Leverkusen – Hertha

Chicharito Kiessling Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin square off in one of the most important matches to be played in these last few Bundesliga round, with the clash having great implications in the fight for Champions League qualification.

Leverkusen is currently 3rd in the standings, 5 points ahead of Hertha with 3 rounds to go, so a home win today would guarantee direct UCL qualification for Bayer. The hosts will be confident coming into this match, as they have been arguably the most in form team in the Bundesliga lately. Leverkusen has 6 wins in a row in Germany, playing some very good football and they are on the back of a 3-2 success away at Schalke.

Hertha is clinging to the 4th place with its last powers, but the visitors are very close of ruining all their hard work this season. After playing so well for almost 30 rounds, Hertha suddenly collapsed, posting 1 draw and 4 losses in their last 5 matches in all competitions. They exited the DFB Pokal, they lost against relegation threatened teams, they were utterly demolished by the likes of Gladbach or Dortmund and could not even beat Hannover at home. Something is clearly happening with Hertha, as they are simply dreadful right now and were powerless last week as well, losing 0-2 at home to a Bayern Munich side that didn`t even try too hard.

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Team news & lineups:

Papadopoulos, Boenisch, Wendell and Tah will not be in Leverkusen’s lineup, while Hertha can’t count on Allagui, Kurt, Darida and Brooks.

Bayer Leverkusen: Leno – Hilbert, Ramalho, Toprak, Henrichs – Kampl, Aranguiz, Bellarabi, Brandt – Kießling, Chicharito

Hertha Berlin: Jarstein – Pekarik, Langkamp, Lustenberger, Plattenhardt – Stark, Skjelbred – Weiser, Mittelstädt – Kalou – Ibisevic

Fortunately for Hertha, teams behind them are not doing much better, so the visitors still have a 1 point advantage over the 5th placed Gladbach – which plays at Allianz Arena this round. Incredibly, Hertha will probably still remain 4th after this weekend, even if they record yet another loss. And I`m pretty sure they will.

I can`t see Hertha Berlin exiting this dreadful slump against a team like Leverkusen. They need an easier opponent to get back on track, but the recent schedule didn`t help them much, as this will be the 3rd difficult match in a row. Leverkusen is in great form, they play fast, direct and effective football and are definitely smelling blood here.

Look for Bayer to come out strong and claim direct qualification for the Champions League with a classic, solid home win. They are the better team, in better form and play at home, they also have a huge advantage regarding morale and confidence. My tip is Bayer Leverkusen to win. Odds are good enough to warrant a bet on the straight win, so I will not get greedy with handicaps. Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen – Hertha Berlin 2-0.

Pick: Leverkusen
Odds: 1.67 @ William Hill
Stake: 9
Possible profit: 6.03
Event date: 30 April

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