On Saturday evening, Hertha Berlin host Dortmund, in a game that could be vital at both ends of the Bundesliga table.
Hertha Berlin are experiencing another difficult Bundesliga campaign. The team from the German capital currently sits just a point clear of the relegation play-off spot after a poor recent run of form.
The home team has won just one of their last seven games in the German top-flight. The appointment of Domenico Tedesco as head coach lifted spirits briefly, but results have now been mixed since the former Schalke boss’ arrival.
A 4-0 midweek hammering at Mainz ended a two-game unbeaten run under Tedesco for Hertha.
The Old Lady have a decent recent home record in the Bundesliga, as they are unbeaten in four league matches at the Olympiastadion. They have also lost just one of their previous six league matches on home soil.
A record of three wins in their last nine home matches in the Bundesliga is not a great one though.
Dortmund head into this clash on the back of a 3-0 defeat of rock-bottom Greuther Furth at Signal Iduna Park. The win keeps BVB six points behind league leaders and reigning champions Bayern Munich.
Marco Rose’s team may not have been that consistent in getting results of late in the German top-flight, but they have remained prolific in front of goal. In fact, Dortmund have scored at least two goals in eight of their last ten matches in the Bundesliga.
BVB have been highly inconsistent on their travels of late in the German top-flight, as they have won just two of their previous five away games in the Bundesliga.
Forebet predicts that Dortmund will improve their mixed recent away record by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.