Hertha Berlin vs Mönchengladbach

Hertha Berlin challenge Mönchengladbach in this German Bundesliga round 20 clash at Olympiastadion late Sunday evening Beijing time. ”Challenge” is all I believe they will be able to do as they cannot match the visitors in any area of the game! Indeed, the hosts are having yet another disappointing season. They are currently in the 17th place in this league with a total of 18 clubs. They will probably be relegated to 2. Bundesliga for the next season. 17th is also their place in my power rating that reflects the teams' pure class. They have grabbed a pathetic 14 points so far in. I am afraid this match will not be a particularly entertaining one - despite the fact that Bundesliga is the third-best league in the world. I do not see Hertha having much potential for improvement.. I want to mention, though, that in terms of expected points (xPTS) they would have deserved 16.12 points. They are clearly very low in confidence at the moment and according to my sources their team spirit is also far from optimal. They have won just three games this season and even at home their score difference is very bad - 12–18. The home advantage is, of course, a factor we have to take into account here, but their fans have, understandably, been very frustrated lately. In their most recent home game they lost to Union Berlin 0-2. Furthermore, on the 24th of January they got completely humiliated by Wolfsburg. 0-5 was the final score!

The hosts have lost four matches in a row and have been very lame offensively and shaky in defense. Indeed, they have scored just once in their most recent four games. Their opponents, on the other hand, have scored 13 goal against them! Yes, they can improve a bit from the recent games but I'm not sure if even that will be enough – at least to win.. I also want to mention that according to a reliable source, Transfermarkt.com the visitors' squad has a much bigger market value than Hertha's players – over 233 million euros. The hosts squad is valued at only around 97 million. Even this number is too high in my view. The hosts are missing eight players according to the information available Saturday evening Beijing time. The visitors are without just Borges Sanches and Weigl. They are in 9th place in the standings and could climb a little higher as the season progresses. They have 26 points to their account and have a good score difference -34:29. In their most recent match they were not at their best and Schalke took a point from them in a goalless game. Before this they were on fire and crushed Hoffenheim 4-1 away from home proving that they have very much offensive potential. They have a 47% chance to win so the odds of around 2.50 that are widely available are very lucrative!

GOOD LUCK!

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柏林赫塔挑战Mönchengladbach在北京时间周日晚上在奥林匹亚球场进行的德甲第20轮比赛中。”“挑战”是我相信他们能够做到的，因为他们在游戏的任何领域都比不上访问者!事实上，东道主又经历了一个令人失望的赛季。他们目前在联赛中排名第17位，共有18支俱乐部。他们可能会被降级为2。下赛季的德甲联赛。第17位也是他们在我的实力评级中的位置，这反映了球队的纯粹等级。到目前为止，他们只拿到了可怜的14分。我担心这场比赛不会是一场特别有趣的比赛——尽管德甲是世界上第三好的联赛。我认为赫塔没有太大的提升潜力。不过，我想提到的是，就预期得分(xPTS)而言，他们应该得到16.12分。他们目前的信心显然很低，根据我的消息来源，他们的团队精神也远远没有达到最佳状态。他们本赛季只赢了三场比赛，即使在主场，他们的比分差距也非常大——12-18。当然，主场优势是我们必须考虑的一个因素，但他们的球迷最近非常沮丧，这是可以理解的。在最近的主场比赛中，他们0-2输给了柏林联盟。此外，在1月24日，他们被沃尔夫斯堡彻底羞辱了，0-5是最终比分!

东道主已经连续输掉了四场比赛，他们的进攻非常糟糕，防守也不稳定。事实上，他们在最近的四场比赛中只进了一球。另一方面，他们的对手已经在他们面前进了13个球!是的，他们可以在最近的比赛中有所提高，但我不确定这是否足够——至少能赢球。我还想提到的是，根据可靠的消息来源，客队的市场价值比赫塔的球员要高得多——超过2.33亿欧元。东道主球队的身价只有9700万左右。在我看来，即使是这个数字也太高了。根据北京时间周六晚上的消息，东道主有8名球员缺席。参观者只有博尔赫斯·桑切斯和韦格尔。他们目前在积分榜上排名第九，随着赛季的进展，他们的排名可能会上升一些。他们有26分，并且有一个不错的比分差-34:29。在最近的一场比赛中，他们并没有处于最佳状态，沙尔克在一场零进球的比赛中从他们手中拿走了一分。在此之前，他们在主场4-1大胜霍芬海姆，证明了他们有很强的进攻潜力。