Hertha Berlin vice-captain Peter Pekarík. (Photo : Getty Images)
Newly-promoted club SV Darmstadt 98 (4-5-6, 18 points) is set to take on contending team Hertha Berlin (8-5-2, 26 points) at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor on December 12, Saturday as the 2015-2016 Bundesliga season continues.
Darmstadt won for the first time in their last six outings as the team outpointed Eintracht Frankfurt, 1-0, at the Commerzbank Arena on Sunday, as per by SkySports.
Die Lilien team captain Aytac Sulu netted the winner at the half-hour mark of the match to add three points to Darmstadt's record in the overall standings and to finally snap the five-game winless slide of Dirk Schuster's men.
Meanwhile, capital city squad Hertha Berlin turned back a tough challenge from Bayer Leverkusen, 2-1, at the Olympic Stadium last Saturday, as reported by Fox Sports.
Midfielder Vladimír Darida drew first blood for Pál Dárdai's squad right at the seventh minute before Bayer defender Sebastian Boenisch was shown a direct red card and sent off at the 17th.
Leverkusen striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez actually managed to level the count at the 29th despite being one-man down, but rarely-used American defender John Brooks headed one at exactly the hour mark to give Hertha the lead that they will not relinquish until full-time.
It was Die Alte Dame's fourth win in six games, pushing the team up to fourth place in the league table.
The prediction is a 2-0 win for Hertha Berlin. Dárdai's men will send back Schuster's team back to their losing ways in this game.
Darmstadt starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Mathenia; Jungwirth, Sulu, Caldirola, Holland; Niemeyer, Gondorf; Heller, Rosenthal, Kempe; Wagner
Hertha Berlin starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Jarstein; Regasel, Lustenberger, Brooks, Plattenhardt; Weiser, Darida, Skjelbred, Haraguchi; Ibisevic, Kalou
