The Olympiastadion will be very nervous on Saturday as the blue and white faithful know how big this match is in their attempt to remain in the top flight of German football. Augsburg will be coming into this match sitting in the fifth position and in a good spot to qualify for the Europa League next season and a win could see them jump ahead of Schalke for fourth place.
It's been an odd season for Die Fuggerstädter as no one really predicted that they would be this high in the table at this stage of the Bundesliga. Although they possess the worst goal differential amongst the top six, they have only scored 32 goals while allowing 29 into the back of their own net. The visitors do know how to play compact defense, however, and will be looking to hit Hertha on the coutner as often as they possibly can. In their last match, the Swiss goalkeeper, Marwin Hitz got something he will never forgot. He scored a late, late equalizer against Bayer Leverkusen at home. But it is 27-year-old Argentine Raul Bobadilla who leads the way with seven goals and will hoping he bang one in tomorrow afternoon.
When Pál Dárdai took over there was a new found sense of believe amonst the Hertha side and they raced out to 0-2 victory over Mainz. However, they have fallen back to old habits as they have only scored on goal in their last two matches while giving up four goals. One of their losses came against then basement club SC Freiburg. They have one of the worst defenses in the entire division as they have let in 42 goals in league play alone. Hertha has not been the same in attack without Ben-Hatira but the Tunisian should be fit enough to make the bench.
Hertha have taken another blow this season as Julian Schieber is out of this match with a knee injury. Also missing for the hosts are Gersbeck, Jarstein, Baumjohann, Cigerci, Hosogai, Stocker will all be missing this vital class against Augsburg. For Augsburg,
Manninger, Hong, Reinhardt, Verhaegh, Ekin, Esswein, Moravek, Reinthaler, Matavz, Mölders will not be traveling to the capital to face Hertha BSC.
Expect this match to be very one sided. Augsburg will control the possession throughout the match forcing Hertha to chase them down, and once the hosts get worn down, the visitors will hit them with pace dow the flanks.