Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin - Predictions, Odds & Betting tips 09/04/2022, Team News and Lineups

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Saturday’s evening kick-off in the Bundesliga sees two city rivals come together, as Hertha host Union at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Can the hosts get revenge after losing twice to their rivals already this season? Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.

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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Both Teams to Score – NO – 2.00

Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Total Goals – Under 2.5 Goals – 1.80

Both Teams to Score – NO

Neither Hertha nor Union stand out as teams set up to score lots of goals at this moment in time. The hosts have a habit of scoring at home, but it’s not as if they often go mad offensively, scoring just one in five of their last six, while the visitors are without a goal in four travelling matches. Interestingly, both teams have scored in just two of Union’s last eight away games in the league.

Under 2.5 Goals

A low-scoring game really does appeal here. For starters, there wasn’t exactly a plethora of attacking action when Union won by two goals to nil in the reverse league fixture, while neither team has covered themselves in attacking glory, as touched on above. In addition to a lack of goals, Hertha have produced rather paltry expected goals numbers of 0.9, 0.5, 0.7, 0.7 and 0.8 in their last five at home. Union have done slightly better, but recent away-day xG totals of 0.8, 1.1 and 1.0 don’t exactly point towards a flurry of travelling goals.

Preliminary review and match prediction for Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin

Following what was a fantastic and frankly unexpected 3-0 win over Hoffenheim, the Hertha players would’ve gone into a game with rare confidence last time out, though such confidence didn’t help them get the desired result, as they were beaten by two goals to one. However, losing narrowly awa against one of the better teams in the division isn’t the end of the world. After all, they put up something of a fight and scored in back-to-back games for the first time since mid-February. Small steps.

Thankfully, this match comes in front of a home crowd, which is where all of Hertha’s best work has been carried out this season. Though they have lost three of their last five at the Olympiastadion, the hosts did win here last time out, while they’ve also beaten Dortmund and avoided defeat against Leverkusen at home this season, so they shouldn’t be without hope ahead of Saturday’s clash.

The Union boys needed to bounce back last time out, and bounce back they did, beating FC Koln by a goal to nil on home soil. That win means that Saturday’s visitors are now only three points behind Hoffenheim in sixth, so their European dreams remain alive.

One thing that won’t fill the visitors with confidence, and one thing that will lift the spirits of the hosts is Union’s poor recent away record. Urs Fischer’s men have not only lost four away games on the spin, but they’ve gone four travelling matches without scoring a goal, which is worrying. Then again, they have beaten their city rivals not once but twice this season, so they do have that to draw on.

Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin Team News

Kevin Nsona and Alexander Schwolow are both out for Hertha. Anthony Ujah, Keita Endo and Andrea Luthe could all be missing for the visitors.

Starting Line-ups

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

Union Berlijn: Ronnow, Jaeckel, Knoche, Baumgartl, Trimmel, Khedira, Giesselmann, Haraguchi, Promel, Becker, Awoniyi.

Highlighted Player

Taiwo Awoniyi

If anyone can make the difference on Saturday evening, then it may be Taiwo Awoniyi, who has netted 12 times for Union this season. The forward also averages a very pleasing 0.60 expected goals per 90 minutes.