Football match betting preview: Hertha BSC vs VfL Wolfsburg

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin (74649 seats)

With the nervous opening fixture out of the way it’s time for the second Bundesliga meeting of the season. Hertha BSC are eager to welcome VfL Wolfsburg in front of their stadium regulars.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Hertha BSC form and stats

The season before, Hertha BSC's league results were 8 wins, 11 draws and 15 losses, ending with 14th position in the Bundesliga. During these 34 matches they scored 41 goals and conceded 52. Playing as the home side in the former season Hertha BSC delivered 5-5-7 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 26 conceded.

Hertha are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Köln. The attacker Matheus Cunha was "man of the match" for Hertha with a rating of 7.35/10. Cunha served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Meppen and winning 1-0.

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

Let's have a look at how VfL Wolfsburg performed last season in the Bundesliga: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 10 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 61 and conceded 37 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 6 and lost 4 with 29/21 goals scored/conceded.

Wout Weghorst scored in Wolfsburg's previous match, the home game against VfL Bochum 1848 that ended 1-0. Kevin Mbabu was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.71. The defender Mbabu hit two key passes and won 6 of 15 duels.

Preceding that game was the away DFB Pokal victory against Preuen Munster (after extra-time) with the score of 3-1.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two parties are: three wins for Hertha, four draws and three wins for VfL Wolfsburg. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Hertha BSCS. Jovetić
S. Jovetić
1 goals
VfL WolfsburgW. Weghorst
W. Weghorst
1 goals

Hertha BSC missing players

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hertha BSC VfL Wolfsburg
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 18
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 9
25% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 11%
Hertha BSC Last season VfL Wolfsburg
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
8 5   Won W   7 17
11 5   Drew D   6 10
15 7   Lost L   4 7
41 21   Scored S   29 61
52 26   Conceded C   21 37
85% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 91%
79% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   94% 82%
56% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 56%
26% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 29%
15% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 15%
53% 41%   BTTS BTTS   65% 53%
26% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 41%
35% 41%   Failed to Score F T   6% 15%
 
4.5 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.2
4.7 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.2
2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
3 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
11.4 13.5   Shots (avg) S (   12.9 13.1
4.4 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 4.6
27% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 39%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 VfB Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Köln 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 1. FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Union Berlin 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Bayern München 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Freiburg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 VfL Bochum 1848 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0
17 Greuther Furth 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
18 Augsburg 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
Last season 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 34 24 6 4 99 44 17 13 4 0 64 21 17 11 2 4 35 23 55 78
2 RB Leipzig 34 19 8 7 60 32 17 11 4 2 29 13 17 8 4 5 31 19 28 65
3 Borussia Dortmund 34 20 4 10 75 46 17 11 2 4 40 20 17 9 2 6 35 26 29 64
4 VfL Wolfsburg 34 17 10 7 61 37 17 10 4 3 32 16 17 7 6 4 29 21 24 61
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 16 12 6 69 53 17 10 7 0 37 20 17 6 5 6 32 33 16 60
6 Bayer Leverkusen 34 14 10 10 53 39 17 8 5 4 34 22 17 6 5 6 19 17 14 52
7 Union Berlin 34 12 14 8 50 43 17 8 8 1 32 18 17 4 6 7 18 25 7 50
8 Borussia M'gladbach 34 13 10 11 64 56 17 8 4 5 32 19 17 5 6 6 32 37 8 49
9 VfB Stuttgart 34 12 9 13 56 55 17 5 6 6 27 26 17 7 3 7 29 29 1 45
10 Freiburg 34 12 9 13 52 52 17 7 6 4 33 23 17 5 3 9 19 29 0 45
11 Hoffenheim 34 11 10 13 52 54 17 8 3 6 32 24 17 3 7 7 20 30 -2 43
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 10 9 15 39 56 17 4 4 9 16 26 17 6 5 6 23 30 -17 39
13 Augsburg 34 10 6 18 36 54 17 6 4 7 21 25 17 4 2 11 15 29 -18 36
14 Hertha BSC 34 8 11 15 41 52 17 5 5 7 21 26 17 3 6 8 20 26 -11 35
15 Arminia Bielefeld 34 9 8 17 26 52 17 6 2 9 13 23 17 3 6 8 13 29 -26 35
16 Köln 34 8 9 17 34 60 17 3 5 9 20 31 17 5 4 8 14 29 -26 33
17 Werder Bremen 34 7 10 17 36 57 17 3 5 9 16 28 17 4 5 8 20 29 -21 31
18 Schalke 04 34 3 7 24 25 86 17 3 3 11 14 34 17 0 4 13 11 52 -61 16

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 VfB Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Köln 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 1. FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Union Berlin 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Bayern München 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Freiburg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 VfL Bochum 1848 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0
17 Greuther Furth 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
18 Augsburg 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0

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