On Sat Dec 18th, in week 17, Hertha BSC hosts Borussia Dortmund at Olympiastadion Berlin in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Hertha BSC recorded a 0-4 loss against Mainz 05. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 19th minute on a feed from Silvan Widmer, then Alexander Hack added another in the 41st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hertha BSC couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win. Hertha BSC is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Borussia Dortmund recorded a 1-1 draw against Bochum. Sebastian Polter scored the first goal for Bochum in the 40th minute on a penalty kick, then Julian Brandt got the equalizer for Borussia Dortmund in the 85th minute on a feed from Erling Braut Håland earning Borussia Dortmund at least a draw. Borussia Dortmund should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Borussia Dortmund won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Borussia Dortmund is fortunate enough to have Erling Braut Håland in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Stevan Jovetić has been the most prolific scorer on Hertha BSC in the last five matches with 3 goals
Tayfun Korkut’s squad will be without Vladimír Darida, Dedryk Boyata, Rune Jarstein, Lukas Klünter and Marton Dardai, while Borussia Dortmund will be without Thorgan Hazard, Mate Morey, Roman Bürki, Raphaël Guerreiro, Marcel Schmelzer, Manuel Akanji, Giovanni Reyna, Jude Bellingham, Unbehaun and Moukoko.