Bayer Leverkusen – Hertha Berlin Prediction & Picks (18.12.2019)

Bayer-Leverkusen-Hertha-Berlin

Bayer Leverkusen – Hertha Berlin SOCCER PICKS

Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha BSC meet at BayArena, in a match for the 16th round of the Bundesliga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 22-12-2018, in a match for the Bundesliga that ended Bayer Leverkusen’s victory for (3‑1). The goals of the match were scored by K. Volland (5 ‘) and K. Havertz (23’ e 49 ‘), for Bayer Leverkusen, and J. Torunarigha (26’), for Hertha BSC. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Bayer Leverkusen presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.

Bayer Leverkusen :

The home team is currently in 7th position, with 25 points won, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home against Schalke 04 by (2‑1). In the last match, he lost out against Köln by (2‑0). This is a team that curiously conquers more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches it records 10 wins and 5 losses as a visitor, with 30 goals scored and 18 suffered; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in his stadium, with 21 goals scored and 21 suffered. In their last 8 home games for the championship Bayer Leverkusen won 3, drew 4 and lost 1, so he won 13 points in 24 possible. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 15 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 home matches for all competitions: he scored 6 of his 16 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).

Bayer Leverkusen arrives on this day after a 2-0 defeat in the visit to Cologne, ending the four consecutive games without losing in the Bundesliga. In this match against Hertha, coach Peter Bosz should benefit the movement of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the left flank. The German Kevin Volland stands out in this Bayer Leverkusen team, with 5 goals and 6 assists. Outside this game are Weiser and Pohjanpalo, both with physical problems.

Hertha BSC :

After 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is currently in 13th position, with 15 points won. In their last match, they won Freiburg at home by (1‑0), after in the previous match they had drawn away, in a match against Eintracht Frankfurt, by (2‑2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 27 goals scored and 22 suffered; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in his stadium, with 27 goals scored and 31 suffered. For the championship, Hertha BSC conquered 6 points in 24 possible, after 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 games he played as a visitor.

For this competition, he did not win any of the last 4 away matches. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 1-0 (3 in 8 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only got 1 comeback.

Hertha arrives at this motivated match, after winning 1-0 at home against Freiburg, returning to triumphs after seven consecutive games without winning in the Bundesliga: his only goal was scored by Darida. In this match against Leverkusen, coach Jürgen Klinsmann is expected to favor a low block, defend organized and attack through rapid transitions. Dodi Lukebakio is expected to play on the right flank of the visiting team, which has scored 4 goals and has attended for 4. For this match, the coach can count on all his players.


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