Hertha Berlin vs VfL Wolfsburg Live Stream, Predictions

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Hertha Berlin

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Hertha Berlin will be looking for an improved result here after a 3-1 Bundesliga 1 loss in their previous game against VfL Bochum.

In that game, Hertha Berlin had 51% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Hertha Berlin was Suat Serdar (87'). Bochum had 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Philipp Hofmann (22', 56') and Keven Schlotterbeck (44') scored for VfL Bochum.

It has been all too rare in recent games that Hertha Berlin have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Hertha Berlin have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 10 goals in the process.

Going into this encounter, Hertha Berlin haven't won against VfL Wolfsburg in their previous 4 league games.

VfL Wolfsburg

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VfL Wolfsburg head into the match following on from a 6-0 Bundesliga 1 win with the eclipse of Freiburg in their last outing.

In that game, VfL Wolfsburg managed 55% possession and 12 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. For VfL Wolfsburg, the goals were scored by Patrick Wimmer (1'), Jonas Wind (28', 37'), Yannick Gerhardt (56'), Ridle Baku (80') and Luca Waldschmidt (94'). At the other end, Freiburg got 9 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

Over the course of their previous half-dozen clashes, VfL Wolfsburg have helped themselves to the sum of 19 goals. VfL Wolfsburg have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, their defenders have had 3 goals scored by their opponents. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

Taking a look at their past results, VfL Wolfsburg:

• have not lost to Hertha Berlin in away games against them for the last 5 matches in the league. Away fans have certainly had plenty to cheer about.
• are undefeated in their previous 4 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head to head clashes going back to 25/08/2019 shows that Hertha Berlin have won 1 of these and VfL Wolfsburg 3, with the number of drawn results being 2.

A total of 13 goals were scored between them in this period, with 4 of them from Hertha and 9 coming from Wolfsburg. That’s an average goals per game of 2.17.

The last league meeting between the two was Bundesliga 1 match day 19 on 15/01/2022 when it ended VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 Hertha Berlin.

In that match, VfL Wolfsburg managed 47% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

Hertha Berlin got 6 shots on goal with 1 on target.

The referee was Robert Hartmann.

🗞️ Team News: Hertha Berlin

Kelian Nsona (Knee Surgery), Stevan Jovetic (Strain) and Chidera Ejuke (Knee Injury) are not available for Hertha Berlin manager Sandro Schwarz.

ℹ️ Team News: VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg boss Niko Kovač has to currently contend with reduced team options. Bartol Franjic (Calf Problems), Kevin Paredes (Calf Problems) and Lukas Nmecha (Rupture of the pattella) are not ready for selection. Paulo Otávio will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

🧠 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha Berlin won’t have much between them here, and goals could be hard to come by.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. Therefore, we predict a very competitive game with a 0-0 draw when all is said and done.

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Victor Martins, 01:32 20/01/2023