The last meeting of this 31st day of the Bundesliga saw the first two teams outside the red zone face off, Hertha Berlin (15th, 3 points ahead of Arminia Bielefeld, 17th) and Stuttgart (16th, 2 pts ahead ). After having chained five defeats in a row, Hertha had recovered slightly by winning two of their last four matches while Stuttgart have only been defeated once in the last six days (against Dortmund), and remained on three draws away from its bases.
However, the match started strong with this goal in the 4th minute from Hertha Berlin striker David Selke, who took over a cross from Plattenhardt in power but did not offer a lot of chances, especially in the first half. Despite a few attempts in the second half, the Stuttgart players were unable to come back to the score and were even punished in the last moments by a goal from former Lyonnais Ishak Belfodil (93rd). With this victory, Hertha Berlin, who will face Arminia Bielefeld and Borussia Dortmund in particular, take a 6-point lead in the red zone and can see the maintenance while Stuttgart will face Bayern, already champions, to save themselves and Cologne. , who is trying to win a European qualification.
