Hertha Berlin vs Fortuna Dusseldorf Predictions

Hertha Berlin take on Fortuna Dusseldorf for this Friday evening’s Bundesliga game. Hertha will enter Friday’s game on a good run of form. They are on a 2 game win-streak at present. They will hope to make it 3 wins from 3 this Friday vs Fortuna. 

Last weekend vs Koln, Hertha managed to pick up an impressive 4-0 victory. They will be hoping to build on that victory this week to truly move on from what was a rough start to the season. Hertha were winless in their opening 4 games of the season. 

Fortuna have picked up just 1 point from their last 4 Bundesliga games. They haven’t won a game since the opening day of the season. Despite their poor form in terms of results of late, Fortuna haven’t played that badly. Their defence has been leaky late on in games lately, which has cost them dearly. 

Fortuna conceded 1 goal after the 80th minute in all 3 of their September defeats. They lost all 3 of these games 2-1. Their opponents in these games were Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Monchengladbach, and Freiburg. Two of these teams make up the current top 5, While Eintracht are also quality opposition, currently competing in Europe.

Despite having just one win on the board, Fortuna took the lead in 5 of their opening 6 Bundesliga games. They have been leading at half-time in half of their 6 games this season. If not for poor defending late-on in games, Fortuna would be enjoying a much more comfortable start to the season.

Fortuna have scored in all of their Bundesliga games this season. They have also got the best goal-scoring record in the bottom 7 of the Bundesliga, with 8 from 6 games. 

Hertha have moved up the table in recent weeks, with their 2 wins coming from their last 2 games. However, sitting in 10th place, they are still a bottom half of the table side. They are the same distance from 9th place, and the top half of the table, as they are from Fortuna in 14th place, with 3 points the difference. 

Hertha’s defensive record is the same as Fortuna’s. Both teams have conceded 11 goals this season. This is at least 2 more goals than any team currently in the top half of the table. 

These two teams are quite evenly matched. Fortuna have had a tendency to get off to a quick start in the Bundesliga this season. We feel that they are likely to take the lead again this Friday. 

With that in mind, Fortuna are still winless in their last 5 and have given up the lead a lot. Hertha are in good form, winning their last 2 games. However, they haven’t won 3 on the bounce since their opening 3 games of the 2016/17 season. 

We feel that Fortuna could well take the lead into half-time again in this game. However, we also feel that this game is likely to end in a draw. A half-time/full-time bet on Fortuna/Draw is worth looking into for this game. 

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in all of Hertha’s last 9 Bundesliga games. There have also been over 2.5 goals scored in 16 of Fortuna’s last 18 Bundesliga games. 

On top of those statistics, the last 6 meetings between these sides all delivered over 2.5 goals. We feel that a 2-2 draw is a good shout for this game.