In this week 34 match, on Saturday May 14th, Borussia Dortmund hosts Hertha BSC at Signal-iduna-park in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 2nd placed Borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 3-1 win against Greuther Fürth. Julian Brandt struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 26th minute, then in the 70th minute, Hrgota sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jessic Ngankam. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Borussia Dortmund should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 15th placed Hertha BSC is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Mainz 05. Silvan Widmer struck first for Mainz 05 in the 25th minute on a feed from Karim Onisiwo, but Davie Selke got the equalizer for Hertha BSC in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC last played eachother at the Olympiastadion Berlin on Dec 18th. Hertha BSC won by a score of 3 to 2 in front of almost five thousand jubilant spectators. Julian Brandt struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 31st minute, but Ishak Belfodil got the equalizer for Hertha BSC in the 51st minute But luckily in the 57th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Marco Richter.
Hertha BSC’s top weapon lately has been Davie Selke, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Erling Braut Håland has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Borussia Dortmund
Marco Rose’s squad will be without Erling Braut Håland, Axel Witsel, Thorgan Hazard, Mate Morey, Mahmoud Dahoud, Emre Can, Donyell Malen, Mats Hummels, Marcel Schmelzer and Giovanni Reyna, while Stevan Jovetić, Rune Jarstein, Alexander Schwolow, Lukas Klünter, Kelian Nsona Wa Saka and Lee Dong-Jun are unavailable to play for Felix Magath’s team.