RB Leipzig will welcome Hertha Berlin to Red Bull Arena this Saturday as both teams clash in the tenth round of the 2022/23 Bundesliga season.
Venue: Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Key Statistics
RB Leipzig are currently on their worst-ever nine-game start to a top-flight season (W3, D3, L3).
The hosts have won their last three home games scoring 3+ goals in each game.
They have kept three clean sheets in their last five home games.
Hertha Berlin are currently on an unbeaten run of league games (W1, D4).
The visitor’s one win after nine rounds is their lowest total in the top flight at this stage since 2009/10.
They have kept just one clean sheet in the league this season.
Head to head
Leipzig have won more Bundesliga games against Hertha than they have against any other club (W10, D1, L1).
Latest performances in all competitions
RB Leipzig: W-D-W-W-L
Hertha Berlin: D-D-W-D-D
RB Leipzig
Following their impressive win over Celtic in the Champions League, RB Leipzig will return to Bundesliga action this Friday, looking to record their fourth win of the league season.
The hosts beat Celtic 2-0 in Glasgow on Tuesday boosting their chances of qualifying from the group behind group leaders Real Madrid.
RB Leipzig have steadied after a shaky opening three games in Marco Rose’s era at the club (W1, L2) and come into this tie on a four-game unbeaten run (W3, D1).
The former Dortmund coach will now he can repeat his slides’ European performance in the league where they are looking to better their league position. Die Bullen are currently lingering in the bottom half after their worst-ever nine-game start to a top-flight season (W3, D3, L3),.
Given that they have won their last three games on home soil, they will fancy their chances of getting a good result in this game and record a four-game-winning run on home soil for the first time since February.
Given that they have scored ten goals and conceded just once across the last four and a half hours of play in their home venue, the Red Bulls are certainly charging towards recording a win and extending their impressive record against a Hertha Berlin side that have suffered the most defeats at the hands of Leipzig than any other team in the league.
Possible RB Leipzig starting line-up
Janis Blaswich; Benjamin Henrichs, Willi Orban, Abdou Diallo, Mohamed Simakan; Xaver Schlager, Amadou Haidara; Emil Forsberg, Dominik Szoboszlai, Christopher Nkunku; Timo Werner
Injured: Peter Gulacsi, Konrad Laimer, Dani Olmo, Lukas Klostermann, Marcel Halstenberg
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Hertha Berlin
Hertha Berlin will look to end a run of four games without a win when they face RB Leipzig on Saturday.
The visitors are unbeaten in their last five league games, but have recorded four draws in their last four Bundesliga games. That’s the second-longest active unbeaten streak ahead of this round behind Freiburg, yet Hertha are also currently on their longest run of Bundesliga draws since a five-game streak back in 2005/06.
However, after picking up just one of the first 12 available points, seven points from the last 15 available represent some improvement.
Despite that, the visitors will need to convert their solidity into wins if they are to improve on their current league position. The Berlin-based club are sitting in 14th place, just two points ahead of Schalke, with their one win after nine rounds being their lowest total in the top flight at this stage since 2009/10.
Possible Hertha Berlin starting line-up
Oliver Christensen; Jonjoe Kenny, Agustin Rogel, Marc-Oliver Kempf, Marvin Plattenhardt; Lucas Tousart, Ivan Sunjic, Suat Serdar; Dodi Lukebakio, Stevan Jovetic, Chidera Ejuke.
Injured: Wilfried Kanga, Davie Selke, Filip Uremovići, Kelian Nsona, Jean-Paul Boetius, Jessic Ngankam
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
RB Leipzig 2-1 Hertha Berlin
