Hertha Berlin vs Freiburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-10-08 15:30.
After recording their joint-worst Bundesliga start after four games during the three points per win era (D1, L3), Hertha Berlin have since recovered to cement a four-game unbeaten run of league games (W1, D3) to navigate them closer towards mid-table. Draws are often uninspiring, but battling back from 1-0 down to hold the likes of UEFA Champions League participants Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-2 stalemate suggests that Hertha are finally finding their feet.
Hertha did well to keep that unbeaten run alive with a 1-1 draw against an imperious Hoffenheim in the last round, especially as they had a double helping of bad news in the week leading up to the game. Assistant manager Mark Fotheringham left to take the Huddersfield job, whilst summer signing Jean-Paul Boëtius became their second player in a matter of months to receive a heartbreaking cancer diagnosis, after the now-recovered Marco Richter.
Finding any faults with Freiburg seems to be a fool’s errand at the minute, with six clean sheets across their last nine games in all competitions (W7, D2) helping them draw level with Union Berlin on points at the Bundesliga summit ahead of this round. Even when conceding against Mainz in the last round, Freiburg had already done enough to secure a 2-1 victory that sealed their strongest ever eight-game Bundesliga start in club history (W5, D2, L1).
That’s certainly not a bad return for the Bundesliga’s longest serving manager, Christian Streich, a man who maintains that the aim for this season is simply to survive relegation! Another little piece of club history is achievable in this game too, as a third straight win here would secure Freiburg’s longest run of H2H wins over Hertha Berlin after they completed a league double last season.
Players to watch: After scoring in Hertha’s last game, Dodi LukĂ©bakio failed to win in four of his last six scoring appearances – he also scored in a 4-1 H2H defeat last season! As for Freiburg, Vincenzo Grifo scored in midweek to keep up his record of contributing to a goal in all of their European group games, yet he seeks his first Bundesliga goal involvement since September’s opening game.
Hot streak: Freiburg are enjoying the longest current unbeaten run of any Bundesliga team ahead of the round (W4, D2).