On the 19th of February, Borussia Dortmund plays host to Hertha BSC in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Chelsea. Karim Adeyemi scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 63rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Chelsea couldn’t muster any offence and Borussia Dortmund ran away with the shutout win. Borussia Dortmund looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 16th placed Hertha BSC, recorded a 4-1 win against Borussia M’gladbach. Nico Elvedi struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 17th minute, then Jessic Ngankam got the equalizer for Hertha BSC in the 30th minute on a feed from Marco Richter But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 52nd minute on a goal by Dardai. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On Sat Aug 27th, Hertha BSC hosted Borussia Dortmund in their last match together. Borussia Dortmund was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Anthony Modeste struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 32nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hertha BSC couldn’t manage to score, and Borussia Dortmund took the shutout win.
Hertha BSC is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Suat Serdar and Dodi Lukebakio each only have 1 goal in their last five. Borussia Dortmund’s top weapon lately has been Karim Adeyemi, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Edin Terzic’s squad will be without Mate Morey, Salih Özcan, Soumaula Coulibaly and Julien Duranville, while Stevan Jovetić, Agustín Rogel, Chidera Ejuke, Rune Jarstein and Kelian Nsona Wa Saka are unavailable to play for Hertha BSC.