H2H: Hertha Berlin vs. Dusseldorf – Score prediction (04.10.2019)

Overview.

Hertha are without a win in each of their last seven Bundesliga meetings with Düsseldorf (D2, L5) and have lost each of the last four games. Their last victory came at home in December 1979 (3-0). Hertha are only on a longer winless run in the Bundesliga against Werder Bremen (11 matches) than they are against Düsseldorf (7, same as Hoffenheim). Fortuna are the only side that Hertha have also lost their last four BL games against. Düsseldorf’s loss percentage against Hertha is lower than against any other current Bundesliga side (21%, 5 defeats in 24 games). Hertha’s 4-0 triumph in Köln was not only their second victory of the season, but also their highest win in the Bundesliga since December 2015 (4-0 at Darmstadt). They last enjoyed a bigger win in August 2013 against Frankfurt (6-1). A win over Düsseldorf would see Hertha win two consecutive home games for the first time in 2019. They won each of their first three games on home turf in 2018/19 but have failed to win back-to-back such matches in Berlin since.

Match Info.

Competition: GERMANY Bundesliga – Round 7
Kick off: 04.10.2019, 18:30 UTC.
Venue: Olympiastadion (Berlin).
Referee: Petersen M. (Ger).

How much can you win if you bet $1.00
Hertha Berlin	X	Dusseldorf
WIN	Draw	WIN
$1.85	$3.75	$4.20

Teams Comparison.

Hertha Berlin have now won back-to-back Bundesliga games for the first time this season, helped by the fact they won the first half 1-0 in each game. However, last season they lost both Bundesliga fixtures against Fortuna Düsseldorf, conceding the opener in each H2H. In fact, Hertha have conceded a first-half opener in four of their six league games this season, though it doesn’t get much better after half-time. Seven of the 11 goals they’ve conceded this Bundesliga campaign arrived in the second half, and Hertha have won just one second half so far (W1, D2, L3).

Düsseldorf travel here on a five-game winless league run (D1, L4), the last four of which saw them score a first-half opener but then fail to find the net in the second half. One glimmer of hope is that they’ve scored in every Bundesliga match so far, albeit they’ve also conceded in all of those games too. The visitors have now lost their last two away games in an identical manner, winning the first half 1-0, before succumbing to a 2-1 defeat by eventually conceding a winner after the 85th minute.

Quick Facts.

Rouwen Hennings has scored three Bundesliga goals for Düsseldorf this season with all three being first-half openers netted between the 35th minute and half-time.

Vedad Ibišević (HBE) needed only six minutes to score twice from the bench last time out, yet he’s never scored against this opponent.

All six of Hertha’s Bundesliga games have yielded first-half results by a one-goal margin, with the last five featuring a 1-0 half-time scoreline either way.

Hertha’s two home games so far have featured over 2.5 goals and the opener scored in the first ten minutes.

Düsseldorf have won just 25% of the Bundesliga games that they started as an away outsider since the beginning of 2018/19 (W5, D5, L10).