Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
All eyes will be on Olympiastadion in Berlin when Hertha and Stuttgart face each other in the relegation six-pointer. The capital club desperately needed a win against Augsburg, and they managed to get one thanks to Suat Serdar’s goal. Hertha footballers regained a much-needed confidence at the weekend, but they should not stop now. Marco Richter misses out through suspension, while all Lee, Jovetic, Schwolow, Nsona, and Jarstein are sidelined with injuries.
Die Schwaben, on the other hand, head into the match following a goalless draw with Mainz. Since Stuttgart will go for a win in Sunday’s clash as well, both teams to score betting option should be considered. The away team’s injury list is pretty long, including Orel Mangala, Mohamed Sankoh, Florian Schock, and Daniel Didavi, to name just a few. In their last meeting in the German top flight the two teams played out a 2-2 draw.
Highlighted Player (Peter Pekarik):
Peter Pekarik is a Slovakian defender born on 30th October 1986 in Zilina, and has so far made over 60 appearances for the country’s national team. The full-back spent his early career at boyhood club Zilina, and his big break came in January 2009, when he joined German giants Wolfsburg.
Pekarik in turn helped his new side lift their first ever Bundesliga trophy in his debut season, but eventually lost his place in the starting line-up and decided to join Hertha after a season-long loan at Kayserispor. The right-sided defender has since featured in over 70 league matches for the Olympiastadion outfit, who enjoyed a great deal of success during the 2015/2016 campaign.
Pekarik has been one of Slovakia’s most consistent performers since making his debut in 2006, and he started three games for the team at the 2010 World Cup. Operating alongside Martin Skrtel, Kornel Salata and Tomas Hubocan, Pekarik was a part of the team that secured their place at the Euro 2016 finals.
Highlighted Team (Stuttgart):
VfB Stuttgart is a German football club from the regio Bad Canstatt. With over 44 000 members VfB Stuttgart can be considered as one of the top 10 biggest football clubs in the nation. The German football club was founded in 1912 and is playing in the Bundesliga since the very first day.
VfB Stuttgart is currently playing its home games in the Mercedes-Benz Arena which was build in 1933 and holds a capacity of 65 000 seats. The stadium is considered as one of the most impressive and modern stadiums in Germany. The club colors of VfB Stuttgart are White and Red. The VfB Stuttgart fans gave the club the nickname Die Schwaben.
VfB Stuttgart is a successful club in the Bundesliga winning the league title 5 times, the DFB Pokal 3 times and the Supercup once. The club from Bad Canstatt haven’t had any big successes in Europe yet. The club end as runner up in the Europacup II and the UEFA Cup. Important players in the history of Stuttgart are: Tomasson, Bierofka, Dunga, Elber, Gomez, Lahm, Kuranyi and Yakin.