On Saturday there will be a midfield duel between Hertha and Frankfurt, and the odds for the game ninth against eleventh also show the balance of the game on paper.
While for Eintracht Frankfurt nothing goes up or down, so the season for the Hessians has practically run, Hertha can still hope to participate in the Europa League through the back door – just because of a result of the Frankfurt team during the week.
Because the defeat of the SBU in the cup semi-final at FC Bayern Munich ensures that 7th place in the Bundesliga is sufficient for qualifying for the Europa League.
In the cup final, Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen are now dueling two teams that will reach Europe through league ranking, which is why the EL qualification place available through the cup competition will be passed on to the seventh in the league.
And Hertha BSC can still climb to that seventh place, the Berliners are five points behind the current seventh TSG Hoffenheim.
In the duel with Eintracht, three points are needed for the team from the capital if you want to maintain your hopes of participating in the European Cup.
Hertha:
If you look at the current form and the away and home table, Hertha and Frankfurt speak more for a forecast of a victory for the Berliners.
Under coach Bruno Labbadia, Hertha quickly blossomed into a European Cup aspirant, who wants to and can move into the Europa League in seventh place. An undertaking that seemed just five games ago under predecessor Alexander Nouri utopian.
The reason for this is the form of the capital’s club: three of the five games under Labbadia’s leadership were won, each with zero, with an impressive goal difference of 9-0.
Only against the top teams RB Leipzig (2: 2) and Borussia Dortmund (0: 1) did the Hertha springs, whereby the point win in Leipzig was a remarkable sense of achievement.
Labbadia’s appointment gave Hertha an unexpected positive impetus. “From day one, he showed what football he wanted to play and what he wanted us to do,” defender Dedryck Boyata said in praise for Labbadia, explaining: “He attaches great importance to tactics and fitness. It is not easy, it is strict, there are many requirements. But I wish we had worked so hard all season. ”
Hertha manager Michael Preetz also praises: “Bruno is meticulous, he loves the details without losing sight of the big picture. He also has a good approach to the team. ”
The team is now also much fitter and industrious than before, says Preetz: “We weren’t known to be the hardest-working people, but Labbadia doesn’t understand fun when it comes to the profession.”
Hertha climbed all of this in the table and now lets the old lady dream quietly of Europe, at least if a victory against Eintracht should succeed on Saturday. Where you can find the best betting odds of the different providers, that tells you the betting base in the odds comparison.
Frankfurt:
While Hertha can still hope for a place among the European Cup participants, this dream has come true for Frankfurt Eintracht since Wednesday evening.
This is due to the 1: 2 loss in the cup semi-final at Bayern Munich. After a weak first half, the SBU fought back, but the bottom line was just not enough against the record champions in the Allianz Arena.
Despite the disappointing elimination in the semi-finals of the DFB Cup, Frankfurt’s sporting director Fredi Bobic drew a positive balance of the Eintracht cup run: “We can look back on a great cup round in which we played against great teams,” said Bobic, referring to the cup – Opponents Waldhof Mannheim (5: 3), St. Pauli (2: 1), RB Leipzig (3: 1) and Werder Bremen (2: 0).
The Hesse failed to make the big coup with the third cup final within four years, practically ending the season.
In the Bundesliga, the SBU is seven points ahead of relegation and eight behind rank 7, which now entitles them to participate in the Europa League.
With only four games remaining, nothing should go up and down. So how to motivate yourself for the rest of the season is the question before the game in the capital.
Preetz agrees: “Whenever you think they have a bigger problem, they are able to fight back”, Preetz praises the coming opponent: “They can stand being played out and still remain stable. You have taken very good steps in recent years, including internationally. ”
