Hertha Berlin boss Pal Dardai and his Hoffenheim counterpart Markus Gisdol both insist they have no intention of accepting a drab draw from this weekend's clash between the two sides. Hertha need just a point to secure their Bundesliga status while Hoffenheim can only qualify for Europe with an extremely unlikely combination of results, which is why a stalemate would do neither side any harm. ...Full Story »

Stuttgart picked up a crucial win over Mainz on Saturday evening to keep their survival hopes alive going into the final two weeks of the Bundesliga season. After striking the post in the first half, Daniel Didavi gave the Swabians the lead with Filip Kistic sealing a 2-0 win for Huub Stevens' men. Although they remain rooted to the foot of the table with just two games of the season to go, th...Full Story »

Hertha Berlin coach Pal Dardai says he has no special plan devised to deal with Augsburg's latest goalscoring threat Marwin Hitz when the Bavarians pay the Olympiastadion a visit this weekend. Hitz last weekend became only the third goalkeeper in Bundesliga history to score a goal in open play, earning his side a last-gasp draw against Bayer Leverkusen. "We're not going to give Hitz any specia...Full Story »

Pal Dardai celebrated a winning start to life as coach of Hertha Berlin as they picked up their first points of 2015 at Mainz. Jens Hegeler put them in front from the penalty spot after Loris Karius was given his marching orders. Roy Beerens added a second before the interval, although the Old Lady were also reduced to 10 men in the second half when Fabian Lustenberger saw his second yellow ca...Full Story »

Pal Dardai hopes to turn around the fortunes of freefalling Hertha Berlin immediately when he takes charge of their trip to Mainz on Saturday. The Hungary national team coach was appointed as caretaker coach of the Bundesliga strugglers after Jos Luhukay was fired on Thursday. Hertha have lost three games in a row without scoring, slumping to second from the bottom of the table as a result - b...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen were frustrated in their search for three points on Saturday as they were held to a goalless draw by Mainz at the BayArena. Leverkusen missed the opportunity to move up to fourth in the Bundesliga as a mixture of poor finishing, wastefulness in front of goal and some fine saves from Loris Karius left them with just a point. That appeared to be all that Mainz had come for, and ...Full Story »