In this week 3 match on Aug 19th, Borussia M’gladbach will host Hertha BSC in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Borussia M’gladbach is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Schalke 04. Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez struck first for Schalke 04 in the 29th minute on a feed from Tobias Mohr, then Jonas Hofmann tied it up for Borussia M’gladbach in the 72nd minute . Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Hertha BSC, recorded a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Suat Serdar struck first for Hertha BSC in the 3rd minute on a feed from Dodi Lukebakio, then in the 48th minute, Randal Kolo Muani sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Daichi Kamada earning Eintracht Frankfurt at least a draw. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Both Davie Selke and Dodi Lukebakio have been the hottest scorers for Hertha BSC in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Marcus Thuram has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Borussia M’gladbach
Daniel Farke’s squad will be without Hannes Wolf, Lars Stindl and Tony Jantschke, while Sandro Schwarz’s squad will be without Lucas Tousart, Kelian Nsona Wa Saka and Lee Dong-Jun.