Hertha BSC vs FC Augsburg Prediction: Desperate Times for Hertha

Hertha BSC welcome FC Augsburg to the Olympiastadion for a Bundesliga contest. With Hertha BSC suffering back to back losses in recent matches, they will aim to fight for a win here. Augsburg come into this match with a better record than the home team, they fought it hard to grab a 1-0 win against 1899 Hoffenheim in their last match. Augsburg are pushing to get to mid table while Hertha BSC have all to play for to escape the relegation zone.

Hertha BSC will be looking for a win desperately in this match, if they must survive the relegation battle. They lost their last match 4-1 against Borussia Dortmund and in their last 5 matches, Hertha BSC had just 1 win and 4 losses. Their last win was in a friendly match in December last year. Hertha BSC are without a clean sheet in their last 7 matches. They have seen more than 2.5 goals scored in 6/7 matches, and have conceded first in 7/7 matches. They had also lost the first half in 6/7 matches and had seen less than 4.5 cards in 10/10 matches. Hertha BSC had also seen less than 10.5 corners in 5/6 matches. Hertha BSC are currently 17th on the table. They had 4 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses in 21 matches, with 17 points in total.

Augsburg will want to repeat their latest triumph against 1899 Hoffenheim here. In their last 5 matches, Augsburg had 3 wins and 2 losses. Augsburg have seen less than 10.5 corners played in 5/6 matches. Augsburg are 13th on the league table, with 24 points taken from 21 matches. They had 7 wins, 3 draws and 121 losses, with a goal ratio of 26:36. Away from home, Augsburg are ranked 11th. They had 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in 10 away matches. Which is a total of 10 points, with a goal ratio of 16:21 away from home. Augsburg can push to 10th spot with a win in this match, as there are just 3 points between them and 10th place Bayer Leverkusen.

Hertha BSC and FC Augsburg have played 20 games between each other. Hertha BSC lead the head to head with 9 wins, while FC Augsburg managed 3 wins and 8 matches ended in a draw.

Hertha BSC had no losses in their last 6 matches against FC Augsburg and FC Augsburg had been without a clean sheet in 6 matches against Hertha BSC. Hertha BSC had been first to score in 5/6 matches and both teams had played less than 10.5 corners in 8/10 matches.

Augsburg are with a better record coming into this match than the hosts Hertha BSC, but the head to head meetings seem to favor the hosts. I think Hertha BSC will be hard to beat given their present situation, and the advantage of playing at home. I don’t see them as outright winners but I expect them to pick up at least a draw in this clash.

• Bet on Home or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.67 Odds
• Bet on Over 2 Goals at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.75 Odds