Bookmakers see quite some potential in Hamburg, I would have thought that Hertha is the favorite in this duel by a larger margin. In the past most of the time the relegation games were won by the Bundesliga team. I also think that Hertha has an edge in this fight. Sure Hamburg is looking at a pretty successful season, but there is still a class difference between them.
I also think that Hamburg has a better chance than Hertha. Hamburg is very bad when the other team takes the initiative and attacks the ball early. But Hertha don't play like that.
When it comes to terms of statistics, they are the worst team. On average, they take the ball away from the opponent in his half 8.09 times per game.
Hamburg plays a lot through its outfield players, Hertha is weak in defensive there.
Only after free kicks Hertha is good. But is that enough?
Hm what I originally meant was that I think Hertha has a bigger chance than Hamburg
Looking at the statistics, the Bundesliga team won the relegation match 10 out of 13 times, only 3 times the team from the 2nd league was able to advance into the Bundesliga.
Ok, Hamburg did win these matches 2 times (as Bundesliga team), and Hertha managed to lose (as a Bundesliga team!) in 2012, but the statistics is on the side of the Bundesliga team, meaning Hertha should have a good chance.
You might be right about their playstyles, but there is still a class difference. Hertha is the favorite, the question is just: by how much?