We have some great games to look forward to in the German Bundesliga this weekend but one of the most anticipated is the East–West Berlin derby between Hertha BSC and 1. FC Union Berlin.
The game will be played at Olympiastadion Berlin and the hosts begin the weekend in 17th place on 14 points while the visitors are in second place on 33 points.
Hertha BSC come into the match on the back of a hugely disappointing 5-0 home defeat at the hands of Wolfsburg. The visitors opened the scoring after only 4 minutes and added two more goals before the interval.
Hertha BSC had no answer to their opponents attack and conceded twice in the second half to lose the match.
That result means Hertha BSC have lost their 2 Bundesliga fixtures following the World Cup and have won just 3 of their 18 most recent matches in all competitions. In terms of the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC have lost 5 of their last 6 games, recording just a single victory.
The defeats have come against Werder Bremen, Stuttgart, and Bochum away plus Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg at home. The win was a 2-0 victory at home over FC Koln.
However, Hertha BSC are undefeated in 5 of their last 7 home league fixtures. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 5 Bundesliga matches on home soil and both teams have scored in 5 of their last 7 home league games.
Union Berlin make the short journey to the Olympiastadion Berlin having beat Werder Bremen 2-1 away from home on Wednesday night. 1. FC Union Berlin fell a goal behind in the 13th minute but equalised just 4 minutes later. 1. FC Union Berlin scored the winning goal shortly after half time.
Union Berlin have surprised many people in the Bundesliga this season and they are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 league fixtures. Union Berlin have won their 2 Bundesliga games following the World Cup but have lost 3 of their last 4 away league games.
The defeats have come against Bochum, Bayer Leverkusen, and Freiburg. The defeats at Leverkusen and Freiburg saw Union Berlin concede 9 goals.
Trends show Union Berlin are on a run of 3 consecutive wins by 2 or more goals against Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga.
Team news and Hertha BSC will be without suspended defender Agustín Rogel. They have four players on the treatment table with Jonjoe Kenny, Stevan Jovetic, Chidera Ejuke, and Kelian Nsona injured.
Union Berlin have just one injury concern and Morten Thorsby is unavailable due to an abdominal injury.
Hertha BSC come into the derby in poor form and Union Berlin will fancy their chances of making it 4 wins in succession against their local rivals.
We expect to see both teams find the back of the net and over 2.5 goals as Union Berlin take maximum points to keep the pressure on Bayern Munich at the top.
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