Hertha Berlin continued their horrendous series of results on travels two weeks ago when they fell 3-1 to Hoffenheim.
The loss to direct relegation rivals in a six-pointer in Sinsheim has brought Sandro Schwarz and his troops down to the playoffs position once again.
Hertha are only one point above the rock-bottomed VfB Stuttgart and they will face hard times in an attempt to save the top flight status come May.
The team from the capital will come across another very difficult challenge this Saturday as they visit Europa-Park Stadion for the clash against the Champions League hopefuls Freiburg in Matchday No 26.
Freiburg moved up to fourth place in the league table by claiming a point away at in-form Mainz 05 in the previous round.
Christian Streich’s men were even unlucky not to claim all three points on the occasion as they conceded a late equalizer in the sixth minute of added time at OPEL ARENA.
However, Freiburg will still come into this high on confidence. They have three wins and draws apiece in the previous six Bundesliga rounds and they will now shift the full focus on the domestic league after suffering the UEFA Europa League elimination at the hands of Juventus before the international break.



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柏林赫塔在两周前的客场比赛中以3-1负于霍芬海姆，延续了他们糟糕的战绩。
在辛谢姆的6分比赛中输给了直接的保级对手，这让桑德罗·施瓦茨和他的球队再次跌到了季后赛的位置。
赫塔目前只比垫底的斯图加特高出一分，他们将面临艰难的时刻，试图在5月份挽救顶级联赛的地位。
这支来自首都的球队将在本周六遇到另一个非常困难的挑战，他们将在第26比赛日做客欧罗巴公园球场，对阵有望获得欧冠冠军的弗赖堡。
弗莱堡在上一轮客场对状态良好的美因茨05取得一分，升至积分榜第四位。
克里斯蒂安·施特莱希的球队甚至很不幸没能拿下三分，他们在补时第6分钟被扳平。
然而，弗赖堡仍然会充满信心。他们在过去的6轮德甲联赛中取得了3胜1平的战绩，在国际比赛日之前在欧联杯被尤文图斯淘汰后，他们现在将把全部注意力转移到国内联赛上。