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Berlin (AP) - Hertha BSC and 1. FC Union Berlin go into the second half of the Bundesliga with different requirements.

Before the home game against Werder Bremen on Saturday (6.30 p.m. / Sky), Hertha has been waiting for a goal of their own for 280 minutes after the last three games without a win.

Hertha coach Bruno Labbadia is under great pressure after slipping to 14th place in the table and should score against the one point better placed neighbor in the table in order to be able to continue his work for the Berliners.

However, the mood around the team is not exactly rosy.

Manager Michael Preetz is also criticized for the lack of purchasing policy.

Even in the last games after the successful start to the year against Schalke 04, the team did not help to improve the mood.

The atmosphere at 1. FC Union is completely different before the away game at FC Augsburg on Saturday (3.30 p.m. / Sky).

The Köpenickers are in sixth place with 28 points one point behind the Champions League places, but for the team of coach Urs Fischer only relegation counts.

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With the upcoming opponent FC Augsburg, the Berliners also have an open account.

On the first day of the season, the team of goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz, who had just moved from Union to Augsburg, inflicted a sensitive 3-1 home defeat on the Unionern.

Hertha was in second place after the opening match day and a 4-1 at Werder Bremen, before the situation then shifted.

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