Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6th, 50 pts) and Hertha BSC (18th, 29 pts). Hertha BSC ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Bayer 04 Leverkusen ran at 1.68 scored and 1.44 conceded, Hertha BSC at 1.24 and 2.03.
The sides have met 24 times in the GioScore results database: 10 wins for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 7 draws and 7 for Hertha BSC, at 3.33 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 42% of the wins in this matchup. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%. The recent editions have closed up — 2.4 goals per game over the last five against 3.33 all-time.
The match was played at BayArena in Leverkusen (capacity 30,210). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bayer 04 Leverkusen led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.