Hertha Berlin will battle to confirm their survival in the German-elite football league this Saturday when they welcome Mainz 05 at Olympiastadion Berlin in the 33rd round of the Bundesliga. Kickoff schedules for 19:30 EAT.
The home team sits right above the relegation zone, in the 15th place with 33 points in the table. They escaped the red zone thanks to a streak of two wins and a draw in the previous three league games. Despite last weekend’s setback though, Hertha head into their final home game of the season with plenty of confidence following their strong run of form, with the capital side having picked up 10 points from a possible 18 on offer since Magath took charge back in March.
Die Alte Dame shared spoils 1-1 Bundesliga 1 with Arminia Bielefeld in their last fixture. In that match, Hertha Berlin had 45% possession, 11 shots with five of them on target and a goal scored by Lucas Tousart (54′). Arminia Bielefeld got six shots with only one of them on target and a goal by Joakim Nilsson (91′).
The away side is ninth in the Bundesliga ladder and has nothing but top-half finish to play for in the remaining two outings of the season. Despite having nothing left to play for in their penultimate game of the season, last weekend’s victory is evidence to the fact that they are continuing to fight in the remaining weeks with the view to achieving a highest finish possible.
Die Nullfünfer heads into this fixture off the back off 3-1 Bundesliga 1 victory to beat Bayern Munich in their last game. In that match, Mainz had 31% possession, 22 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Jonathan Burkardt (18′), Moussa Niakhaté (27′) and Leandro Barreiro (57′). Bayern München got seven shots with one of them on target and a goal by Robert Lewandowski (33′).
Hertha Berlin vs Mainz 05 head to head
There have been 35 head to head meetings between these two teams since 1993. 14 matches ended in draws, Hertha claims 12 times and nine matches ended in stalemates.
- Mainz 4-0 Hertha 14/12/21
- Mainz 1-1 Hertha 03/05/21
- Hertha 0-0 Mainz 15/12/20
- Hertha 1-3 Mainz 08/02/20
- Mainz 2-1 Hertha 14/09/19
Home
- Bielefeld 1-1 Hertha
- Hertha 2-0 Stuttgart
- Augsburg 0-1 Hertha
- Hertha 1-4 Union Berlin
- Leverkusen 2-1 Hertha
Away
- Mainz 3-1 B. Munich
- Wolfsburg 5-0 Mainz
- Mainz 0-0 Stuttgart
- FC Koln 3-2 Mainz
- Augsburg 2-1 Mainz
Hertha Berlin team news
Manager Felix Magath will be without the services of Alexander Schwolow, Rune Jarstein, Stefan Jovetic and Dong-jun Lee due to injuries.
Mainz 05 team news
Mainz manager Bo Svensson has some current player fitness concerns. Jae-sung Lee and Delano Burgzorg are names that won’t be on the team sheet while Niklas Tauer is ineligible for this match because of suspension.
Prediction of odds
Hertha is on a three-game unbeaten streak, their best run of form since November last year while Mainz’s latest result, meanwhile, ended their five-game winless streak, marking their first win in over a month.
- Hertha Berlin Win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
