Hertha Berlin winger Genki Haraguchi competes for the ball against Wolfsburg's Ivan Perisic. (Photo : Getty Images)
A 2015-2016 Bundesliga season meeting between rising squads Hannover 96 (3-6-2, 11 points) and Hertha Berlin (5-4-2, 17 points) is set at the HDI-Arena on Friday, November 6.
Hannover had a disappointing start to the season with five consecutive losses sandwiched by two drawn matches in its first seven outings. Since then, Die Roten had won three of four games to keep them away from bottom three relegation.
Their last match was a 2-1 triumph over Hamburg at the Imtech Arena on November 1st to recover from the loss against Frankfurt the week before, as per ESPN.
Japanese midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake and Senegalese defender Salif Sané provided the goals for Michael Frontzeck's side as they moved up to the 14th spot in the current league table.
Meanwhile, Hertha Berlin lost twice in three games after going on a three-game unbeaten run to settle at the sixth spot in the overall standings.
The capital city team was routed by Borussia Monchengladbach, 1-4, at the Olympic Stadium last Saturday as Die Fohlen remained undefeated in their last six matches.
Die Alte Dame was no match for the attacks of André Schubert's boys with midfielder Alexander Baumjohann as the only Berlin player to score a goal, as per Sports Mole.
Head coach Pál Dárdai will try to lead Hertha to go back into winning form against lowly Hannover, but the latter's inspiring win may make it a match for the Blue-Whites this weekend.
The prediction is a close 2-1 triumph for Hertha Berlin.
Hannover 96 starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Zieler; Sakai, Schulz, Eggimann, Albornoz; Schmiedebach, Sane; Andreasen, Saint-Maximin, Klaus; Erdinc
Hertha Berlin starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Jarstein; Weiser, Langkamp, Lustenberger, Plattenhardt; Darida, Skjelbred; Haraguchi, Cigerci, Stocker; Kalou
