📊 Form Guide

Hertha Berlin

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Hertha Berlin will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 2-3 Bundesliga 2 success versus Ulm 1846.

In that match, Hertha Berlin had 48% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Hertha Berlin, the scorers were Fabian Reese (46', 50') and Florian Niederlechner (84'). For their opponents, Ulm 1846 got 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Aaron Keller (10') and Dennis Dressel (56') scored for Ulm 1846.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Hertha Berlin have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Hertha Berlin have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 7 goals on the way.

Their previous form shows that Hertha Berlin:

• have not been beaten in the league by Magdeburg in their last 2 games.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 home league matches.

Magdeburg

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Magdeburg will come into the encounter after a 3-0 Bundesliga 2 win in the defeat of Regensburg in their last match.

In that match, Magdeburg had 70% possession and 12 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Magdeburg, the scorers were Martijn Kaars (28'), Abu-Bekir El-Zein (51') and Philipp Hercher (72'). At the other end, Jahn Regensburg got 15 shots at goal with 5 on target.

The trend of at least one team drawing a blank in games involving Magdeburg has become noticeable of late. Checking on their last 6 outings shows that it’s occurred 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal tally of 5 while Magdeburg have scored 6. That trend isn’t assured to follow through into this game, of course.

Coming into this clash, Magdeburg are without an away win for the past 4 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

The last league encounter featuring these clubs was Bundesliga 2 match day 14 on 29/11/2024 when it ended Magdeburg 1-3 Hertha Berlin.

On that occasion, Magdeburg managed 59% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Mo El Hankouri (48').

Hertha Berlin got 13 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Derry Scherhant (55'), Florian Niederlechner (65') and Luca Schuler (86') scored.

The referee was Richard Hempel.

🗞️ Team News: Hertha Berlin

John Brooks (Ankle injury), Jeremy Dudziak (Adductor injury), Bilal Hussein (Ankle injury), Pascal Klemens (Head injury) and Julius Gottschalk (Inner ligament stretch of the knee) will be missing for Hertha Berlin boss Stefan Leitl.

It looks as if Hertha should employ a 3-5-2 system, handing starts to Tjark Ernst, Linus Gechter, Toni Leistner, Márton Dárdai, Jonjoe Kenny, Mickael Cuisance, Diego Demme, Ibrahim Maza, Marten Winkler, Fabian Reese and Derry Scherhant.

📰 Team News: Magdeburg

Magdeburg manager Christian Titz has to choose a team with limited availability. Herbert Bockhorn (Cruciate ligament tear), Samuel Loric (Adductor injury), Alexander Ahl-Holmström (Hamstring injury), Mohammed El Hankouri (Groin problems) and Emir Kuhinja (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be making appearances.

We are inclined to think that Magdeburg might begin the game with a 3-4-3 formation, going with Dominik Reimann, Patric Pfeiffer, Marcus Mathisen, Tobias Müller, Philipp Hercher, Silas Gnaka, A. Ömer El-Zein, A. Nollenberger, Baris Atik, Martijn Kaars and Livan Burcu.

💭 Prediction

Our assessment is that Magdeburg have the firepower to find the net against this Hertha Berlin team, however it is unlikely to be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re tipping a very close game with a 2-1 winning score for Hertha Berlin at the end of the 90 minutes. Hopefully this is a good one.

Renata Leite, 16:03 25/04/2025