Hertha Berlin vs Bayern Munich prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-11-04 14:30.
It was an underwhelming October for Hertha Berlin (W1, D2, L2), who sit in the lower reaches of the Bundesliga standings, a situation made more unpalatable by cross-city rivals Union Berlin heading the field! Conceding late denied them a point in a 1-0 defeat against Werder Bremen last Friday, with captain Marvin Plattenhardt stating afterwards he was “fuming” and that the game “should have finished 0-0”.
That late goal means Hertha have made their worst 12-game league start since 2019/20 (W2, D5, L5) in terms of points (11) and boss Sandro Schwarz will be hoping for a strong response as his side try to protect a four-game unbeaten home run (W1, D3). A tough assignment awaits with the visit of Bayern Munich though, against whom they’ve lost the last four home H2Hs, twice conceding exactly four times.
After becoming the first team to complete three separate UEFA Champions League group stages with a 100% winning record by beating Inter Milan 2-0 on Tuesday, Bayern have won each of their last seven competitive fixtures. They’ve done so while scoring an average of 4.5 goals per game and whilst they are also unbeaten in five league games (W4, D1), Bayern know extending that run here will see them top the Bundesliga come the end of play on Saturday.
Only slightly less prolific away from home, the reigning Bundesliga champions are unbeaten in five competitive away games (W4, D1), keeping clean sheets in each of the last two of those fixtures. That should inspire confidence ahead of a trip to the capital, although considering their only league defeat this term came on the road to a side in the bottom half, there’s no room for complacency.
Players to watch: Dodi Lukebakio netted between the 30th minute and half-time in two of Hertha’s last three home games, also netting two of his five career goals against Bayern in that time period. Also dangerous as half-time approaches, two of Eric Choupo-Moting’s three league goals this term came after the 30th minute but before the interval.
Hot stat: Bayern head coach Julian Nagelsmann has never lost a managerial H2H against Hertha (W9, D4).