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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Date: Sat 18.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin (77116 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Hertha BSC have their presumed home advantage while Bayer Leverkusen are ahead 12 points in the Bundesliga table.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Hertha BSC form and stats

The story so far for Hertha BSC at their home stadium (Olympiastadion Berlin) is 6 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

A good away victory last time out for Hertha BSC, who won 4-3 against Augsburg. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Stuttgart in a game that was won 3-1.

Hertha BSC have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Olympiastadion Berlin with 25 goals in 16 matches. On the other hand, Hertha BSC have conceded 22 goals.

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Bayer Leverkusen form and stats

The visitors are W8-D2-L6 on the road this term. Bayer Leverkusen has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Bayer Leverkusen's last game was the home draw against Schalke 04 (1-1). Prior to that match, a home win 6-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Bayer Leverkusen manager P. Bosz has got the team scoring on the road, with 32 away goals in 16 matches. Bayer Leverkusen have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Bayer Leverkusen - Hertha BSC 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Hertha BSC won 3 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Bayer Leverkusen has 7 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 8 / 2

Top Goalscorers

K. Havertz
16 goals / 3 assists
K. Volland
14 goals / 8 assists
O. Duda
11 goals / 4 assists

Hertha BSC missing players

Bayer Leverkusen missing players

Hertha BSC Bayer Leverkusen
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played 5 16 33
11 6 3 Won 4 8 17
10 6 0 Drew 0 2 4
12 4 2 Lost 1 6 12
48 25 9 Scored 17 32 64
52 22 8 Conceded 8 26 51
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 100% 94% 97%
79% 75% 80% Over 1.5 100% 88% 85%
61% 56% 60% Over 2.5 100% 75% 64%
42% 38% 40% Over 3.5 60% 44% 48%
18% 19% 40% Over 4.5 60% 38% 30%
58% 62% 40% BTTS 80% 69% 64%
27% 25% 40% Clean Sheets 20% 19% 27%
24% 19% 20% Failed To Score 0% 19% 12%
 
4.3 4.4 4.2 Corners For (avg) 5.6 4.9 5.6
5.5 6.1 9.4 Corners Against (avg) 5.2 5.6 4.8
2 2 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.6 1.5
5 2 2 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Bayer Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Hertha BSC
All DFB Pokal Bundesliga Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
21-03-19 CF Hertha BSC 1 - 3 Holstein Kiel
30-03-19 BU RB Leipzig 5 - 0 Hertha BSC
06-04-19 BU Hertha BSC 1 - 2 Fortuna Düsseldorf
14-04-19 BU Hoffenheim 2 - 0 Hertha BSC
21-04-19 BU Hertha BSC 0 - 0 Hannover 96
27-04-19 BU Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 0 Hertha BSC
04-05-19 BU Hertha BSC 3 - 1 Stuttgart
11-05-19 BU Augsburg 3 - 4 Hertha BSC
18-05-19 BU Hertha BSC 13:30 Bayer Leverkusen
23-05-19 CF Minnesota United - Hertha BSC
Bayer Leverkusen
All DFB Pokal Bundesliga Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-03-19 BU Hannover 96 2 - 3 Bayer Leverkusen
17-03-19 BU Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 3 Werder Bremen
29-03-19 BU Hoffenheim 4 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
06-04-19 BU Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 4 RB Leipzig
13-04-19 BU Stuttgart 0 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
20-04-19 BU Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 Nürnberg
26-04-19 BU Augsburg 1 - 4 Bayer Leverkusen
05-05-19 BU Bayer Leverkusen 6 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
11-05-19 BU Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 1 Schalke 04
18-05-19 BU Hertha BSC 13:30 Bayer Leverkusen

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Bayern München 33 23 6 4 83 31 16 12 3 1 44 13 17 11 3 3 39 18 52 75
2 Borussia Dortmund 33 22 7 4 79 44 17 14 2 1 52 25 16 8 5 3 27 19 35 73
3 RB Leipzig 33 19 9 5 62 27 17 10 6 1 34 9 16 9 3 4 28 18 35 66
4 Borussia M'gladbach 33 16 7 10 55 40 16 9 3 4 31 20 17 7 4 6 24 20 15 55
5 Bayer Leverkusen 33 17 4 12 64 51 17 9 2 6 32 25 16 8 2 6 32 26 13 55
6 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 15 9 9 59 43 17 8 4 5 32 21 16 7 5 4 27 22 16 54
7 Wolfsburg 33 15 7 11 54 49 16 7 5 4 28 22 17 8 2 7 26 27 5 52
8 Hoffenheim 33 13 12 8 68 48 17 7 5 5 28 20 16 6 7 3 40 28 20 51
9 Werder Bremen 33 13 11 9 56 48 16 7 6 3 33 25 17 6 5 6 23 23 8 50
10 Hertha BSC 33 11 10 12 48 52 16 6 6 4 25 22 17 5 4 8 23 30 -4 43
11 Fortuna Düsseldorf 33 12 5 16 47 64 16 8 0 8 25 27 17 4 5 8 22 37 -17 41
12 Mainz 05 33 11 7 15 42 55 16 7 5 4 27 20 17 4 2 11 15 35 -13 40
13 Freiburg 33 7 12 14 41 60 16 5 7 4 27 26 17 2 5 10 14 34 -19 33
14 Augsburg 33 8 8 17 50 63 17 5 4 8 34 33 16 3 4 9 16 30 -13 32
15 Schalke 04 33 8 8 17 37 55 16 4 2 10 16 28 17 4 6 7 21 27 -18 32
16 Stuttgart 33 7 6 20 32 70 17 6 4 7 22 27 16 1 2 13 10 43 -38 27
17 Hannover 96 33 5 6 22 30 69 17 5 1 11 15 26 16 0 5 11 15 43 -39 21
18 Nürnberg 33 3 10 20 25 63 17 3 7 7 16 22 16 0 3 13 9 41 -38 19

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