Hertha BSC vs Borussia Dortmund

Olympiastadion is the venue as Hertha BSC and Borussia Dortmund lock horns in a tasty-looking Bundesliga encounter.

If the first three rounds are anything to go by, Hertha BSC could be in for another season-long fight against the drop of securing Bundesliga survival by the skin of their teeth last term. ‘Die Alte Dame’ have failed to win any of their opening three league games this season (D1, L1), netting under 1.5 goals on each occasion. Despite a 3-2 win in their most recent top-flight H2H, Dortmund’s upcoming visit won’t make Hertha’s life any easier. Indeed, that victory remains their solitary victory in ten Bundesliga H2Hs (D2, L7), suggesting Sandro Schwarz’s men could be in for another long day. Conceding first could inflict a definite blow on Hertha’s hopes of getting off the mark this season, considering they’ve lost all eight home matches after shipping the opening goal in 2022.

As for Borussia Dortmund, Edin Terzic’s men had a 2-0 home lead against Werder Bremen last weekend, only to find themselves on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline at FT. After seeing their two-game winning start to the new Bundesliga season come to a halt in a disturbing fashion, ‘Die Borussen’ will be out to extend a three-game winning away streak across all competitions. Achieving that feat would see Dortmund win their opening two away games of a new top-flight season for the first time since 2015/16. Despite surrendering a two-goal lead against Werder, Terzic’s lads are oftentimes hard to knock off their perch, having won 24 of the last 30 Bundesliga matches from winning positions.