Week 17 brings us a match on Jan 24th where Hertha BSC will host Wolfsburg at Olympiastadion Berlin in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 15th placed Hertha BSC, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Köln. Wilfried Kanga struck first for Hertha BSC in the 9th minute, then Marco Richter added another in the 54th minute In the end, Köln was frustrated by Hertha BSC’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hertha BSC ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 7th placed Wolfsburg is fresh off their 2-1 win against Hoffenheim. Christoph Baumgartner struck first for Hoffenheim in the 42nd minute, but Ozan Kabak got the equalizer for Wolfsburg on an own goal in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback victory in the 56th minute on a goal by Ridle Baku to cap off a wild match. Wolfsburg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points 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 Wolfsburg won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Wolfsburg’s most prolific scorer has been Ridle Baku. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Both Dodi Lukebakio and Wilfried Kanga have been the hottest scorers for Hertha BSC in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Sandro Schwarz’s Hertha BSC squad will be without Stevan Jovetić, Rune Jarstein, Marton Dardai and Kelian Nsona Wa Saka, while Niko Kovač’s Wolfsburg squad will be without Lukas Nmecha, Patrick Wimmer and Kevin Paredes.