Can Pal Dardai still stay up with Hertha? It would probably be his greatest rescue Photo: picture alliance/dpa
By Oliver Knack
Are they just perseverance slogans? Or does Hertha still have a realistic chance of staying up?
Four game days left. Hertha is last with 22 points. The relegation rank is six points away. What gives hope: The next opponents sound feasible. Especially since it is partly against the direct competition. Against Stuttgart. In Cologne. Against Bochum and in Wolfsburg.
The east curve in the Olympic Stadium is home to the most loyal Hertha fans. Can they still celebrate in the Bundesliga next season? Photo: picture-alliance / Andreas Gora
But even the first leg didn’t go well: Hertha lost 2-1 in Stuttgart. After all, there was a 2-0 home win against 1. FC Köln. Hertha lost 3-1 at VfL Bochum. And in the home game against VfL Wolfsburg, the Berliners went down 0:5.
Trainer Pal Dardai believes there will be salvation if his team gets nine points. But is that realistic?
The last Bundesliga win, a 2-0 win over FC Augsburg, was on February 25, 2023. Since then there have been two draws and six defeats, most recently four in a row. The 5-2 loss to Schalke in particular hurt a lot, and the subsequent 4-2 home defeat against Werder confirmed the downward trend.
We want to know from you: How many points does Hertha get in the remaining four games? Or does it not matter because the team is relegated anyway? Vote. Your vote will be counted until Friday.