Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
After sharing the spoils with Mainz before the international break, Freiburg will look to stay in the Champions League berth when they take on Hertha Berlin on Matchday 26. Christian Streich’s troops aim to put icing on the cake on a very successful season, but Leipzig are still breathing down their neck. Michael Gregoritsch, who scored the winner for Austria in the EURO 2024 qualifier against Estonia, is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts, while all Lukas Kubler, Philipp Lienhart, and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh remain in the recovery room.
The capital club, on the other hand, are eager to escape the relegation zone, but given their poor away record (1-1-10), we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side. Marco Richter is banned for the match, while all Jean-Paul Boetius, Chidera Ejuke, and Kelian Nsona are all sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Nils Petersen):
Son to a football coach, Andreas, the Freiburg striker Nils Petersen is a physical forward best known for his clinical finishing. A former Bayern Munich striker never got a chance to prove his worth with Bundesliga giants and had to take a long road to prominence which included loan spells at Werder Bremen and Freiburg, before penning a permanent deal with Die Breisaguer in 2015.
Petersen’s impressive exploits during the 2017/18 season helped him get into Germany’s provisional FIFA World Cup 2018 squad although his father Andreas would argue it was his personal influence that helped Joachim Loew write his son’s name in the 23-man list. Namely, Andres Piteresen spotted the Germany manager on a beach in January and decided to ask him about his son’s chances of making it into Germany World Cup squad.
Piteresen was rewarded with his senior Germany cap in an Austria friendly but unfortunately for his father missed out on the final squad for the tournament in Russia.
Highlighted Team (Hertha):
Hertha Berlin is a German football club from the city Berlin which is currently active in the highest German football division the Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1892 and is active in the Bundesliga since 2011//2012. Between 1926 and 1931 Hertha BSC managed to reach 6 times to the final of the Deutsche Meisterschaft which they managed to win 2 times (in 1930 and one year later in 1931).
Hertha Berlin originally played its home games in the Plumpe which got bombed during the WW II. After the bombings Hertha Berlin stated to play their games in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. The club colors of Hertha Berlin are blue and red and is also known as Die Alte Dame which is the same nickname as Juventus. Next to winning the German national league Hertha Berlin managed to reach to the final in the DFB Pokal in 1977, 1979 and 1993.
Hertha played several times in the UEFA Cup (former Europa League) and qualified for the group stage in the Champions League in the season 1999/2000. Known players that played for Hertha BSC are: Basturk, Deisler, Bobic and Marcelinho.