On Jan 21st, Bochum will host Hertha BSC at Vonovia Ruhrstadion 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. Bochum sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Augsburg. Christopher Antwi-Adjei struck first for Bochum in the 58th minute on a feed from Konstantinos Stafylidis, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Augsburg couldn’t muster any offence and Bochum ran away with the shutout win. Bochum is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hertha BSC recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Köln. Wilfried Kanga struck first for Hertha BSC in the 9th minute on a feed from Marvin Plattenhardt, then Marco Richter added another in the 54th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Köln couldn’t manage to score, and Hertha BSC took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Hertha BSC won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
For Hertha BSC, their top scorers are Dodi Lukebakio and Wilfried Kanga, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.
Dominique Heintz and Paul Grave are unavailable to play for Thomas Letsch’s team, while Sandro Schwarz’s squad will be without Stevan Jovetić, Rune Jarstein, Marton Dardai and Kelian Nsona Wa Saka.