In a weekend match on Sat Sep 25th, in week 6, Hertha BSC and RB Leipzig will play a match in Leipzig in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 12th placed RB Leipzig, recorded a 1-1 draw against Köln. Anthony Modeste struck first for Köln in the 53rd minute, then in the 71st minute, Dominik Szoboszlai sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Amadou Haidara squeezing out at least the one point for RB Leipzig. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, Hertha BSC recorded a 2-1 win against Greuther Fürth. Branimir Hrgota scored the first goal for Greuther Fürth in the 57th minute on a penalty kick, but Jurgen Ekkelenkamp got the equalizer for Hertha BSC in the 61st minute on a penalty kick Finally they completed the comback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Maximilian Bauer to cap off a wild match. Hertha BSC is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season RB Leipzig won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Suat Serdar has been the most effective weapon for Hertha BSC lately. The German midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. RB Leipzig’s most prolific scorer has been Christopher Nkunku. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Jesse Marsch’s squad will be without Marcel Halstenberg and Angeliño, while Pál Dárdai’s Hertha BSC squad will be without Marvin Plattenhardt, Rune Jarstein, Krzysztof Piątek, Jordan Torunarigha, Lukas Klünter and Marton Dardai.