Nurnberg – Hertha

Nurnberg hosts Hertha BSC in a game from the 18th round of the German Bundesliga. Let’st take a look at this clash.

Nurnberg are in a real trouble at this moment. The team is at the bottom of the standings in the Bundesliga, being 18th with just 11 points won so far. At this moment Nurnberg are on 3 points behind the 16th Stuttgart and the relegation playoff spot. The team’s record in the league shows 2 wins, 5 draws and 10 defeats.

Right now Nurnberg are in a negative run of four consecutive defeats in the league. In their last game Michael Kollner’s boys suffered a 0-1 defeat to Freiburg at home. The winning goal in the game was scored by Manuel Gulde during the first half.

Before this, Nurnberg suffered defeats against Borussia M’gladbach, Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich. For the last time they didn’t lose against Bayer Leverkusen.

Hertha on the other hand are 8th in the league standings with 24 points. Their record so far shows 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. In its last five games the Old Lady won twice, lost twice and made one draw.

Hertha’s last fixture was not successful. Pal Dardai’s boys visited Bayer Leverkusen, but suffered a 1-3 defeat at the BayArena. Jordan Torunarigha scored the team’s only goal in Leverkusen.

Right now Hertha are in a run of three consecutive games without a win in the Bundesliga. For the last time they won against Eintracht Frankfurt in Berlin. Can they stop now this negative run?

That’s our examination of the Bundesliga clash between Nurnberg and Hertha BSC on Sunday afternoon. Nurnberg are in a really big need of points at the moment, while Hertha would like to move closer to Top 6. It shall be an interesting clash.