Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Hoffenheim and Hertha Berlin face each other at PreZero Arena in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games of Saturday’s program. Hoffenheim are on a seven-game losing run in the Bundesliga, and, as a result, they are stuck at the bottom with only 19 points in their pockets. The rock-bottom side are desperate to get back on course, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the capital club. Defender Ozak Kabak is banned for the match, while all Bebou, Vogt, Rudy, Nsoki, Dolberg, Che, Larsen, and Promel are sidelined with injuries.
The visitors, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team sitting just above the relegation zone. Since Hertha are desperate to pick up all three points from the relegation six-pointer as well, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score.
Highlighted Player (Sebastian Rudy):
After spending his youth career at the likes of Dietingen, Zimmern and Stuttgart, Sebastian Rudy started playing for Stuttgart II at senior level. The right back, who is capable of playing as a midfielder as well, made 37 league appearances for the Stuttgart reserve team, scoring 12 goals in the process.
After making 15 appearances for the first team, he joined Hoffenheim in 2010 and he has been playing for the Bundesliga team ever since. Sebastian Rudy is very quick on the ball and he is able to deliver a decent cross. Rudy scored two goals in 24 league appearances for Hoffenheim in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign.
Speaking of his international career, Rudy made his Germany debut on 13 May, 2014 in a friendly match against Poland in Hamburg. However, he did not make Germany Euro 2016 squad. Rudy has a contract with Hoffenheim which expires on 30 June, 2017.
Highlighted Team (Hoffenheim):
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is a German sport club from Hoffenheim in the Baden-Wurttemberg region. The football division played in season 2001/2002 for the first time in the Regionalliga Sud: the third highest football division in Germany. In 2007 the club managed to get to the 2. Bundesliga. One year later in 2007/2008 the club even managed to reach the Bundesliga .
Hoffenheim plays its home games in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena Rhein-Neckar-Arena which was built in 1999. The venue holds a capacity of 32 000 and is one of the most modern stadiums in Germany. The club colors of Hoffenheim are blue and white. The most known nickname for the club is Hoffe. The most famous football player that played for Hoffenheim was Luiz Gustavo.