Hertha Berlin vs Dortmund Predictions and Match Preview, 19 Jan 2018

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-1

Hertha Berlin v Dortmund Predictions for Friday's 7.30pm kick-off Bundesliga fixture at Olympiastadion. As the two sides failed to get wins from their respective first game in 2018, it seems that Hertha Berlin and Borussia Dortmund are still far from gaining optimal form.

Match status: 2017-18 Bundesliga - Matchweek 19
Kick-off: Friday 19 Jan 2018, 07:30pm GMT
Venue: Olympiastadion (Berlin, Germain)

Hertha Berlin v Dortmund Team News

No doubt Hertha will be mindful of their latest home 2-1 success over Dortmund in 2017 going into the clash, and will try to capitalise on the visitors' underwhelming performances of late.

BVB newly appointed manager Peter Stoger has been unable to get the club's top scorer Aubameyang, who's been linked with a move away to Arsenal and currently on thirteen goals in the league, back to first-team football and on goal scoring terms, after he was omitted from the matchday squad against Wolfsburg.

Over the last five games, both sides have a lot in common with only one point the difference between how they have been recently - Dortmund picking up eight points to Hertha's seven. But injuries to first-choice players is an issue for the Berlin club as they have looked really thin on the ground and lacking the squad depth.

Dortmund are expecting to get the win at Olympiastadion despite the home advantage The Old Lady carry into this one, but with only just a negligible diffidence in their form over the last games, Hertha may have enough momentum to rupture Dortmund's Champions League aspirations.

Injured or Suspended Players:

Hertha Berlin: Karim Rekik.

Dortmund: Raphael Guerreiro, Marco Reus, Sebastian Rode, Maximilian Philipp, Marcel Schmelzer.

Head-to-Head Bundesliga Record: Hertha Berlin v Dortmund

2017-18 Bundesliga
Dortmund 2-0 Hertha Berlin

2016-17 Bundesliga
Hertha Berlin 2-1 Dortmund

2016-17 Bundesliga
Dortmund 1-1 Hertha Berlin

2015-16 Bundesliga
Hertha Berlin 0-0 Dortmund

Hertha Berlin v Dortmund Match Odds:

Hertha Berlin - 3.54
Draw - 3.78
Dortmund - 2.15
All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.

Conclusion and Predictions:

After the 18 rounds have gone now in the Bundesliga, no Dortmund player - bar Aubameyang - has netted more than 3 goals, while regular starter Salomon Kalou has found the back of the net four times in the previous five matches for the Hertha team.

However, provided that more than 90 per cent (16 out of 18) of both teams' games have seen over 1.5, means it's highly expected we might see another three or more.