Hertha BSC vs Kaiserslautern Prediction: Capital gains for Leitl’s in-form side

Kaiserslautern famously beat Hertha BSC en route to the 2023/24 DFB-Pokal final, and they will be hoping history repeats itself at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday evening (17:00 GMT). This is a Round of 16 tie between two Bundesliga 2 rivals in the capital, the only all-second-tier tie of the round.

Below are my Hertha BSC vs Kaiserslautern predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Poland striker Dawid Kownacki made a scoring return off the bench in Hertha's 1-0 win at Holstein Kiel on Saturday after almost three months out. He is now challenging Luca Schuler for a start.

Left-back Deyo Zeefuik is suspended, which should mean a start for Toni Leistner.

Football Odds

Meanwhile, Maxwell Gyamfi can return to the heart of Kaiserslautern's back three after serving a one-game ban at the weekend. 

Hertha BSC vs Kaiserslautern Odds

Hertha BSC are on a six-match winning streak, so get a 21/20 quote with Kaiserslautern an 11/5 chance. Hertha are 4/7 to win the tie, Kaiserslautern 5/4.

Hertha won 1-0 at Kaiserslautern in the league three weeks ago, the first of a trio of 1-0 victories, and a 1-0 Hertha success here is priced at 15/2.

Hertha BSC win @ 21/20

There is bound to be one Bundesliga 2 team in the German Cup quarter-final, and that team is likely to be Hertha BSC.

This is the one all-tier two tie in the Round of 16 stage, and much is in Hertha's favour.

For starters, Stefan Leitl's men are on a six-game winning streak and have won nine of their last 11, culminating in Saturday's tidy 1-0 success at Holstein Kiel.

Included in this triumphant run of results was a 1-0 win at Kaiserslautern in the league, a competition in which Hertha find themselves in sixth spot, one place and three points better off than Tuesday night's visitors.

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Kaiserslautern, twice former cup winners and finalists just two seasons ago, have lost four times on the road this season already, including 2-0 at Eintracht Braunschweig at the weekend. They have won only one of their last four.

Promotion to the Bundesliga is the driving force for these clubs, but this tie is live on TV in Germany and offers both a chance to showcase their class.

Take Hertha to showcase their talents just that little bit better and get on the home side at 21/20.

Under 2.5 Goals @ 11/10

We associate the Bundesliga, in particular, with an abundance of goals, but there are also plenty of goals being scored in Germany's second division.

However, definitely an exception to that rule are Hertha BSC, who are masters in the art of stifling opponents.

No team has fewer shots per game in the second division than Hertha - 11.7 per game - but equally, only leaders Schalke have a better defensive record.

Schalke have shipped just eight goals in 14 games, Hertha only 10.

The Berliners have conceded only five goals in their seven league home games, and their last three results have all been 1-0 wins. Go under 2.5 goals at 11/10.

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