Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Hertha welcome Hamburger SV to their Olympiastadion in the Bundesliga relegation final, first leg. The capital club finished the 2021/2022 Bundesliga campaign in 16th place in the standings, and, as a result, they need to beat HSV in the double-header in order to secure the elite division survival. All Selke, Dardai, Klunter, Lee, Schwolow, and Jarstein should miss out with injuries for the home team.
Die Rothosen, on the other hand, booked their place in the playoffs thanks to a 3-2 win over Hansa Rostock. HSV have been scoring goals for fun of late, and seeing that Hertha are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we are tempted to put our money on over 2.5 goals. As for the visiting side, both Anssi Suhonen and Tim Leibold are sidelined with injuries, while the opposition back-line should have Robert Glatzel at bay as he has already netted 22 goals so far this term.
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 (Hamburg):
Hamburg was founded in 1919 out of a fusion of 3 different football clubs from Hamburg. Because of the fusion the Hamburg SV have 4 official club colours which all are in the current home kit of the club. Hamburg SV is playing in the Bundesliga since the national league officialy started. Hamburg SV never played in another league than the Bundesliga. The best results of Hamburg SV were in the eighties where the club won the national league 2 times and the Europa Cup 1 once.
Since 1963 Hamburg is playing their home games in the Volksparstadium. In 1998 Hamburg SV changed to a new venue where the capacity 57 000 is. This is the venue where Hamburg SV is playing right now and is called the Imtech Arena. Because of international legislation the capacity in European games is 51500.
Known former players that played for Hamburg SV are: Van der Vaart, Beckenbauer, Ze Roberto, Guerrero and Felix Magath.