The visiting Schalke 04 side should be favourites in this visit to Hertha BSC, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their 18 league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Hertha BSC form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for Hertha BSC at their home stadium (Olympiastadion Berlin) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Hertha BSC, who won 2-1 against Wolfsburg (placed 10th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Bayern München (0-4).
Rune Jarstein loved the game against Wolfsburg. With a stunning 6 saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory.
The manager J. Klinsmann will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Schalke 04 in only four days.
Hertha BSC are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. Hertha BSC are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (18 from 9 played).
Schalke 04 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Two away games in a row for Schalke 04, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-5 versus Bayern München in the Bundesliga. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Borussia M'gladbach.
Schalke 04 lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one. Schalke 04 goalkeeper Markus Schubert had a great day against Bayern München, but despite making 9 saves the loss could not be avoided.
A new game in only four days for Schalke 04, the DFB Pokal home match versus Hertha BSC. Busy days.
Schalke 04 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Schalke 04 have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Schalke 04 - Hertha BSC 3-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Hertha BSC won 3 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Schalke 04 has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6Top Goalscorers
  S. Serdar 7 goals |  A. Harit 6 goals |   V. Ibišević 4 goals |
Hertha BSC missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Hertha BSC | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 34 | 18 | 10 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 26 |
| 95% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 79% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 74% | 78% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 32% |
| 11% | 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 53% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 21% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 26% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 188 | 96 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 92 | 227 |
| 64 | 25 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 38 | 87 |
| 38% | 44% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | 36% |
- Hertha BSC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Hertha BSC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Schalke 04 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Schalke 04 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 40 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 33 | 39 |
| 3 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 36 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 14 | Köln | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 20 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -20 | 17 |
| 17 | Paderborn | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 15 |
| 18 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -22 | 15 |