Borussia Dortmund look to close the gap with leaders Bayern Munich when they visit Hertha for the weekend Bundesliga fixture.
Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin
Key statistics
- Hertha have lost each of their last five Bundesliga games against Dortmund.
- Hertha have recorded 11 home defeats against Die Borussen.
- The Berliners have scored in all of their last seven home games in Bundesliga.
- Dortmund striker Erling Haaland has scored the third most number of goals (12) in Bundesliga this season.
Head to Head record
Dortmund boast an impressive record against Hertha, winning 14 out of 28 meetings. The Berliners have managed only six victories.
Latest performances in all competitions
Dortmund: W L W D W
Hertha: L D D W L
Hertha BSC
Hertha Berlin’s three-match undefeated run came to a halt in the 4-0 heavy defeat against Mainz on Wednesday.
Hertha are 14th in the league table and have a point to prove when they host Dortmund this weekend.
They are unbeaten at home in their last four games and will look to extend the run against Die Borussen.
Stevan Jovetic, who has been in impressive form lately, will miss the Dortmund clash through injury.
Possible Hertha line-up
Alexander Schwolow; Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Dedryck Boyata, Niklas Stark, Marvin Plattenhardt; Santiago Ascacibar, Lucas Tousart; Vladimir Darida, Marco Richter; Krzysztof Piatek, Ishak Belfodil
Injured: Stevan Jovetic, Suat Serdar, Rune Jestain, Peter Pekarik, Marton Dardai and Lukas Klunter
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Borussia Dortmund
After dropping points in consecutive games, Dortmund bounced back with a 3-0 win over Furth in the Bundesliga.
Trailing leaders Bayern Munich by six points, Die Borussen would look to close the gap by claiming three points against Hertha this weekend.
Since his return from injury, Erling Haaland has scored 6 goals in 5 games (all competition) and he is currently third in the Bundesliga scoring charts with 13 goals.
Donyell Malen also must have gained confidence after netting his third goal of the season last week.
Julian Brandt has also been brilliant of late, finding the nets in Der Klassiker and the league game against Bochum.
Marco Rose will not be able to summon Thorgan Hazard due to injury while Jude Bellingham will serve a one-match suspension.
Possible Borussia Dortmund line-up
Gregor Kobel; Thomas Meunier, Mats Hummels, Dan Axel Zagadou, Nico Schulz; Axel Witsel, Emre Can; Julian Brandt, Marco Reus, Donyell Malen; Erling Haaland
Injured: Roman Burki, Raphael Guerreiro, Mateu Morey, Marcel Schmelzer and Marius Wolf, Thorgan Hazard, Manuel Akanji, Gio Reyna
Doubtful: None
Suspended: Jude Bellingham
Prediction
Hertha 0 – 4 Dortmund
