German Bundesliga
2006-10-21 - Hertha Berlin vs B.Monchengladbach
A Sports Betting Pick by Gooner
HERTHA BERLIN
As Berlin's only side in the top flight, Hertha's overall performance has been a disappointment, and last seasons 6th place (12-12-10) was barely acceptable.
Still, Hertha Berlin are a much better side when they play at home, and that 2-0 win over 3rd placed Schalke was a real confidence booster.
Last weekend Hertha were beaten 2-4 at Bayern Munich, but there was still encouragement in the way the Berliners fought back from 0-3 to 2-3 to suggest that this is one of the better squads in Germany.
Hertha_Berlin Home Form
01/10/06 D 2-2 v Stuttgart
17/09/06 W 2-0 v Schalke
19/08/06 W 4-0 v Hannover
MONCHENGLADBACH
Monchengladbach have always been poor travellers, relying on their home form to survive - and their six season away record in the Bundesliga since their return is just 9-31-65, which is a 62% lose rate.
Nothing appears to have changed this season as Monchengladbach are a perfect 4-0-0 at home, and a dismal 0-0-3 on the road, although it must be pointed out that all three opponents so far this season are currently in the top six.
Monchengladbach Away Form
30/09/06 L 0-3 v Bremen
16/09/06 L 2-4 v Aachen
18/08/06 L 0-1 v Nürnberg
HEAD TO HEAD
Berlin have dominated this fixture in recent times going 4-1-1 over the last six seasons, although Monchengladbach did surprise with a 2-2 draw here last season.
Head to Head Form
27/11/05 Hertha_Berlin 2-2 Monchengladbach
04/12/04 Hertha_Berlin 6-0 Monchengladbach
08/11/03 Hertha_Berlin 2-1 Monchengladbach
10/09/02 Hertha_Berlin 1-2 Monchengladbach
04/11/01 Hertha_Berlin 3-0 Monchengladbach
02/10/98 Hertha_Berlin 4-1 Monchengladbach
THE VERDICT
This bet is all about taking Hertha to win at home - and getting a pretty good price of 1.70+ when I would have expected around 1.50 to be on offer.
The Pick :
Hertha Berlin 2-0 Monchengladbach
