In the first leg, Suat Serdar scored for Hertha after just three minutes. Because Kamada managed to equalize, the game ended 1-1 Photo: picture alliance/dpa
From BZ/dpa
The start of the new year could not have gone worse for Hertha. Three games, three bankruptcies. In addition, the separation from manager Fredi Bobic.
18 points difference. That’s how many points separate Eintracht Frankfurt and Hertha. The Hessians, who are in sixth place with 32 points, can liven up the title fight with a win. The Berliners, who are in the penultimate place with 14 points, have to be careful not to lose contact with the non-relegation places. There have been ten home wins and nine away wins in both clubs’ 34 league games in the league. They drew 15 times.
Draw King. Makoto Hasebe can expand his record as a league-wide draw king. The 39-year-old Japanese faces his 100th draw in 364 league games. So far, nine draws against a club is his maximum, which he could screw up to ten points on Saturday against Hertha.
Sandro Schwarz believes in his team and unconditionally supports the unsuccessful team Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa
standards. The corner kicks could provide a sticking point of the game if a team does not stick to the statistics. Hertha are the only team next to Schalke who have never scored a goal from a corner kick this season. Like TSG Hoffenheim, Frankfurt have so far conceded six goals from corner kicks.
Top scorer Muani. Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani is following in the footsteps of Erling Haaland. The Norwegian is the only player so far to have scored 20 points before making his 20th appearance in the Bundesliga. The then Dortmund striker scored 21 points in just his 18th league game. The Frenchman makes his 18th appearance in the league against Hertha and has seven goals and twelve assists after 17 games.
Hertha without five. On Saturday Schwarz will have to do without Agustin Rogel, Chidera Ejuke, Stevan Jovetic and Kelian Nsona. The injury of Peter Pekarik, suffering from a hip cap injury, robs the coach of a tricky decision. The 36-year-old Slovakian had replaced Jonjoe Kenny well and might have kept that spot even though Kenny has recovered from his concussion.