Nurnberg – Hertha Berlin SOCCER PICKS
Nürnberg and Hertha BSC meet at Grundig-Stadion, in a match for the 18th round of the Bundesliga. Hertha BSC won at home (1-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 08-25-2018. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 2 wins in the last 2 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Nürnberg presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Nürnberg:
The home team is currently in the 18 th position, with 11 points won, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Borussia M’gladbach, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Freiburg, by (0-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 31 conceded; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 20 conceded. In the last match that they disputed, for the Friendlies, they tied with the PEC Zwolle at home (1-1). In the last 9 home league matches Nürnberg has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 27 possible.
For this competition, he does not win in his stadium 6 games ago. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 9 matches). The team has not been very strong defensively, since it has suffered goals in the last 10 games which it disputed in this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 4 of its last 17 matches for the Bundesliga, of these 4 it reached the halftime advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 17 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and never got the comeback.
Nuremberg enters this day after a draw, a ball, in a friendly against Zwolle. The local team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, favoring a more leisurely and organized style of play. In this tactical drawing, the three players responsible for throwing the panic in the opposing defense are Matheus Pereira, Adam Zrelak and Virgil Misidjan. The Nuremberg coach will not be able to count on Eduard Lowen, Robert Bauer, Dennis Lippert and Christian Mathenia, for being injured.
Hertha BSC:
The away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 24 points won, after 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Augsburg, by (2-2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Bayer Leverkusen, by (3-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 29 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 37 goals scored and 24 conceded. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Arminia Bielefeld by (4-1). For the league, Hertha BSC won 9 points out of 27 possible points, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 9 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only won 1 result.
Hertha enter this motivated day, after a 4-1 victory in a friendly against Arminia Bielefeld. The greatest valence of the foreign team is the way it manages to react in a situation of disadvantage. The visiting team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the three responsible for throwing the panic in the opposing defense are Mittelstadt, Selke and Leckie. The coach of Hertha will not be able to count on Javairô Dilrosun, Julius Kade, Marko Grujic and Marius Gersbeck, for being injured.
