Hertha BSC will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 22 points behind Bayer Leverkusen.
It's no vacation for neither Hertha BSC nor Bayer Leverkusen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hertha are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Leverkusen is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Hertha BSC form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for Hertha BSC at their home stadium (Olympiastadion Berlin) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Hertha BSC to get some points in this home game.
Hertha BSC are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Freiburg. Before that game, the home loss against Eintracht Frankfurt with the scoreline 1-4.
The Hertha fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 16 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Hertha BSC with 32 goals conceded in these matches.
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
Bayer Leverkusen's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Bayer Leverkusen collect 32 points from their 16 away matches in the Bundesliga. 10 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 4 defeats).
Kai Havertz, Moussa Diaby and Sven Bender scored in Bayer Leverkusen's previous match, the home game against Köln that ended 3-1. Before that, Leverkusen travelled to Schalke 04 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Bayer Leverkusen are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 16 away games so far. Bayer Leverkusen have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Bayer Leverkusen - Hertha 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Hertha won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Bayer Leverkusen has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  K. Havertz 12 goals |  K. Volland 9 goals |   V. Ibišević 7 goals |
Hertha BSC missing players
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
| Hertha BSC | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 45 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 29 | 60 |
| 57 | 32 | 13 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | 42 |
| 94% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 81% | 81% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | 88% |
| 75% | 75% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 62% | 62% |
| 47% | 56% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 38% | 41% |
| 16% | 25% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| 53% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | 59% |
| 25% | 31% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 25% | 28% |
| 28% | 31% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
| 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 332 | 173 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 76 | 211 | 472 |
| 113 | 51 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 27 | 87 | 177 |
| 40% | 41% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 33% | 34% |
- Bayer Leverkusen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bayer Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Hertha BSC has the most matches over the total-line (22)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 62 | 76 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 45 | 66 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 79 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 45 | 63 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 60 |
| 5 | Borussia M'gladbach | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 59 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 46 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 53 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | -8 | 46 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | -1 | 45 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 57 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -2 | 41 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -13 | 39 |
| 11 | Hertha BSC | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 57 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | -12 | 38 |
| 12 | Union Berlin | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -16 | 38 |
| 13 | Köln | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 62 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 36 | -13 | 35 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 60 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 35 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 35 | -22 | 34 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 36 | -28 | 29 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 30 | -30 | 28 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 32 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -34 | 20 |