Week 4 brings us a match on Aug 27th where Hertha BSC hosts Borussia Dortmund in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 16th placed Hertha BSC, recorded a 0-1 loss against Borussia M’gladbach. Alassane Pléa struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 34th minute on a penalty, 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 M’gladbach took the shutout win. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Borussia Dortmund recorded a 2-3 loss against Werder Bremen. Julian Brandt struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Marco Reus, then Raphaël Guerreiro added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Marco Reus Finally they completed the comback in the 95th minute on a goal by Oliver Burke to cap off a wild match. Borussia Dortmund is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Youssoufa Moukoko has been the most prolific scorer on Borussia Dortmund in his last five matches with 2 goals. Hertha BSC is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Davie Selke and Dodi Lukebakio each having 2 goals in their last 5
Sandro Schwarz’s squad will be without Rune Jarstein, Kelian Nsona Wa Saka and Lee Dong-Jun, while Edin Terzic’s squad will be without Sébastien Haller.