On the 12th of November, Hertha BSC hosts Köln at Olympiastadion Berlin in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. 16th placed Hertha BSC is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Stuttgart. Sehrou Guirassy struck first for Stuttgart in the 3rd minute on a feed from Tiago Tomás, but Dodi Lukebakio got the equalizer for Hertha BSC in the 19th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while köln sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Freiburg. Jeong Woo-Yeong scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 53rd minute, then Michael Gregoritsch added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Christian Günter In the end, Köln couldn’t muster any offence and Freiburg ran away with the shutout win. Köln is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Köln won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Köln is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Denis Huseinbasic and Steffen Tigges each having 2 goals in their last five. Hertha BSC’s most prolific scorer has been Dodi Lukebakio. The midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Stevan Jovetić, Rune Jarstein, Dardai and Kelian Nsona Wa Saka are unavailable to play for Hertha BSC, while Jan Thielmann, Jonas Hector, Julian Chabot, Lemperle and Florian Dietz are unavailable to play for Steffen Baumgart’s team.