Match Report
The table gap was wide: 42 points between Borussia Dortmund (2nd, 71 pts) and Hertha BSC (18th, 29 pts). On the form table Hertha BSC stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Per game in the league, Borussia Dortmund were scoring 2.44 and conceding 1.29, Hertha BSC 1.24 and 2.03, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Borussia Dortmund had won eight straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Borussia Dortmund had taken 15 of 15 points to Hertha BSC's 3.
GioScore's database holds 23 meetings between the two: 13 for Borussia Dortmund, 5 for Hertha BSC and 5 drawn, at 2.61 goals per meeting. The last five meetings averaged 3.6 goals, well above the all-time 2.61.
Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund staged the fixture, a ground that holds 81,365. On the scoreboard, Borussia Dortmund led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.