Hertha started their year with a disappointing 1-0 loss at Stuttgart and they will be hoping that their home crowd can cheer them on to victory here.
They actually showed a reoccurrence of a side that can struggle in the final third in that game and their fans will hope they have worked on that in the training ground ahead of this game.
Hertha won 2-1 the last time BVB were in town.
Borussia Dortmund started the year with a goalless draw against Wolfsburg.
That wasn’t the best way to start however keeping a clean sheet is good for a side that was guilty of conceding even more than they scored at times during the first half of the season.
BVB remain one of the most lethal sides in Europe attack-wise and they should be able to take advantage of Hertha defensive struggles here.
BVB will go second in the league table with a win in this game as they are currently just 2 points ahead of RB Leipzig who are in 4th position.
Borussia Dortmund defeated Hertha 2-0 earlier in the season at Signal-Iduna-Park.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Hertha Berlin
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
RB Leipzig
2-3
Hertha Berlin
17 Dec, 2017
German Bundesliga
W
Hertha Berlin
3-1
Hannover 96
13 Dec, 2017
German Bundesliga
D
FC Augsburg
1-1
Hertha Berlin
10 Dec, 2017
German Bundesliga
D
Hertha Berlin
1-1
Östersunds FK
7 Dec, 2017
Europa League
L
Hertha Berlin
1-2
Eintracht Frankfurt
3 Dec, 2017
German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
Borussia Dortmund
3-2
Zulte-Waregem
8 Jan, 2018
Friendly
W
Fortuna Düsseldorf
0-2
Borussia Dortmund
6 Jan, 2018
Friendly
L
Bayern Munich
2-1
Borussia Dortmund
20 Dec, 2017
German DFB Pokal
W
Borussia Dortmund
2-1
TSG Hoffenheim
16 Dec, 2017
German Bundesliga
W
Mainz
0-2
Borussia Dortmund
12 Dec, 2017
German Bundesliga
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Borussia Dortmund
2-0
Hertha Berlin
26 Aug, 2017
German Bundesliga
Hertha Berlin
2-1
Borussia Dortmund
11 Mar, 2017
German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
1-1
Hertha Berlin
8 Feb, 2017
German DFB Pokal
Borussia Dortmund
1-1
Hertha Berlin
14 Oct, 2016
German Bundesliga
Hertha Berlin
0-3
Borussia Dortmund
20 Apr, 2016
German DFB Pokal
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