If the club board from Berlin doesn’t make the entire reconstruction of their squad during the winter transfer period, relegation from Bundesliga will be inevitable for them. They’re clearly the worst team in the league and are with no dilemma deservedly at the bottom of the standings with horrible 5 points won so far. Even after the arrival of Friedhelm Funkel at their coaching position, things didn’t change much for Hertha. The Berliners are still idealess, playing very bad and could be said they’re totally powerless. It’s obvious they are desperately trying to save themselves from relegation, stating they will refuse any offer for Gojko Kacar, even though he’s been on the bench for quite some time now, making him very unsatisfied as he might be their best player at the moment. The situation in their club isn’t naïve at all, the players aren’t finding it easy to play under such huge pressure in every match so we can expect their better displays in the 2nd part of the season only. That’s when the players will be more mentally ready, and it is also expected the club will invest some more funds into the new acquisitions. According to some news, Funkel will field the following lineup: Drobný - Piszczek, Pejcinovic, Kaká, Von Bergen - Lustenberge, Kacar - Ebert, Raffael, Cícero Santos - Ramos.
Walking the path of champions
Leverkusen has been among the top German teams for years now, but hasn’t been at the very top of the tables for quite a while. They’re now on the path of champions and I have no dilemma they will continue in the same fashion. They have a terrific coach Jupp Heynckes on their bench, who composed a great team that nobody expected much from. But, they pleasantly surprised all, probably even themselves too. That of course doesn’t mean Bayer has got an inexperienced side, on the contrary, they possess some world-class players on their squad, as well as some really experienced players like their centre-back Hyypia, ex-Liverpool player, who’s been playing really well this season. Bayer hasn’t won an away game for 4 matches now, so their players are eager to end that bad streak, as well as their series of 3 consecutive defeats to Hertha. Heynckes will most likely field the following eleven: Adler - Schwaab, Castro, Friedrich, Hyypiä - Barnettam, Kroos, Vidal, Reinartz - Kießling, Derdiyok.
Bayer will end Berlin`s hopes
Last May, Hertha snapped Leverkusen’s 4-game winning streak. They not only did that, but they also won a few more games they played against them, but this time they will have a very tough time to maintain such domination of Bayer, as the visitors are huge favorites in this clash and much closer to a win than the Berliners. Leverkusen is playing good and I’m positive they won’t allow powerless Hertha to surprise them. Of course, they won’t have an easy task in Berlin cause no matter how poor the hosts might play, they will still put up a good resistance and that’s why I’m advising you to take this bet with medium-high stakes only.
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Prediction:
Tip: 2 AH (-0.5)
Odd: 1.77
Bookie: Bet365
Stake: 7 /10
Tipster: Kather
