VfL Bochum has been waiting for a win against Hertha BSC for over twelve years. A balanced overall balance beckons in the Bundesliga game on Friday.
For the first time since January 30, 2010, the VfL Bochum Guest to a Bundesliga game in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. At that time it was 0-0. Since then, VfL has countered Hertha BSC not a point, the last five direct duels were all lost.
The same was true of the first leg in Bochum: Hertha drove to Castroper Strasse without a point. After the final whistle, double goalscorer and ex-Schalke player Suat Serdar and Myziane Maolida opened up the points account. Simon Zoller scored the goal at 1:3. Overall, Bochum has only won one of the last 18 competitive games against Berlin. August 23, 2009 marks the last win by a VfL team against Hertha: on the third match day of the Bundesliga, Anthar Yahia scored the decisive goal in a 1-0 home win.
The nearer past speaks for Berlin
Should VfL succeed in a threesome abroad, they could still completely balance the overall balance. 19 victories for Bochum are offset by 20 Berlin successes, plus twelve draws. However, Bochum has been waiting for an away win in Berlin for 26 years now, it would be the fourth overall. On the eighth match day of 1995/96, Roland Wohlfahrt scored a brace in the final minutes for VfL.
The Berliners are a long way from the self-formulated claims of the European Cup places this season, the view has to go downwards after the course of the season so far. Because as tables-13. the old lady is currently only three points ahead of FC Augsburg on the relegation place. In addition, there is the second most vulnerable defensive in the league with 42 goals conceded, which has already conceded four or more goals four times.
Change of coach without trend reversal
After a 1-1 draw against Augsburg on Matchday 13, coach Pál Dárdai had to step down, Tayfun Korkut took over the Berlin bench. So far, however, the big effect of the change of coach has not materialized: Hertha has only won one of the last six games, but against Borussia Dortmund (3:2). In total, Korkut has had two successes in his eight appearances on the touchline.
The Hertha team was also active on the transfer market with the aim of correcting course: Marc Oliver Kempf (from VfB Stuttgart) strengthened the defensive and will start against Bochum, and the Norwegian Fredrik André Björkan (FK Bodø/Glimt) also came to the capital club. Fredi Bobic brought in Dong-jun Lee from Ulsan Hyundai for the offensive. Kelian Nsona also came from Caen, but due to injury he is planned for next season for the time being. In addition to the new signing, Korkut will also be without goalkeeper Rune Jarstein and captain Dedryck Boyata against Bochum.
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