Bundesliga Football Betting: Stuttgart and Hertha Clash at the Bottom

The 24th Bundesliga game week kicks off this Friday evening at the Mercedes-Benz Arena where home team Stuttgart will fight for survival against visitors Hertha Berlin (19:30 UK time). The teams already met in Berlin back in October in a match which ended 3:2 in favor of Hertha.

Stuttgart's Life on the Line

Stuttgart sits at the very bottom of the Bundesliga table with 19 points and a goal difference of -17. They won 4 matches, lost 12 and drawn 12. Stuttgart's last Bundesliga victory took place back in mid-December, an away 0-1 victory over Hamburg.

A respectable club with a strong fan base, Stuttgart is in a dire position that could very well lead it to the second league by last year. The team needs 3 points from this match like air to breath. Last week's game against Hannover ended a 1-1 draw, but Stuttgart has shown improvement on the pitch and they could take on Hertha with enough willpower and effort.

Hertha in a Tight Spot

While not as bad off as the host, Hertha Berlin is in a tight spot at the Bundesliga and it needs the 3 points not lesser than Stuttgart. The Berliners are positioned 14th in the league with 24 points (7w, 3d, 13l), with a goal difference of -14.

Hertha has been struggling to score lately although they did manage to squeeze out a 1-0 against Augsburg last week, a narrow win that got them a little farther from the relegation zone. Hertha meets a team sharing the same type of urgency to get points from the game, and that might bring the end score to be a draw.

Betting Odds

Winner Sports offered 1/1 on Stuttgart, 29/10 on Hertha and 12/5 for a draw in full time result. Punters can tune-in before and during the game for pre-match and in-play bets going down to the smallest of resolutions. Don't miss this German thriller today.