2. Bundesliga: Hertha chase perfect start as Bochum face Osnabrück seeking first point | OneFootball

Matchday three in 2. Bundesliga resumes on Friday night with two fixtures, Hertha visit Eintracht Braunschweig, while VfL Bochum host winless VfL Osnabrück. Hertha hope to maintain a perfect start, Osnabrück seek a first point.

According to BuLi News, Hertha are unbeaten in their last six meetings with Braunschweig and have won their first three games of the season, though they needed penalties to edge out Pokal specialists Saarbrücken.

Braunschweig thrashed Magdeburg 6-1 on the opening weekend, then lost at home to Bochum and Union Berlin in league and cup.

Deyovaisio Zeefuik is suspended after his red card in Hertha’s 4-1 win over Heidenheim, and new signing Mads Pedersen could cover. Marten Winkler, involved in three goals that day, has since joined Anderlecht.

Osnabrück head to Bochum days before a DFB-Pokal first round tie at FC Bayern. The newly promoted side have opened with two defeats, but their 4-3 loss to Heidenheim offered encouragement.

Bochum bounced back from an opening home defeat to Hertha with away wins in the league and the cup. Uwe Rösler’s men now have a chance to keep momentum as they hope to be involved in the promotion race.

Bochum are unbeaten in eight against Osnabrück, with the last meeting in 2020/21. Even so, the visitors earned draws on their last two trips to Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Source: BuLi News

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