Hertha Berlin is hoping to open the new year with the three points, as Tayfun Korkut's squad welcomes FC Koln at home. The twelfth-placed team saw a decent rise in form under the new head coach, even managing to close 2021 with a 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund. Hertha has been great at its home ground this season, defeated in just two of the eight matches here. They are unbeaten at the Olympiastadion for five consecutive duels, last time losing in October 2021 against Freiburg. FC Koln went into the new year with a two-game winning streak, but is not confident about finding a victory in the upcoming clash considering its away record this season. Steffen Baumgart's team won only one of its eight visits so far, losing three, and sharing points in the other four.

Injuries could be a bit of an issue for the hosts, but I believe they can still avoid the defeat with a smart approach to this match. They will miss Rune Jarstein, Dedryck Boyata, Linus Gechter, Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Santiago Ascacibar, Lucas Tousart, Fredrik Bjorkan, Suat Serdar, and Stevan Jovetic. Meanwhile, the guests are without Kingsley Schindler, Sebastian Andersson, Ellyes Skhiri, and Niklas Hauptmann.

FC Koln is currently eighth in the league, scoring twenty-seven but also receiving the same amount of goals after seventeen league rounds. The visitors would be much lower down the ladder if it weren't for the experienced striker Anthony Modeste, who has earned tons of points for his teams with eleven goals, all of those determining the outcome of the games. He has found the net three times in his last two appearances, and will be the star player Hertha's defense needs to take care of.

Hertha prevailed over Dortmund thanks to Marco Richter, who has been a great addition to this team since he arrived from Augsburg this season. He scored a brace in Berlin's last game, and with the absence of Stevan Jovetic, the young player will again be the hosts' most dangerous player on the field.

I expect the hosts to win at least a point here. Good luck!

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柏林赫塔希望以三分开启新的一年，泰丰·科尔库特的球队将在主场迎战科隆队。在新主帅的带领下，这支排名第十二的球队在状态上有了不错的提升，甚至在2021年以3比2战胜多特蒙德。赫塔本赛季在主场表现出色，在8场比赛中仅输掉两场。他们已经连续五次在奥林匹克赛场上保持不败，上一次是在2021年10月输给弗莱堡。以两连胜的成绩进入新年的科隆队，考虑到本赛季的客场战绩，对在即将到来的比赛中取得胜利没有信心。史蒂芬·鲍姆加特(Steffen Baumgart)的球队到目前为止只赢得了八次客场比赛中的一次，输掉了三次，在其他四次比赛中分享积分。

伤病可能是东道主的一个问题，但我相信他们仍然可以避免失败，通过一个聪明的方法来应对这场比赛。他们将错过Rune Jarstein, dedrick Boyata, Linus Gechter, Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Santiago Ascacibar, Lucas Tousart, Fredrik Bjorkan, Suat Serdar和Stevan Jovetic。同时，客人没有金斯利·辛德勒，塞巴斯蒂安·安德森，埃利斯·斯赫里和尼克拉斯·豪普特曼。

科隆队目前在联赛中排名第八，进球数为27个，但在17轮联赛中也取得了同样的进球。如果没有经验丰富的前锋安东尼·莫德斯蒂(Anthony Modeste)，客队的排名会低得多。莫德斯蒂凭借11个进球为球队赢得了大量积分，所有这些都决定了比赛的结果。在最近的两场比赛中，他已经三次进球，这也是赫塔需要注意的明星球员。

赫塔战胜多特蒙德要感谢里克特，里克特本赛季从奥格斯堡转会而来，为球队带来了巨大的帮助。他在柏林的上一场比赛中攻入两球，在约维蒂奇缺席的情况下，这位年轻的球员将再次成为东道主球场上最危险的球员。

我希望东道主至少能赢一分。好运！