In this week 27 match, on Saturday Apr 8th, Hertha BSC will play host to RB Leipzig in a Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Hertha BSC is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo struck first for Freiburg in the 52nd minute on a feed from Christian Günter, but Jessic Ngankam got the equalizer for Hertha BSC in the 77th minute earning them at least the one point. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while rB Leipzig is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Mainz 05. Marcus Ingvartsen scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 9th minute, then Ludovic Ajorque added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Anton Stach In the end, RB Leipzig couldn’t muster any offence and Mainz 05 ran away with the shutout win. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
RB Leipzig and Hertha BSC last played eachother at the Red Bull Arena on Oct 15th. RB Leipzig won by a score of 3 to 2. Emil Forsberg struck first for RB Leipzig in the 25th minute on a feed from Dominik Szoboszlai, then Abdou Diallo added another in the 30th minute.
RB Leipzig’s most prolific scorer has been Emil Forsberg. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. For Hertha BSC, their top scorers are Dodi Lukebakio and Jessic Ngankam, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Chidera Ejuke, Rune Jarstein and Kelian Nsona Wa Saka are unavailable to play for Hertha BSC, while Marco Rose’s squad will be without Christopher Nkunku, Péter Gulácsi and Timo Schlieck.