For an opening test of their credentials, Hertha may have wished for more modest opposition to ease their way into the new campaign, but they could be tested to the full by Braunschweig.
Despite failing to register in 2. Bundesliga yet, the hosts have taken plenty of shots at goal, and with home advantage in their favour they may only suffer a narrow defeat.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hertha Berlin win with a probability of 41.93%. A win for Eintracht Braunschweig had a probability of 32.71% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hertha Berlin win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.88%) and 0-2 (6.95%). The likeliest Eintracht Braunschweig win was 1-0 (8.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12%).