Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
High-flying Borussia Dortmund will look to put an extra pressure on league leaders Bayern Munich when they take on Hertha in the Bundesliga round 21. The Yellow-Blacks look unstoppable at the moment, with the team eyeing their sixth consecutive league win, but they can’t afford any complacency in Sunday’s clash. Youssoufa Moukoko limped off with injury at the weekend, with fit-again Ivory Coast international likely to step up, while all Marius Wolf, Tom Rothe, Abdoulaye Kamara, and Mateu Morey remain in the recovery room.
The capital club, on the other hand, defeated Borussia M’gladbach 4-1 in front of home fans on Matchday 20, but given their five-game losing run on the road, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts. Hertha’s injury list is pretty long, including the likes of Dardai, Kanga, Pekarik, Rogel, Jovetic, Ejuke, and Nsona.
Highlighted Player (Marco Reus):
Marco Reus is a German football player who was born on 31 May, 1989. The pacey attacking midfielder, who is capable of playing as a winger as well, started his senior career at Rot Weiss Ahlen and it has to be noted that he made 43 league appearances for the club in lower leagues.
In 2009 he signed a four-year contract with Borussia M’gladbach and he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Mainz on 28 August, 2009. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign, he joined Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. He has been playing for the Millionaires ever since and he represents Germany on the international stage as well.
However, he was more than unfortunate to miss the 2014 FIFA World Cup with injury when Joachim Low’s team lifted the prestigious trophy. To make things even worse for Marco Reus, he was forced to withdraw from the Germany Euro 2016 squad as well (injury). The German ace has a contract with Borussia Dortmund which expires on 30 June, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Hertha):
Hertha Berlin is a German football club from the city Berlin which is currently active in the highest German football division the Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1892 and is active in the Bundesliga since 2011//2012. Between 1926 and 1931 Hertha BSC managed to reach 6 times to the final of the Deutsche Meisterschaft which they managed to win 2 times (in 1930 and one year later in 1931).
Hertha Berlin originally played its home games in the Plumpe which got bombed during the WW II. After the bombings Hertha Berlin stated to play their games in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. The club colors of Hertha Berlin are blue and red and is also known as Die Alte Dame which is the same nickname as Juventus. Next to winning the German national league Hertha Berlin managed to reach to the final in the DFB Pokal in 1977, 1979 and 1993.
Hertha played several times in the UEFA Cup (former Europa League) and qualified for the group stage in the Champions League in the season 1999/2000. Known players that played for Hertha BSC are: Basturk, Deisler, Bobic and Marcelinho.