Hertha Berlin vs Augsburg prediction for Saturday’s round 24 of the German Bundesliga at Olympiastadion in Berlin. Relegation-threatened Hertha Berlin host 13th placed Augsburg. Follow on for our free prediction and betting tips.
A crucial game for Hertha Berlin
It’s a four-team battle to avoid relegation in the coming rounds, the German capital team host Augsburg in search of three crucial points for their quest to play another season in the Bundesliga. With just four wins the whole season, it hasn’t been all roses for the Berliner.
Hertha Berlin had their last win two months ago with 2021’s first match beating bottom team Schalke 3-0, but since then they haven’t won any match, that’s nine games. They lost seven of those nine and drew two.
They had just one clean sheet in those nine games, conceded 18 goals with an average of two goals per game, and scored just four goals.
Augsburg need a good result to stay secure.
Augsburg have 26 points, eight points clear of the relegation zone. From the remaining 11 matches mathematically they need at least 15 points to secure their place in the Bundesliga next season of course also depending on the results of their opponents.
Augsburg have seven wins in the season and one in their last five matches. That win was in their last match away to Mainz. In that match, Coach and former German international player Heiko Herrlich’s team weren’t the better team in terms of possession with 42% but still managed to win.
Key Stats
Hertha Berlin vs Augsburg Prediction
In their previous head-to-head matches in 19 games, Hertha have seven wins, Augsburg three wins and nine matches ended in draw. Eight of these matches (42%) ended in over 2.5 goals.
Seven matches (37%) ended with both teams scoring.
As for their season stats, Hertha have 64% of their matches with over 2.5 goals while Augsburg have 45%. Hertha have seen 45% of their games both teams score and Augsburg 55%.
We believe this match can be a turning point for the relegation battle this season. If Hertha win and the four-team battle will turn into a five-team battle with Augsburg joining the group.
We predict a low-scoring game of under 2.5 total match goals.