January 2nd features a match where Hertha BSC hosts Schalke 04 in a clash of the Bundesliga. Hertha BSC is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 7th minute, then Dodi Lukebakio tied it up for Hertha BSC in the 52nd minute. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while schalke 04 is fresh off their 3-1 win against Ulm. Suat Serdar struck first for Schalke 04 in the 27th minute, then Benito Raman added another in the 51st minute. Schalke 04 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Hertha BSC and Schalke 04 last played eachother at the Veltins-arena on Feb 4th. Schalke 04 won by a score of 3 to 2 in front of almost 54000 jubilant fans. Pascal Köpke scored the first goal for Hertha BSC in the 12th minute, then Krzysztof Piątek added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Pascal Köpke Finally they completed the comback victory in the 115th minute on a goal by Benito Raman to cap off a wild match.
Schalke 04’s most prolific scorer has been Benito Raman. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Krzysztof Piątek has been the most prolific scorer on Hertha BSC in the last five matches with 2 goals
Jhon Córdoba, Lucas Tousart, Eduard Löwen, Jordan Torunarigha and Santiago Ascacibar are unavailable to play for Bruno Labbadia’s team, while Huub Stevens’s squad will be without Omar Mascarell, Mark Uth, Steven Skrzybski, Suat Serdar and Frederik Rønnow.