld is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Köln. Salih Özcan struck first for Köln in the 17th minute, then Bryan Lasme tied it up for Arminia Bielefeld in the 59th minute on a feed from Masaya Okugawa earning them at least the one point. Arminia Bielefeld looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Arminia Bielefeld won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Arminia Bielefeld’s most prolific scorer has been Masaya Okugawa. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Hertha BSC’s most prolific scorer has been Stevan Jovetić. The attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Stevan Jovetić, Vladimír Darida, Dedryk Boyata, Rune Jarstein, Lukas Klünter and Dardai are unavailable to play for Hertha BSC, while Frank Kramer’s squad will be without Lennart Czyborra.