Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th March 2023

We are zooming in on Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin, as the duo face each other at BayArena on Sunday in what surely will be an exciting Bundesliga clash.

Placed 11 in the table Bayer Leverkusen have amassed 28 points after 22 matches. On 20 points, Hertha Berlin rank 14 with 22 matches played this season.

Following some poor performances in this Bundesliga campaign recently, Bayer Leverkusen desperately need points from the match against Hertha Berlin to get back on track.

Bayer Leverkusen show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They pulled off three clean sheets.

Hertha Berlin managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 23 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 2.3 goals an average per game.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Bayer Leverkusen played against Hertha Berlin. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen collected four points from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 2-3 against Mainz 05. They retaliated in a 2-3 win against Monaco, before drawing 1-1 with Freiburg. Bayer Leverkusen claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 13 and conceded seven goals.

Hertha Berlin Form

Six points is Hertha Berlin have to show from their past three matches, as they beat B. M'gladbach by 4-1. This was followed by a 4-1 defeat against B. Dortmund, before winning 2-0 against Augsburg. Hertha Berlin are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 16 goals while scoring five themselves.

Bookmakers have Bayer Leverkusen down as rather big favourites for the win against Hertha Berlin. While it might prove a bit more troublesome than odds suggest, we find it equally tempting to side with the hosts.

Bayer Leverkusen enjoy a record of eight wins, four draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hertha Berlin show off five wins, five draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Alonso will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Hertha Berlin from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Andrey Lunev (0/1), Lukas Hradecky (0/21), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Patrick Pentz (0/0), Daley Sinkgraven (0/8), Edmond Tapsoba (1/22), Jeremie Frimpong (5/22), Jonathan Tah (1/21), Mitchel Bakker (2/18), Noah Mbamba (0/0), Odilon Kossounou (0/16), Piero Hincapie (1/19), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/7), Ayman Azhil (0/1), Charles Aranguiz (1/10), Exequiel Palacios (1/16), Florian Wirtz (0/7), Joshua Eze (0/0), Kerem Demirbay (3/19), Nadiem Amiri (3/17), Robert Andrich (2/20), Adam Hlozek (3/20), Amine Adli (1/14), Callum Hudson-Odoi (0/13), Karim Bellarabi (0/6), Moussa Diaby (7/21), Patrik Schick (3/13), Sardar Azmoun (1/12).

Hertha Berlin Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 44 year-old Hertha Berlin manager Schwarz will select his starting XI from these players:

Oliver Christensen (0/22), Robert Kwasigroch (0/0), Rune Almenning Jarstein (0/0), Tjark Ernst (0/0), Agustin Rogel (0/12), Cimo Roecker (0/0), Filip Uremovic (0/13), Jonjoe Kenny (0/19), Julian Eitschberger (0/0), Marc-Oliver Kempf (0/22), Marton Dardai (1/9), Marvin Plattenhardt (0/19), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/12), Pascal Klemens (0/0), Peter Pekarik (0/3), Ivan Sunjic (0/16), Jean-Paul Boetius (0/17), Kevin-Prince Boateng (0/10), Lucas Tousart (3/21), Suat Serdar (4/21), Tolga Cigerci (0/4), Chidera Ejuke (0/15), Derry Scherhant (1/7), Dodi Lukebakio (9/21), Florian Niederlechner (4/19), Jessic Ngankam (1/7), Kelian Wa Saka (0/0), Marco Richter (4/19), Stevan Jovetic (1/9), Wilfried Kanga (2/17).

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin Team News

Bayer Leverkusen could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Hertha Berlin.

Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Charles Aranguiz, Joshua Eze and Patrik Schick are missing from the squad, Bayer Leverkusen will field against Hertha Berlinon Sunday.

Hertha Berlin could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match on Sunday atBayArena

Hertha Berlin need to do without Florian Niederlechner, Wilfried Kanga, Jean-Paul Boetius, Maximilian Mittelstaedt, Marvin Plattenhardt, Jessic Ngankam and Kelian Wa Saka, who are not fit enough to travel to BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin H2H

It finished all square on when Bayer Leverkusen last faced Hertha Berlin. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 2-2 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1. Bayer Leverkusen have a 30% win rate in the against Hertha Berlin, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 3-3-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 11/10 with bookies.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin Betting Tips

Adam Hlozek managed to hit the target twice recently for Bayer Leverkusen, while Dodi Lukebakio, added two strikes in Bundesliga for Hertha Berlin in his last six outings.

Bayer Leverkusen claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Hertha Berlin won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing six in this series of matches. Bayer Leverkusen will feel optimistic about scoring on Sunday, with Hertha Berlin managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals happened five times in the past ten encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin, with Bayer Leverkusen scoring 1.3 goals on average per game. Hertha Berlin averaged 1.4 goals, while both teams scored five times. Bayer Leverkusen saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten outings for Hertha Berlin, who managed to score 2.4 times in those matches.