Stuttgart vs Hertha Berlin predictions for Sunday’s Bundesliga fixture at Mercedes-Benz Arena. Can the hosts make it two wins on the bounce? Or will the visitors upset the odds? Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Stuttgart picked up a timely win last weekend, beating Mainz by two goals to one at this venue. After losing three on the bounce and going without a win since the start of October, Sunday’s hosts needed to bounce back, and bounce back they did, which means that they’re likely to come into this fixture with renewed confidence. The fact that the visitors have struggled of late should fill the hosts with extra belief too.
In general, the hosts have been quite up and down at home, winning three, drawing one and losing three, scoring a pleasing 14 goals in the process, but conceding a not so brilliant 11. The fact that only twok Bundesliga teams have conceded more home goals than Stuttgart isn’t exactly a positive.
Hertha Berlin come here off the back of no win in four, two of which they’ve lost, and their recent poor run can be put down to a lack of forward potency. Sunday’s visitors have scored just two goals in their last four league matches, while they’ve not scored more than once in any of their last five. Defensively, they’ve not been overly poor, conceding six in five, but with their offensive output being meagre, even six in five isn’t good enough.
Away from home, Pal Dardai’s men have been more generous with what they’ve given away, conceding no less than 20 goals in seven games. Only bottom-of-the-pile Furth have conceded more travelling goals.
With Hertha floundering both right now and in general on the road this season, especially from a defensive point of view, home goals appeal. The hosts know how to get the ball in the net in front of their own fans, and at odds of 2.1, against a side that has conceded nearly three goals on average on the road, they’re worth supporting to score at least twice.