Hertha Berlin vs Paderborn Predictions

When Hertha Berlin fans watched their team battle to a 2-2 draw away to Bayern Munich on the opening day of the season, you could have forgiven them for thinking they were in with a great chance of improving on last term’s mid-table anonymity.

However, it’s been all downhill since then. They followed that with a crushing 3-0 loss at home to Wolfsburg and 2 more defeats have followed since, leaving Die Alte Dame bottom of the Bundesliga table with just a single point to their names.

The hosts aren’t the only team languishing on a single point though. Opponents Paderborn, recently promoted from the 2. Bundesliga, also find themselves with 1 draw and 3 defeats to look back upon.

That being said, Paderborn have shown a bit more promise in their opener. Admittedly they were on the end of a thrashing against Schalke last time out, but in general they have performed well over a tough opening run of fixtures, including a draw at Wolfsburg and a narrow defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.

The newly promoted side undoubtedly have their defensive faults, but they’re facing a Hertha Berlin side that have scored just 1 goal in their last 3 games. To put it simply, the hosts just don’t look like they possess the attacking quality to truly put Paderborn’s defence to the sword, and they have their own defensive problems to worry about too.

Hertha Berlin have conceded 10 goals in their 4 outings so far, and Paderborn have actually managed to score 5 times themselves. Not only that, but the hosts have won just 3 of their last 15 home games in the Bundesliga, so we think backing a Paderborn Win or Draw Double Chance on Saturday looks a great value bet.

We’ve already discussed both teams’ defensive issues, and we’re not expecting either of them to manage a clean sheet here. It should be a tight game, and after Paderborn’s 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg before the international break we think a repeat of that scoreline is on the cards.