Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
All eyes will be on Olympiastadion when Hertha Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen face each other on day 26 of the current Bundesliga campaign. Hertha have been slipping down the standings week by week, with the team sitting in the relegation zone ahead of the visit of Bayer Leverkusen. The BayArena outfit aim to make amends for a shocking 2-1 loss to Arminia Bielefeld, and they will not have a better chance than this to get back on course.
Hertha struggle at the back, and, taking everything into account, we predict that the Champions League-chasing visitors are going to prove their worth on the field. Darida is banned for the hosts, while Lowen, Ascacibar, Guendouzi, Cunha, Khedira, and Boyata are all out of contention with injuries. As for the visitors, the likes of Sinkgraven, Bender brothers, Fosu-Mensah, Hradecky, Baumgartlinger, Arias, and Paulinho are likely to miss the game with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Vladimir Darida):
Born in Sokolov on 8 August 1990, Vladimir Darida is yet another Czech Republic footballer who has made a name for himself in German Bundesliga, although not before leaving his mark on the domestic competition. The highly rated midfielder, who can successfully cover a number of positions in the middle of the park, enjoyed several successful years at Viktoria Plzen, making no fewer than 28 appearances in European competitions, before deciding to leave for SC Freiburg.
Darida performed so well in his first two Bundesliga campaign that he was purchased by Hertha Berlin when his previous employers got relegated to the second division, and he in turn helped the Olympiastadion outfit enjoy a thoroughly impressive campaign.
Darida was a surprise inclusion to the Czech Republic squad for the Euro 2012 finals, but there were no surprises when he played a key role to help Repre qualify for the Euro 2016 tournament. He impressed playing in a more advanced role in the absence of Tomas Rosicky, and he has already earned more than 30 caps for the national team.
Highlighted Team (Bayer Leverkusen):
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club from the city Leverkusen in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. The home kit of Bayer Leverkusen is black and red. The club is playing his home games in the Bay Arena.
Bayer Leverkusen started to play in the Bundesliga from season 1979/1980. In 1988 Bayer Leverkusen managed to win the UEFA Cup by beating Espanyol in the final with 1-0. In the national league Bayer Leverkusen has been the most successful in the last couple of years with the 2nd place as their best performance.
Bayer Leverkusen never managed to win the league title. The current biggest rival of Bayer Leverkusen is 1. Koln. Next to football Bayer Leverkusen has a volleyball and basketball division as well. Currently Bayer Leverkusen is one of the biggest teams in the Bundesliga. Known players that played for Bayer Leverkusen are: Michael Ballack, Rudi Voller, Lucio and Arturo Vidal.