Our football match prediction:
Hertha Berlin
Match Time & Date:
22/10/2016
14:30 GMT
Prediction: 1-0
1. Koln
Hertha are enjoying a season to remember. The capital club have been producing thrilling performances at the start of the new Bundesliga campaign and they head into Saturday’s football match against Koln following a 1-1 draw with star-studded Borussia Dortmund. Hertha have been impressive at home ground this season and we predict that they will extend their winning run at Olympiastadion Berlin to four matches. Their next rivals Koln have been in a fine form of late as well, but we believe that Hertha are capable of putting an end to Koln’s seven-game unbeaten run in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign. Former Hoffenheim striker Vedad Ibisevic has been scoring goals for fun this season and all eyes will be on the Bosnian footballer when the two teams take on each other in Berlin on Saturday. It has to be noted that Hertha emerged triumphant in previous two meetings between the two teams.
Highlighted Player (Fabian Lustenberger):
Fabian Lustenberger is a Swiss player who was born on 2 May, 1988 in Nebikon. The defensive midfielder started his senior career at FC Luzern and he played 34 league matches for the club between 2005 and 2007. Lustenberger joined Hertha Berlin in August, 2007 and it has to be noted that he made 24 league appearances for the capital club in the 2007/2008 Bundesliga campaign. Despite the fact that Hertha dropped to 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2009/2010 season, the Swiss footballer decided not to leave the club in the summer transfer window. In 2013 Hertha returned to the German top flight and Lustenberger has been the team’s captain ever since. The 180-cm-tall footballer has 25 caps for Switzerland U21 team and he made his debut for the Switzerland national team on 15 November, 2013 in a friendly against Korea Republic. His brother is a football player as well and he currently plays for the FC Luzern reserve team. Fabian Lustenberger’s contract with Hertha expires on 30 June, 2019.
Highlighted Team (1. Koln):
FC Koln is a German football club from Koln and is currently active in the Bundesliga. The club was foundedon 13th of February in 1948 after a fusion between Koner BC01 and SpVgg Sulz07. Like many German football clubs FC Koln is not only a football club but has different other sports departments as well.FC Koln currently hosts it’s home games in the Rhein Energie Stadium which holds a capacity of almost 51 000 spectators and was recently renovated in 2004.The main club colours are white and red. The most known nickname for FC Koln is Die Geißböcke which literally means the Goats. The biggest rivals of FC Koln are Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Monchengladbach and Fortuna Dusseldorf. The club from Koln holds a narrow relationship with St Pauli, Liverpool and Paris Saint Germain.FC Koln is one of the most successful clubs in Germany winning the Bundesliga title 3 times and the DFB Pokal 3 times. Notable players that played for FC Koln are Schuster, Korput, Olsen, Weber and Muller.
