Nuernberg vs Hertha Berlin ( WON )

Team News

Nuernberg

• Ewerton challenges Lukas Mühl for a spot at centre-back.
• Eduard Löwen and Frederico Palacios compete for a spot in central midfield.
• Adam Zrelák provides a further option in attacking positions.

Missing Players

Player	Reason	Status	Rating
Dennis Lippert		Out	N/A
Robert Bauer		Out	6.3

Team News

Hertha Berlin

• Manager Pal Dardai could also switch to a back-three, with Fabian Lustenberger starting as a third centre-back.
• Vladimir Darida provides and option in central midfield in both systems.
• Salomon Kalou might start on the right flank, with Mathew Leckie currently competing at the AFC Asian Cup with Australia.

Missing Players

Player	Reason	Status	Rating
Marius Gersbeck		Out	N/A
Julius Kade		Out	N/A
Karim Rekik		Out	6.54
Javairo Dilrosun		Out	6.92
Derrick Luckassen		Out	6.31
Marko Grujic		Out	7.43
Mathew Leckie		Out	6.89

Top Players

Nuernberg	Hertha Berlin
Ratings
G. Margreitter 6.74 H. Behrens 6.65 O. Petrák 6.57	V. Lazaro 7.18 M. Mittelstädt 7.02 J. Dilrosun 6.92
Goals
H. Behrens 2 M. Ishak 2 A. Zrelák 2	O. Duda 7 V. Ibisevic 6 S. Kalou 2
Assists
H. Behrens 1 M. Ishak 1 V. Misidjan 1	V. Lazaro 3 J. Dilrosun 3 M. Plattenhardt 2

• Nürnberg sit at the bottom of the table after a very difficult first half of the season. They boast the Bundesliga’s worst defence and second-worst attack and have not been able to reinforce their thin squad in January so far.
• Hertha sit three points off the European places after a challenging first half of the season, in which they had to deal with serious injury concerns. They still hope to compete for a European spot and might be better balanced now, with some central players having returned from injury over the winter break.
• Expect this to be a close and competitive game, which Hertha could edge.