Hamburg vs Hertha Berlin Predictions

• Hamburg won 2-1 at title-favourites Cologne in their opener
• Hertha lost four of their five visits to the top five last season
• The visitors lost nine times on the road in the previous campaign
• Hertha were beaten 2-1 at home to Paderborn last weekend

Hertha look set to struggle again

Hertha Berlin’s struggles continued in their opening game of the new 2. Bundesliga season, suffering a 2-1 defeat to Paderborn at their own ground. After a midtable finish in the second tier last season, there’s already doubt about their ability to escape the division this time around.

Hamburg have been the nearly men so often in recent years, but they laid down a marker in their opener. A 2-1 victory at title-favourites Cologne should give them confidence for another promotion push.

Hamburg finished fourth last time out and they were one of a number of sides that Hertha struggled with. The visitors were beaten in four of their visits to the top five, the heaviest of which was a 3-0 hammering in this fixture. Overall they suffered nine defeats on their travels, while Hamburg finished the campaign with four wins in five at home.