Hertha and Hoffenheim may occupy the fourth and fifth place in the Bundesliga table, but these two sides come into this game in totally different mindsets down to their respective recent form.
The visitors haven’t lost in league action since mid-February, while Hertha have stumbled to two losses in their last three fixtures, despite picking up an unexpected 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund recently.
Conceding four goals to in-form Koln may have dented the hosts’ confidence somewhat, but Hertha have no option but to use their home advantage to try and close the five-point gap between themselves and their opponents on Friday.
Hoffenheim coach Julien Nagelsmann won the Bundesliga coach of the year last week, and will want to celebrate his achievement with another positive result this time around. His team come into this game unbeaten in their last five top-flight outings.
Hertha have had the likes of Salomon Kalou, Fabian Lustenberger and Julian Schieber struggling due to the injury of late, with Hoffenheim appearing to be far more well-armed to try and improve their away form slightly.
Hoffenheim have drawn their last two Bundesliga away games by 1-1 scorelines, while Hertha have scored at least two goals in three of their last four league matches, meaning that entertainment and goals should be on the cards at both ends of the pitch.