Tip: Leverkusen to win
Odds: 1.70
Bayer Leverkusen – Hertha BSC – One of the most interesting match of this round, because these two teams practically traded places at the table, in relation to what is objectively expected. Bayer Leverkusen is supposed to be the third individual qualities they possess, for Hertha objectively that the center of the table, where it is now their host, not the third. However, Hertha was very good in the first part of the season, especially at home and mostly thanks to the seven home wins are so high in the table.
Bayer has spilled too many points at home, but both are bad and were away and so now have nine points behind Hertha. In the previous two matches, Bayer without a win, while Hertha have only partial effect in the same period. Last season both teams recorded home wins with 2: 1 in each other’s trials and Hertha is without a win in Leverkusen since 2008.
Bayer Leverkusen
Although Bayer in the first season chested the next round of the Champions League, overall can be fleeting, because of this team in the championship much more was expected, but traditionally have failed and the Cup from which they were eliminated early and from niželigaša. Interestingly, the group stage of the Champions League play unbeaten, although the group was very strong, but now they’re in the competition waiting for Atletico Madrid and they will not be easy.
The championship definitely have to fritter away, because what they have so far showed it was a lot of oscillations of very good games, like for example victory over Borussia Dortmund, but also very bad and they took points from Leverkusen and feeble Ingolstadt, and Freiburg and Augsburg which they drew. In the last round before the break in Cologne drew and it’s not even a bad achievement, considering everything that happened to them before. They did not bring reinforcements in the winter transfer period, which has a logic, because they alone really good and now just need to fritter away. After a long time to recover Bellarabi and on the list of the injured are only Hilbert and L.BENDER.
Probable lineups Bayer Leverkusen: Leno – Henrichs, Toprak, Dragovic, Wendell – Aranguiz, Kampl – Bellarabi, Calhanoglu, Brandt – Chicharito
Hertha BSC
Very good was the team Hertha Berlin in the first part of the season and what is most important for them is that they are not too oscillated and placing them varied from second to sixth place. They finished as the third and after the eve of the break and enter seventh home win of the season, after being with Bayern best. It remains as the only regret that one glitch when the Berlin beat Werder. On the road did not go so easily, even though they say lost with the leading duo, Bayern Munich and Leipzig, and even at Hoffenheim, the only undefeated team so far.
So, in addition to match with Werder Bremen, myself absolutely have nothing to blame and now the task is to be so and continue, or that they do not happen decline as last season, which is why they finished only seventh. They were not reinforced in the winter break, and left them midfielder Hegeler, who already was not in the foreground, but the force of circumstances played the stopper in several matches. Now the defense is complete, but no Weiser, who is injured, and Kalou, who is at the African Nations Cup. Midfielder Duda from the beginning of the season out of the machine, although it should have been the biggest boost Hertha.
Probable lineups Hertha: Jarstein – Pekarik, S.LANGKAMP, Brooks, Plattenhardt – Stark, Skjelbred – Esswein, Darida, Stocker – Ibisevic
Bayer Leverkusen – Hertha BSC TIP
If we judge by what the team has shown in the first part of the season, then the Hertha even been a slight favorite, but after the break we expect a much better Bayer and probably a small drop Hertha, which in any case is not the best play at home, so to forecast victory “pharmacist”.
