German Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund vs. Hertha Berlin - Preview & Prediction

Ninth-placed Hertha Berlin will try to extend their six-game unbeaten run while visiting 2nd-placed Borussia Dortmund, who return home following a 6-1 win at Paderborn. Kick-off - at 12:30 PM ET on Saturday, June 6.

Dortmund Batter Paderborn

Borussia Dortmund bounced back from their 1-0 home defeat to Bayern Munich on May 26 straight away, thrashing rock-bottom Paderborn with a score of 6-1 at Benteler-Arena on Sunday. After failing to break the hosts down in the first half, the Black-and-Yellows scored six times in the following frame, with Jadon Sancho netting his first career hat trick. Thorgan Hazard, Achraf Hakimi, and Marcel Schmelzer also scored for BVB, who are 2nd in the league (W18 D6 L5), seven points below leaders Bayern, sitting just two points above 3rd-placed RB Leipzig.

English winger Sancho leads Borussia Dortmund with 17 goals and 16 assists. He has banked three snipes and as many helpers in just four previous league contests versus Hertha Berlin. Goalie Roman Burki, meanwhile, sits 19th in the Bundesliga with 47 saves in 26 matches. He has picked up 10 clean sheets and allows a goal every 68 minutes on average. BVB have scored the 2nd highest quantity of goals so far this year (80) while producing the 7th highest number of shots per game (13.5). The team is 3rd in ball possession (58.3%) and 2nd in passing accuracy (86.6%).

Hertha Continue To Impress

Bruno Labbadia continued his unbeaten run as the new coach of Hertha Berlin, recording his third win in his four outings in charge of the Old Lady (W3 D1), as the team picked up a 2-0 victory against Augsburg at Olympiastadion on Saturday. Javairo Dilrosun opened the tally 23 minutes into the game before Krzysztof Piatek added Hertha’s second during injury-time, with the hosts firmly leading the game in scoring chances. The Old Lady has now gone without a defeat for six consecutive outings (W3 D3), currently occupying the 9th place in the league (W10 D8 L11), trailing the top-six by four points.

Belgian-Congolese winger Dodi Lukebakio leads Hertha Berlin with six snipes and five assists, but has found the back of the net just once in his last eight league games. Goalie Rune Jarstein, meanwhile, occupies the 3rd position in the Bundesliga, having stopped a total 94 shots. He has registered eight clean sheets in 25 starts this season and concedes a goal every 56 minutes of play. The Old Lady has buried the 8th highest amount of goals so far this year (43), while posting the 2nd lowest quantity of shots per game (11.1). The team is 13th in ball possession (47.2%) and 11th in passing accuracy (77.4%).

Prediction

Head coach Bruno Labbadia’s reign in charge of Hertha Berlin has started tremendously well, with the team going unbeaten since his arrival (W3 D1). With morale high and soccer flowing fluidly for the Old Lady at the moment, you can definitely expect a good performance against the 2nd-placed Borussia Dortmund. The Black-and-Yellows have gone five games without a defeat versus Hertha (W3 D2), but have managed to win just once in their last four head-to-head encounters in Dortmund, with the team from Germany’s capital leaving with a draw on the other three occasions.

Best bet:

Draw (+435)