Hertha Berlin – Fortuna

In the capital of Germany, the rivals will exchange goals.

One of the most important matches of the next round of the 2. Bundesliga will be held in the capital of Germany. Local team Hertha began another season in the second German division as a favourite, but faced serious difficulties from the very first round. The club's management had enough patience, and the team's initial failures did not affect Stefan Leitl's position as head coach of Hertha. Currently, the situation with the club's results looks somewhat stable; however, the Berlin team is in the middle of the league table and must make far fewer mistakes than its competitors to achieve ambitious goals. Fortuna Düsseldorf nearly secured promotion to the Bundesliga two seasons ago, after which they experienced a decline in the last championship. This current season of the 2. Bundesliga started for Fortuna in such a way that the club's management had to intervene with decisive actions. Daniel Thioune was dismissed from his position after coaching the Düsseldorf club for over three years. In early October, Markus Anfang was appointed to the vacant position, under whose guidance Fortuna has already lost to a rather weak Braunschweig. Bookmakers have deemed the home team the favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 1.95 for their victory. The situation with Hertha's results stabilised in mid-September when the team defeated league leaders Hannover 3-0 away. Since then, the capital club has won three out of five league matches. In the last round, Hertha lost to Bochum, a local team that had changed coaches two weeks before their encounter (2-3). Moreover, in the second half of that match, the capital players could have equalised but settled on two goals against their opponent just before the final whistle. Markus Anfang has extensive coaching experience in the 2. Bundesliga. His last club was Kaiserslautern, from which he departed in April 2025. Despite the defeat in his first match in charge of Fortuna, this coach certainly has a list of measures to exit crisis situations. In Berlin, it will be psychologically easier for the guests to play than at home against Braunschweig. An exchange of goals between the opponents is to be expected.