Mario Götze and Mo Dahoud have won every time they have faced Hertha away. Whether that run continues on Friday is likely to depend on who scores the first goal of the game. Here we bring you the match facts.

Match facts

  • Borussia Dortmund have only lost one of their last eight competitive matches against Hertha – by a 2-1 scoreline in Berlin last season – but have only won one of their last three league meetings at the Olympiastadion.
  • BVB have more clean sheets away at Hertha than they have against any other team (12). Four of those clean sheets have come in their last six visits to the capital club.
  • Mario Götze has never lost against Hertha (six wins and one draw, in which he has claimed two goals and two assists). He has always won in Berlin (three matches). Mo Dahoud has won all four of his Bundesliga meetings with Hertha.
  • BVB have never taken a point away to Hertha after going 1-0 down. There have been 12 occasions when the capital club have opened the scoring, and they have won every time.
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Hertha Berlin facts

  • Hertha have only kept two clean sheets this season: the first was on Matchday 1 at home to Stuttgart, and the second came in a 2-0 win in Cologne in Round 13.
  • The capital club have only picked up 14 points at home – much fewer than the 21 they had at the same stage last season.
  • But Berlin have only failed to find the net in one of their last 19 home games.

Borussia Dortmund facts

  • Only two teams have won more often than Borussia Dortmund this term (eight wins), and only Bayern (40) have scored more goals than Borussia (39).
  • BVB have only lost one of their last six league games.
  • Only two teams have won more often away than BVB (four victories), and only Frankfurt (one defeat) have lost fewer times than Dortmund (two defeats) on the road. (br)