Eintracht Braunschweig opened their campaign with a stunning 6-1 away win but fell flat at home, losing 1-0, highlighting their inconsistency. Hertha BSC have two wins from two, conceding just once, and look the more settled side. Both teams make five changes to their usual…
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Sign inEintracht Braunschweig welcome Hertha BSC to the Eintracht-Stadion on Friday evening in the 2. Bundesliga’s third round of the 2026/27 season, with the capital club aiming to continue their perfect start.
Braunschweig are likely to be without Robin Heusser, who missed the DFB-Pokal tie against Union Berlin with a torn ligament. Sidney Raebiger and Sidi Sane are also sidelined with muscular issues, ruling them out of contention. Summer arrivals Yann Sturm and Jan Urbich made their debuts in that cup fixture and could feature again in attack.
Hertha BSC have reported no fresh injuries ahead of the trip to Lower Saxony. The visitors are expected to field a largely unchanged lineup after recording consecutive clean sheets in their opening two league matches.
The hosts have had a mixed start to the campaign. They fell to a 1-0 home defeat against Bochum on the opening day but responded emphatically with a 6-1 thrashing of Magdeburg away. Their home record – just one loss in the last four meetings with Hertha – will give them belief of derailing the Berliners’ early momentum.
Hertha arrive with maximum points from two matches, having scored four goals without conceding. The capital club’s solid defensive structure has provided a platform for their front line to flourish, and they will be eager to maintain that record against a Braunschweig side that has already shipped a goal at home this season.
Braunschweig held Hertha to a 1-1 draw at this stadium in April, frustrating the visitors with a compact defensive block and dangerous counter-attacks. Replicating that discipline will be crucial if they are to become the first team to take points off the early league leaders. The battle between the home side’s back line and Hertha’s mobile forwards could define the contest.
Braunschweig will move into the upper half of the table with a victory, while Hertha can keep pace with Nuremberg at the summit. After Friday’s encounter, the hosts travel to face a newly promoted side, and Hertha return to the capital for a meeting with another promotion aspirant.
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