Hertha Berlin defender Peter Pekarik. (Photo : Getty Images)
Contending club Hertha Berlin SC (9-6-3, 30 points) will look to snap a two-game losing slide as they host bottom three team FC Ingolstadt 04 (4-11-3, 15 points) at their home field of Olympiastadion on Feb. 4, Saturday in a 2016-2017 Bundesliga season encounter.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Hertha Berlin is on a downward spiral at the moment with four losses in their last five matches. The team has lost two straight games and has dropped to the sixth spot of the league table from as high as third place. They presently hold the second and final Europa League qualifying berth for next season.
Die Alte Dame was nipped by newly-promoted side SC Freiburg, 1-2, in their most recent Bundesliga fixture last Sunday held on the road at the Mage Solar Stadion, as per TSN.
Freiburg scored the opening goal of the contest in the 39th minute with a left-footed shot by midfielder Janik Haberer from the center of the box with the assist coming from Vincenzo Grifo, putting Hertha in a 0-1 hole at the break.
The hosts then made it a 2-0 lead with only three minutes left before full-time as forward Nils Petersen netted a left-footer from outside of the box.
Head coach Pál Dárdai's squad was able to score a consolation goal in the 88th minute, though, with a strike by substitute forward Julian Schieber.
Meanwhile, Ingolstadt snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-1 victory over fellow bottom three side Hamburg at their home ground of Audi Sportpark last Saturday, Vavel reported.
Head coach Maik Walpurgis' side netted the first three goals of the game, courtesy of Pascal Gross, Markus Suttner, and Almog Cohen in the 14th, 22nd, and 47th minutes respectively, before Hamburg was able to respond with a 63rd-minute shot from Japanese defender Gotoku Sakai.
It was Die Schanzer's third win in their last five games as they remained in the relegation zone, two points ahead of Hamburg and six points above cellar-dwellers Darmstadt.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 victory by Hertha Berlin.
Hertha Berlin starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Jarstein; Pekarik, Stark, Brooks, Plattenhardt; Lustenberger, Skjelbred; Stocker, Darida, Kalou; Ibisevic
FC Ingolstadt starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Hansen; Matip, Roger, Bregerie; Hadergjonaj, Morales, Cohen, Suttner; Leckie, Gross; Lezcano
