Borussia Dortmund vs Hertha Berlin – Bundesliga – Preview

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Sreya

Borussia Dortmund vs Hertha Berlin – Borussia Dortmund host Hertha Berlin at the Signal-Iduna Park on 14th October, Friday in their first Bundesliga match after the international break.

Borussia Dortmund are third on the Bundesliga standings with twelve points after six matches, a point and a place behind Hertha Berlin who have lost a game less than their opponents tomorrow.

Borussia Dortmund, going through a major injury crisis, went into the international break with a 2-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen while Hertha Berlin secured a 2-0 win against Hamburger SV.

Team News

Marco Reus, Neven Subotic, Erik Durm, Sven Bender, Raphael Guerrero, Lukasz Piszczek, Andre Schurrle, Sokratis, Adrian Ramos are all sidelined through injuries for Borussia Dortmund. Marc Bartra and Ousmane Dembele are doubtful as well, but are expected to be in the matchday squad.

Hertha Berlin’s injury concerns include Ondrej Duda, Vladimir Darida, Peter Pekarik, Nils-Jonathan Koerber and Fabian Lustenberger.

Borussia Dortmund Possible Starting Lineup: Roman Burki, Felix Passlack, Matthias Ginter, Marc Bartra, Julian Weigl, Ousmane Dembele, Sebastian Rode, Mario Goetze, Christian Pulisic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Hertha Berlin Possible Starting Lineup: Rune Jarstein, Mitchell Weiser, Sebastian Langkamp, John Brooks, Marvin Plattenhardt, Niklas Stark, Per Skjelbred, Alexander Esswein, Valentin Stocker, Genki Haraguchi, Vedad Ibisevic.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Borussia Dortmund vs Hertha Berlin H2H stats, Borussia Dortmund have won three and lost only one of their previous five Bundesliga matches against Hertha Berlin. Thomas Tuchel’s side also won 3-1 the last time these two sides met in the DFB Pokal Cup earlier this year.

Borussia Dortmund have scored at least two goals in their last eight home matches in the Bundesliga, while Hertha Berlin have scored a minimum of two goals in five of their last six league games.

It should be a closely contested affair which is expected to see goals scored by both clubs. A 2-1 win for Borussia Dortmund is the most likely result.