RB Leipzig vs Hertha Berlin Prediction: The Saxony based club to win

The 10th round of the Bundesliga match sees RB Leipzig square off against Hertha Berlin at the Arena stadium. Both teams are in the lower part of the Bundesliga table with Leipzig occupying the 11th position and Hertha Berlin in the 14th position. Leipzig haven’t won any of their last three Bundesliga matches while Hertha Berlin have drawn their last three matches. The attacker potential of Leipzig makes them the favorite as Hertha Berlin have numerous injuries in their squad. Expect a home team to win.

Leipzig

After winning 0 - 2 in the Champions league match against the Glasgow based club, Leipzig will be the exhausted. However, the Saxony based club have enough firepower to defeat the Berlin based club and move to the top half of the Bundesliga table. After losing to Eintracht Frankfurt and Monchengladbach, Leipzig draw against Mainz after a Christopher Nkunku leveler in the last quarter of the game. Although Leipzig haven’t recorded a win in the last 3 Bundesliga matches, expect their fortunes to change. 

Hertha Berlin

Hertha Berlin have drawn their last four Bundesliga matches scoring at least a goal in each of the matches. With the many injuries to the Berlin side, their progress has been hampered this season. The Berliners will have fresh legs for the match compared to Leipzig who played midweek. Hertha has scored in every home game under their new coach. Their attack is potent, but will it be enough to win the match is another thing.

Head-to-head encounters

Since November 2018, Leipzig have drawn 1 and won their remaining matches against Hertha Berlin haven’t won a match against Leipzig with each of the match producing over 2.5 goals. The last two matches has resulted in 13 goals with Leipzig scoring 12 to Berlins 1. Below is a summary of the last 5 H2H.

Injuries and suspensions

• Leipzig: Peter Gulasci, Lukas Kostermann, Konrad Laimar, Dani Olmo will not play while Marcel Halstenburg is a doubt;
• Hertha Berlin: Jessic Ngankam, Filip Uremovic, Jean-Paul Boetius, Kelian Nsona, Rune Jarstein, Linus Gechter will not.

Key stats

• RB Leipzig have not lost a game to Hertha Berlin for over 3 years;
• Matches between these 2 sides have resulted in over 2.5 goals with at least a goal in the first half.

Expert Betting Tips

After drawing their last Bundesliga match, Leipzig will need a win to move to the upper part of the league table. Since they have not lost a match to Hertha Berlin in over 3 years and with a win away to Celtic in the Champions league to boast their confidence, RB Leipzig are favorite to win with over 2.5 goals. Hertha have scored a goal in all their last four matches and may score a goal in this match also. We offer the following better options.

• W1 handicap (0:1) for 2.03 at betway;
• W1 and over 2.5 for 1.832 at 1xbet;
• Corner over 9.5 for 1.90 at bet365.

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