Bundesliga: Bayern Munich are Ready to Unload Against Hertha

Bayern Munich vs Hertha Berlin

Bayern Munich’s quest for No. 10 continues as the defending Bundesliga champions host Hertha Berlin at the Allianz Arena.

The Bavarian giants are currently fourth in the standings with four points. On the other hand, their visitors are at rock bottom after dropping their first two games of the 2021/22 season.

After being held to a draw by the Foals in the curtain-raiser, Die Bayern have won their two straight matches and the SBOTOP betting odds have them as the overwhelming favourites in this fixture.

As for Hertha Berlin, on the other hand, there’s no way to go but up from here since they’re in a slump and a victory here is something that they desperately need.

History doesn’t favour them at all this Saturday evening, but can they step up and spring an upset to put a dent to the defending champions’ campaign?

Talking Points

Bayern Munich remain dangerous on the attack

Bayern Munich haven’t played up to their lofty standards lately, so they went out and sent a huge statement during their 12-0 victory against fifth-tier side Bremer SV in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

The result was Bayern Munich’s largest win since their 16-1 masterclass against DJK Waldberg at the same stage of the competition in 1997, and it was also the fifth time where they’ve won a fixture by a margin of 10+ goals.

Robert Lewandowski was rested in the said game and Die Bayern didn’t skip a beat as substitute Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting led the scoring binge with four goals.

Jamal Musiala, Malik Tillman, Leroy Sane, Michael Cuisance, Bouna Sarr, and Corentin Tolisso all got into the fun as well with one goal apiece.

This result is a shot in the arm for Bayern Munich, which should give them even more confidence against their downtrodden opponents this weekend.

Julian Nagelsmann has his first Bundesliga win as Bayern coach — Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann looks on during the game vs Koln

There’s still more work to be done for Julian Nagelsmann, though, as Bayern Munich have yet to reach its peak under his guidance.

The former RB Leipzig manager is still settling into his new role and he can take his time to figure out how he could optimise his squad on both ends of the pitch.

Bayern Munich’s backline still has some questions since they’ve yet to keep a clean sheet this term. Nonetheless, their overwhelming firepower should be enough to win them a whole lot of games.

Stevan Jovetic is the man for Hertha Berlin

Consecutive defeats against Koln and VfL Wolfsburg have put Hertha Berlin at the bottom of the table, so they must pull out all the stops to pick up points sooner or later.

Pal Dardai will be hoping that his boys would come out energetic against Bayern Munich since they are well-rested compared to their hosts who have played in a couple of Cup games this week.

Summer signing Stevan Jovetic is Die Alte Dame’s bright spot since it took him less than five minutes to open his scoring account for Hertha in the opener.

With Hertha completing their sale of Matheus Cunha to Atletico Madrid, Stevan Jovetic cannot afford to have an off-night at all.

History

All odds are stacked against Hertha Berlin since they have yet to win in Bayern Munich’s home pitch in quite some time.

Since beating them 2-0 on the road back in October 1977, Die Alte Dame have lost 20 and drawn six times in their last 26 meetings there.

The Allianz Arena has been a happy hunting ground for the Bavarian giants since moving there in the summer of 2005, winning 23 and drawing five times in all of their 28 Bundesliga home games so far.

There’s a huge sense of urgency as far as Hertha Berlin are concerned with their two-game losing streak to kick off their campaign. The last time that this happened to them, the Berliners were relegated at the end of the 1990/91 season.

Betting Tip

	Bayern Munich vs Hertha Berlin	Bayern Munich Asian Handicap -2.00 @ 1.70
	August 29, 00:30 (GMT+8)

It’s no surprise that Bayern Munich are the heavy favourites as per the Bundesliga 2021 odds.

The reigning Bundesliga champions are installed at 1.17 to win, while their visitors in Hertha Berlin are priced at 12.00 and chances for a draw are at 7.80 in the 1X2 market.

Hertha Berlin can cause some damage to Bayern Munich. However, the hosts’ overall quality is simply too much for their visitors to handle.

Obviously, the score won’t be as lopsided as the one they had against Bremer SV recently, but Bayern Munich should score a healthy amount of goals to fill their weekly share in the Bundesliga 2021 highlights reel.