On Fri Oct 29th, in week 10, Hoffenheim will host Hertha BSC in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Hoffenheim is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Bayern München. Serge Gnabry struck first for Bayern München in the 16th minute, then Robert Lewandowski added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Thomas Müller At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hoffenheim couldn’t manage to score, and Bayern München took the shutout win. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while hertha BSC sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Borussia M’gladbach. Marco Richter struck first for Hertha BSC in the 40th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Borussia M’gladbach couldn’t manage to score, and Hertha BSC took the shutout win. Hertha BSC is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Hoffenheim won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For Hertha BSC, their top scorers are Jurgen Ekkelenkamp and Marco Richter, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Hoffenheim is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Christoph Baumgartner and Ihlas Bebou each having 2 goals in their last five
Hoffenheim will be without Pavel Kadeřábek, Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner, Håvard Nordtveit and John, while Hertha BSC will be without Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Jordan Torunarigha, Lukas Klünter and Dardai.