In this week 9 match, on Sun Oct 9th, Hertha BSC plays host to Freiburg in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 14th placed Hertha BSC is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim. Andrej Kramarić scored the first goal for Hoffenheim in the 25th minute, then in the 37th minute, Chidera Ejuke sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Dodi Lukebakio squeezing out at least the one point for Hertha BSC. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, Freiburg recorded a 2-1 win against Mainz 05. Michael Gregoritsch scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 3rd minute, then Daniel-Kofi Kyereh added another in the 37th minute. Freiburg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Freiburg won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Freiburg’s most prolific scorer has been Michael Gregoritsch. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. For Hertha BSC, their top scorers are Marco Richter and Dodi Lukebakio, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Hertha BSC will be without Rune Jarstein, Kelian Nsona Wa Saka and Lee Dong-Jun, while Christian Streich’s squad will be without Roland Sallai.