Hertha Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund head to the Olympiastadion to take on Hertha Berlin in an exciting Bundesliga match-up.

Hertha’s three-game unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga (W1, D2) created an illusion of an upturn before an embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Mainz last time out smacked the hosts back to reality. On the bright side, though, ‘Die Alte Dame’ have gone unbeaten in four consecutive Bundesliga home fixtures (W2, D2) since losing 2-1 to Freiburg in early October, with each of those matches featuring under 2.5 goals. Adding to their confidence, Tayfun Korkut’s men have found the back of the net in each of their last eight Bundesliga home outings on the trot, last enjoying a longer scoring run on home turf in October 2018. However, they’ve already conceded 33 goals in 16 top-flight games this season, last conceding more at this stage of a Bundesliga campaign in 2014/15.

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund hammered basement boys Greuther Furth 3-0 at home in midweek Bundesliga action, snapping a run of consecutive league games without a win (D1, L1). However, Dortmund’s indifferent away form in the Bundesliga this term (W3, D1, L3) suggests this may not be a walk in the park despite Hertha’s underwhelming spell. That said, ‘Die Borussen’ have gone unbeaten in back-to-back Bundesliga travels (W1, D1) for the first time this season. Unfortunately, that doesn’t change the fact only 29% of Dortmund’s Bundesliga points this season have arrived away from home (10/34). But they’ve won their last three top-flight visits to Hertha despite failing to keep a clean sheet in that period, scoring an average of 3.33 goals per game in return.