Betting preview: Hertha BSC faced with a tough challenge when Borussia Dortmund visits

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 18.December
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin (74649 seats)

Having a home game is comfortable and nice for Hertha BSC, but Borussia Dortmund are fully motivated and able to go home as winners. How will it end?

Insights:
  • Hertha BSC have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Bundesliga
  • Borussia Dortmund have scored more than double the goals of Hertha BSC.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Hertha BSC form and stats

The story so far in the Bundesliga for Hertha BSC at their home stadium (Olympiastadion Berlin) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The fans are hoping that Hertha will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Bundesliga game against FSV Mainz 05 (placed 6th). Hertha were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Hertha's goalkeeper Schwolow was extremely busy against FSV Mainz 05, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Schwolow, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.04 out of 10 in that game. Schwolow stopped the opponent with six saves.

Ahead of that match, Hertha won a home game hosting DSC Arminia Bielefeld (2-0).

Hertha are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Hertha have conceded 7 goals.

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Borussia Dortmund form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Borussia Dortmund playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season.

Borussia Dortmund go into this game after a win, the home game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth that ended 3-0. Haaland, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.44. Haaland scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus VfL Bochum 1848 that ended 1-1.

The travelling fans enjoy Borussia Dortmund's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 7 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Borussia have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: one win for Hertha, three draws and six wins for Borussia Dortmund. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Borussia DortmundE. Håland
E. Håland
13 goals
Hertha BSCS. Jovetić
S. Jovetić
5 goals
Borussia DortmundJ. Brandt
J. Brandt
4 goals

Hertha BSC missing players

Borussia Dortmund missing players

Hertha BSC Borussia Dortmund
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 2 7 16
5 3 0 Won W 1 3 11
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 1
8 2 1 Lost L 1 3 4
17 9 2 Scored S 3 13 39
33 7 3 Conceded C 2 11 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
94% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 94%
62% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 71% 81%
38% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 43% 50%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 31%
56% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 86% 81%
12% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
31% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 6%
 
4.2 5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 6.3 5.4
5.9 5.6 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4 4.3
1.6 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.9 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.9 14.4 14 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 14.9 15.1
4.2 4.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.6 5.9
25% 26% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 33% 41%
 
14.4 12 11 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 12.3 11.1
5 3.6 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.9 4.6
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Borussia Dortmund have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Borussia Dortmund have scored more than double the goals of Hertha BSC.
  • Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hertha BSC have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Hertha BSC have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Bundesliga
  • Hertha BSC have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Bundesliga
  • Hertha BSC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 16 13 1 2 52 16 8 7 0 1 25 6 8 6 1 1 27 10 36 40
2 Borussia Dortmund 16 11 1 4 39 23 9 8 0 1 26 12 7 3 1 3 13 11 16 34
3 Bayer Leverkusen 16 8 4 4 39 26 8 4 1 3 19 14 8 4 3 1 20 12 13 28
4 TSG Hoffenheim 16 8 3 5 34 25 7 5 1 1 17 7 9 3 2 4 17 18 9 27
5 Freiburg 16 7 5 4 26 15 7 3 2 2 11 8 9 4 3 2 15 7 11 26
6 FSV Mainz 05 16 7 3 6 25 16 9 5 3 1 18 5 7 2 0 5 7 11 9 24
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 16 6 6 4 26 24 7 2 4 1 11 8 9 4 2 3 15 16 2 24
8 FC Union Berlin 16 6 6 4 22 21 9 5 3 1 12 8 7 1 3 3 10 13 1 24
9 RB Leipzig 16 6 4 6 30 20 8 6 0 2 25 10 8 0 4 4 5 10 10 22
10 Köln 16 5 7 4 26 27 8 4 3 1 17 11 8 1 4 3 9 16 -1 22
11 Wolfsburg 16 6 2 8 17 25 9 3 1 5 8 14 7 3 1 3 9 11 -8 20
12 VfL Bochum 1848 16 6 2 8 16 25 7 4 2 1 10 5 9 2 0 7 6 20 -9 20
13 Borussia Mönchengladbach 16 5 3 8 21 31 8 4 2 2 14 13 8 1 1 6 7 18 -10 18
14 Hertha BSC 16 5 3 8 17 33 7 3 2 2 9 7 9 2 1 6 8 26 -16 18
15 Stuttgart 16 4 5 7 22 30 9 3 2 4 16 18 7 1 3 3 6 12 -8 17
16 FC Augsburg 16 4 5 7 17 26 8 3 2 3 12 15 8 1 3 4 5 11 -9 17
17 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 16 2 7 7 12 22 9 1 5 3 8 13 7 1 2 4 4 9 -10 13
18 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 16 1 1 14 13 49 7 1 1 5 7 15 9 0 0 9 6 34 -36 4

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