Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Olympiastadion in Berlin will host Saturday’s Bundesliga game between Hertha and Koln, the two bottom-table sides. Hertha are on a three-game losing run, but a win over Koln could see them escape the relegation zone. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but all Lee, Jovetic, Dardai, Gechter, Ngankam, and Nsona remain in the treatment room.
Meanwhile, the Billy Goats suffered a dip in form, with the team losing to both Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen in the last two league fixtures. Koln are not regarded as good travellers, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Hertha’s party in Berlin. All Schmitz, Uth, Dietz, Ljubicic, Lemperle, and Anderson are injured for the away team, while Timo Hubers is a major doubt, and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
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 (Koln):
FC Koln is a German football club from Koln and is currently active in the Bundesliga. The club was founded on 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.