Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin - Predictions, Odds & Betting tips 02/04/2022, Team News and Lineups

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Two teams with very different objectives will face each other on Saturday afternoon, as Bayer Leverkusen host Hertha Berlin at BayArena. Read on for our free predictions and tips.

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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Both Teams to Score – NO – 2.15

Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Handicap – Leverkusen -1 – 2.20

Both Teams to Score – NO

Hertha Berlin did score three goals last time out, which will have given them a boost, though we shouldn’t rush to think that their offensive woes are a thing of the past. The visitors have scored just one goal in their last five away games in the Bundesliga, while they’ve failed to score in six of their last eight travelling fixtures. Moreover, they’ve scored just nine goals in 13 away games this season, failing to score in a huge 62% of those games. It’s also interesting that all four of Leverkusen’s home clean sheets this season have come against bottom-half teams.

Leverkusen – 1 Handicap

This is a huge opportunity for one of the best attacking teams in the division to secure a convincing win. The hosts have scored the fourth most home goals in the Bundesliga this season, averaging 2.53 per game. They’ve also won by a two goal margin on six occasions, beating bottom-half teams such as Bielefeld, Augsburg, Stuttgart, Furth and Gladbach by two or more goals.

Preliminary review and match prediction for Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin

For Bayer Leverkusen, things haven’t exactly gone swimmingly of late. The Champions League chasers do find themselves in a promising third position, though their grip on that place has loosened somewhat, with two teams now just three points behind. This is thanks to only two wins from their last five, two of which they’ve lost.

Fortunately, this match represents an excellent opportunity for the host to rebuild some momentum following their victory against Wolfsburg last time out. Moreover, their general home form this term should mean that they approach this fixture feeling confident. Gerardo Seoane’s men have won three of their last four in front of a home crowd, while they’ve lost just one of their last eight on home soil. Such form is far superior to anything that Hertha Berlin have produced on the road this season.

Saturday’s feeling will be quite a strange one for the visitors, at least one would think that to be the case, as it will be the first time that the Hertha Berlin boys approach a league match off the back of a win since December 2021. After going nine league games without tasting victory and having lost five on the spin, Felix Magath’s men beat Hoffenheim last time out, earning themselves a much-needed win and no doubt a boost in confidence that they had been crying out for.

Given that they not only won but scored three goals en route to picking up three points last weekend, the visitors will at least be feeling more confident than they have in recent weeks, though their general form on the road this season will surely worry their new manager. Saturday’s travellers have lost three on the bounce away from the comforts of home, while they’ve not won away since October 2021.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin Team News

The hosts could be without both Florian Wirtz and Amine Adli, while Kerem Demirbay is banned following an accumulation of yellow cards. Youngster Kelian Nsona is still out for Hertha.

Starting Line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky, Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie, Bakker, Aranguiz, Palacios, Frimpong, Diaby, Schick, Alario.

Hertha Berlin: Schwolow, Pekarik, Boyata, Kempf, Plattenhardt, Stark, Richter, Tousart, Ascacibar, Serdar, Belfodil.

Highlighted Player

Patrick Schick

Having returned to full fitness recently, it’s hard not to mention Patrick Schick as Leverkusen’s leading light. The Czech international has scored 20 goals this term, averaging a hugely impressive 0.82 expected goals per 90 minutes. The inclusion of the forward will surely mean big trouble for Hertha’s rear-guard on Saturday afternoon.