Borussia Dortmund - Hertha Berlin Football prediction

Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin face off at Signal-Iduna-Park in a Bundesliga round of 9. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 6 matches won 3, drew 2 and lost 1. Indeed, in the last confrontation in this stadium, for the Bundesliga on 26-08-2017, Borussia Dortmund won by (2-0). The goals of Borussia Dortmund were scored by P. Aubameyang (15 ') and N. Şahin (57'). In this match the house factor could play a decisive role, as Hertha Berlin has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Borussia Dortmund
After 6 wins and 2 draws, the home team is in 1st place, having won 20 points. In the last match, they beat Stuttgart (0-4), having won the home game against Augsburg (4-3). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss as a visitor; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with Atletico Madrid by (4-0).

In this competition, he has won his last 4 matches at home and has not lost any of his last 8 matches. His attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 8 games in this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency towards goals, since 22 in 29 finished with More than 2.5 goals in the marker. In 8 games in this competition, managed to turn the score in 3 of the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Borussia Dortmund make excellent campaigning in the German league, is the only team unbeaten after 8 rounds and goes looking for 3 more points to remain calm in the national leadership. The team is characterized by an excellent balance between the offensive and defensive sectors, scored 27 goals, being the best attack of the national, and conceded only 8 goals, having the defense less leaked and these figures help to explain the great performance so far. Playing at home, such as this Saturday's match, Borussia Dortmund have been making great appearances, winning all 4 games they played with an incredible 18 goals scored and 5 goals conceded, evidencing the enormous strength that has before their fans where it usually attacks from the beginning and even playing offense, leaves few spaces behind. For the confrontation with Hertha Berlin, coach Lucien Favre will not be able to count on striker Paco Alcacer due to injury.
Confirmed lineup: R. Bürki, A. Diallo, Ł. Piszczek, D. Zagadou, A. Hakimi, Raphaël Guerreiro, M. Götze, J. Sancho, M. Dahoud, A. Witsel, M. Reus.
Coach: L. Favre.

Review of Hertha Berlin
The visiting team is currently in 6th place, with 15 points earned, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, tied off to Mainz by (0-0). In the last match, they drew at home to Freiburg by (1-1). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with a total of 43 goals scored and 18 conceded. Already inside the home, won 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, with a total of 30 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the championship, Hertha Berlin had 5 points in 12 chances, after 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 4 away games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 7 of the last 8 games in this competition.

Hertha Berlin make a reasonable campaign in the German Cup, come from 1 win and 2 draws and wants to keep up the good fortune to continue to rise to the table in the fight for a place in next season's European competition. The team is characterized by a rather ineffective attack that scored only 13 goals, being the ninth best among the 18 Bundesliga players, but their defense is very solid and suffered only 8 goals, being next to their next opponent, the least leaked but you need to better balance the way you play so you can attack more often. Hertha Berlin has 1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat, being a somewhat irregular team away from their dominions, and it is worth highlighting that they scored only 1 goal in the last two matches as a visitor, evidencing again the lack of quality of their front line. For the game against Borussia Dortmund, coach Dárdai has no problems in the team that has been active in the last rounds and is going to the field with maximum strength.
Confirmed lineup: R. Jarstein, N. Stark, K. Rekik, M. Mittelstädt, V. Lazaro, F. Lustenberger, O.Duda, S. Kalou, P. Skjelbred, A. Maier, V. Ibišević.
Coach: P. Dárdai.