Union Berlin vs Hertha Berlin Predictions

• The hosts have secured victory in all of the last three meetings and are undefeated across the last four.
• Hertha have failed to keep a clean sheet in the last five Berlin derby’s.
• Hertha are in for a tough season and have lost five successive matches coming into this one.

Berlin Bragging rights up for grabs

Starts to a new domestic campaign do not come much better than a local derby and that’s exactly what we have here as city rivals Union Berlin take on Hertha Berlin in Matchday 1.

The hosts have quickly established themselves as a top-table side in the Bundesliga, with the team representing Germany in European competitions for yet another term. However, they have seen some big departures this summer including top scorer Taiwo Awoniyi. They’re still in much better shape than their opponents and boast an impressive record of three straight victories in this clash.

Hertha Berlin are only involved in the top flight again after riding their luck in the relegation playoff against Hamburg last season. They’re now under the tutelage of Sandro Schwarz and it’ll be interesting to see if he can change the mentality of his players. However, conceding four goals and being eliminated from the DFB Pokal via a penalty shootout is not exactly a step in the right direction and he’ll be desperate for a win here to get the fans onside.

One of these sides has the winning formula and are in a more stable situation than the other. Union Berlin also have the edge in this fixture which is why we’ll side with them picking up yet another victory here.

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