In this 28th week match, on Saturday Apr 2nd, Hertha BSC will travel to Leverkusen to battle Bayer Leverkusen in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Wolfsburg. Paulinho struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 86th minute on a feed from Charles Aránguiz, then Paulinho added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Wolfsburg was frustrated by Bayer Leverkusen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bayer Leverkusen ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their performance, while hertha BSC is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Hoffenheim. Niklas Stark struck first for Hertha BSC in the 39th minute, then Ishak Belfodil added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Marc-Oliver Kempf At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hoffenheim couldn’t manage to score, and Hertha BSC took the shutout win. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On Sun Nov 7th, Hertha BSC hosted Bayer Leverkusen at the Olympiastadion Berlin in their last match together. Hertha BSC and Bayer Leverkusen battled to a 1-1 draw. Stevan Jovetić scored the first goal for Hertha BSC in the 42nd minute, but Robert Andrich got the equalizer for Bayer Leverkusen in the 90th minute earning Bayer Leverkusen a comeback draw.
Hertha BSC hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Stevan Jovetić and Davie Selke, and they each have 1 goal. Paulinho has been the most effective weapon for Bayer Leverkusen lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches
Gerardo Seoane’s squad will be without Karim Bellarabi, Patrik Schick and Wirtz, while Felix Magath’s squad will be without Rune Jarstein, Alexander Schwolow, Lukas Klünter, Kelian Nsona Wa Saka and Werthmuller.