Current form Hertha BSC Berlin
The Berlin Hertha started with a somewhat surprising 0: 1 defeat in the second half of the German Bundesliga. Surprisingly, as the team of Pál Dardai presented in the last weeks before the winter break improved greatly: So were scored against Leipzig (3: 2), Hannover (3: 1) and Augsburg (1: 1). The game against the climber was thus the first in nine matches in which the Hertha remained without their own goal. However, it was sometimes also bad luck, including failed two times on the aluminum. Accordingly, it lacked, however, also the necessary Kaltschnuzuzigkeit before the opponent’s goal. On the other hand, they were strong in the defense, especially in halftime one offered a stable performance, let the opponent hardly come to dangerous possibilities. However, the dangerous scores recorded the Hertha almost exclusively in half time one. Accordingly, the physical component should be included in this preview. The longer a match lasts, the more problems gets the Hertha, a late goal of Berlin should therefore not be expected against Dortmund. Problems we recognized in the capital in a duel with Stuttgart in terms of ball security. It was not for nothing that the VFB managed to score many ball wins in midfield, as well as a single goal. The best players in our opinion were not for nothing two defensive players, namely Arne Maier and Marvin Plattenhardt. In addition, the standards set by Valentino Lazaro can be mentioned as a weapon, not in vain did the Dardai-Elf win 3 good finals after last weekend. Hope also makes the fact that quite courage to risk existed. The Herthanians were able to compete no less than 15 dribbling, for comparison: Stuttgart came in this statistic only to a value of 5. Strengths or advantages, of course, we also see due to the fact that on Friday a home game on the program is: 4 of 6 successes in the current season, they celebrated at home, however, two of them date from the period until 20 September 2017. Still: With 15 goals scored, it was especially in terms of Torabschluss in their own stadium but much more successful than away.

Current form Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund started with a 0-0 draw in the second half. The opponent here: The VFL Wolfsburg and thus an opponent, which we currently assess a little weaker than the Hertha from Berlin. But fact is: In the defensive, the BVB-Elf under Neo-coach Peter Stöger has clearly increased from hair-raising errors in the defense, as they were still under Peter Bosz on the agenda, is currently only little to see. However, it seems as if the new coach had taken the final weakness of his former club Cologne with the Ruhr. Because especially in the attack third of the BVB against Wolfsburg had rough problems. No fewer than 18 shots were fired, one time or another Aluminum saved the VFL, Yarmolenko alone forgave one or the other. Otherwise, the Stöger-Elf was not much to blame, especially in halftime one was the clearly better team, also physically full on the height. This shows a success rate of 71 percent for high balls. A similar performance in this regard will be necessary on Friday, but the Hertha is still considered an opponent who not least about hardness into play, a fact that the technically maladicated Dortmund-Elf usually does not taste. Last weekend we saw the right side in the match with Piszcek and the aforementioned Yarmolenko. We see strengths at BVB, especially in the game over the wings, the switching game is certainly dominated better than the opponent from Berlin. Less hopeful is likely to look at the away statistics agree: Dortmund has won only one of the last four away games for themselves, as happened in the 2-0 against FSV Mainz 05. The 0-0 against Wolfsburg, however, was the third game in series without defeat, also was conceded in two of these three games no goal. BVB has good balance sheets in a direct duel with Hertha: Of the last 10 clashes Dortmund only lost two, both in Berlin with 1: 2 and 0: 1. Coach Stöger also has to deal with staff worries: Guerero, Larsen, Philipp, Schmelzer and Rode will not be available on Friday.

Our Prediction: Borussia Dortmund win @ 2.23