The visiting Borussia Dortmund side should be favourites in this visit to Hertha BSC, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their 13 league games this season.
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.
Hertha BSC form and stats
Hertha BSC's struggle is real here at Olympiastadion with only 6 points collected from 6 Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-4. It's trouble wherever Hertha BSC are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Three consecutive losses here at Olympiastadion is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
Hertha BSC's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Borussia Dortmund (placed 5th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Augsburg (0-4).
A decent goal production from Hertha BSC in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Hertha BSC with 14 goals conceded in these matches.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Borussia Dortmund have produced an overall stat of 2-3-2 so far.
Two travels in a row for Borussia Dortmund, whose manager L. Favre could celebrate last time after the Bundesliga win against Hertha BSC. A 1-3 defeat away at Barcelona before that.
Borussia Dortmund are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Borussia Dortmund have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Hertha BSC - Borussia Dortmund 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Hertha BSC won 1, Borussia Dortmund won 4 and 5 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Reus 6 goals |  Paco Alcácer 5 goals |  J. Sancho 5 goals |
Hertha BSC missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| Hertha BSC | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 28 |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 46% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 71% | 69% |
| 15% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 62% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 3.1 | 3 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| 5.2 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 131 | 66 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 74 | 174 |
| 47 | 20 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 28 | 70 |
| 38% | 50% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 40% |
- All of Hertha BSC's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Borussia Dortmund have created more than twice as many corners as Hertha BSC.
- Borussia Dortmund have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Borussia Dortmund have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Hertha BSC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Hertha BSC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hertha BSC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hertha BSC is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 27 |
| 2 | Borussia M'gladbach | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Bayern München | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 24 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 14 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 14 | Mainz 05 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 12 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Hertha BSC | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 11 |
| 17 | Köln | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 8 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -16 | 5 |