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Germany 1.Bundesliga 18.Round

19.1 14:30

Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin

Capacity: 74244

Turf: Grass

Distance: 571 km (354.76 mi.)

Hertha Berlin

Marko Grujic is back in the squad after missing last match and it is big boost

Marko Grujic - Midfielder (CM) - Key player

29

4

7

0

2422

4

1

9

0

Niklas Stark will miss and it can be big blow for team

Niklas Stark - Defense (CB) - Regular player

21

20

7

5

1

1735

1

0

8

0

Ondrej Duda is loaned out

Ondrej Duda - Midfielder (AM) - Rotation player

7

6

7

5

1

451

0

2

0

Eduard Löwen is loaned out

Eduard Löwen - Midfielder (CM) - Rotation player

7

2

8

0

5

309

0

Sidney Friede left club

Sidney Friede - Midfielder (CM) - Back-up player

0

2

0

Maurice Covic is loaned out

Maurice Covic - Attack (LW) - Back-up player

0

1

0

Dedryck Boyata if booked will miss next game

Dedryck Boyata - Defense (CB) - Regular player

28

0

2

0

2484

4

1

7

1

0

Vedad Ibisevic if booked will miss next game

Vedad Ibisevic - Attack (CF) - Regular player

25

15

19

12

10

1261

7

3

4

0

Salomon Kalou likely to leave the club

Salomon Kalou - (LW) - Rotation player

5

1

16

1

4

143

1

0

Santiago Ascacíbar is new signing and should play

Santiago Ascacíbar - (CM) - Regular player

8

7

2

0

1

633

0

1

2

0

General H2H stats vs Bayern (in all competitions): 10W 22D 40L

Home H2H stats vs Bayern (in all competitions): 8W 16D 13L

Jürgen Klinsmann: "We are still fighting against relegation, we are not far enough from the bottom of the table and we still have a lot of work ahead of us. For us, the goal against Bayern is to go out there, give it everything we have and get the crowd on our side for what will be such a big game for the club. The goal for the next few weeks is clear: get points and work our way up!"

Santiago Ascacíbar may make his Hertha debut on Sunday, Arne Maier will almost definitely miss out. Nevertheless, the Hertha youth product has already started doing some running with fitness coach Hendrik Vieth after picking up a knee injury in the friendly win against Frankfurt in the US last week. “We’re hopeful that he can rejoin team training very soon,” confirmed Nouri. Salomon Kalou, who didn’t travel to America as he looks to find a new club, also worked with Vieth and Maier. “Salomon needs to do some individual work first.” Marvin Plattenhardt also missed out on training due to a cold. - reported by the official website

The Old Lady are unbeaten in four under interim boss Jürgen Klinsmann, and have won their last three on the bounce, keeping as many clean sheets in the process.

Dodi Lukebakio has scored five goals in his three competitive meetings with Bayern. Of all active players, only Marco Reus has a better record (seven goals in 17 games against the record champions). The Belgian also leads the Hertha scoring charts on four of the season.

Klinsmann’s Hertha have kept three clean sheets in a row. Four would be a club first.

Hertha have only lost one of their last five against Bayern, but have only won one of their last eight home games against Klinsmann’s former club - a 2-0 win in last season’s corresponding fixture.

Jürgen Klinsmann (Hertha Berlin): "Our situation is completely different from that of FC Bayern. We're still in the relegation battle, we're not far enough off the bottom of the table to take a breather. We have a lot of work to do. Our goal is to push to our limits, to give it everything, to make the fans get behind us, to toil and take points. We need every point to extend the gap to the bottom of the table."

Transfers in: Santiago Ascacibar (Stuttgart)

Transfers out: Maurice Covic (Ascoli, loan), Ondrej Duda (Norwich City, loan), Sidney Friede (Wehen Wiesbaden), Eduard Löwen (Augsburg, loan)

Bayern München

Thiago is back in the squad after missing last match and it is big boost

Thiago - Midfielder (CM) - Regular player

24

20

5

4

1772

3

0

7

0

Joshua Kimmich will miss and it can be big blow for team

Joshua Kimmich - Defense (RB) - Regular player

33

32

1

4

1

2821

3

8

7

0

Timothy Tillman is loaned out

Timothy Tillman - (AM) - Back-up player

0

Jérôme Boateng if booked will miss next game

Jérôme Boateng - Defense (CB) - Rotation player

24

23

7

8

1

1882

0

2

5

0

1

Robert Lewandowski if booked will miss next game

Robert Lewandowski - Attack (CF) - Key player

31

0

2

0

2761

34

4

5

0

For the first competitive match after the winter break, Flick can count on Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry being available. Lewandowski is "close to being 100 per cent, he's an absolute professional. He's worked very hard," said Flick after friday's training session. The striker does not "have any pain" and is "absolutely right" following his groin operation before Christmas. Flick is also confident about the injured players. World Cup winner Lucas Hernandez is "most advanced" and next week he should return to full training "step-by-step". In contrast, Javi Martinez and Kingsley Coman need "a bit longer", declared Flick. The target is, "to have everyone back by the end of February or the start of March when the busy run of fixtures starts." - reported by the official website of Bayern

Bayern played their poorest Hinrunde in nine years (33 points). They were fifth with 29 points on the board halfway into 2010/11, when Jürgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund claimed their first of two successive titles.

Lewandowski has scored three in his last six Bundesliga appearances, compared to 16 in his first 11 of the campaign.

Joshua Zirkzee has scored twice in just three minutes of Bundesliga action. No Bundesliga player has reached two goals so quickly.

Hansi Flick: "The coaching staff and I are looking forward to the second part of the season. It's another tough task in Berlin, they're very well-organised in defence. They've shown that in the last few matches, they concede very few chances. They're compact, they let their opponents have the ball and try to break quickly. We must prepare for that."

Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry resumed training this week and are fit for the match: "The personnel situation has improved," commented Flick. However, the FCB coach will be without Niklas Süle (torn cruciate), Lucas Hernández (ankle surgery), Javi Martínez (thigh injury) and Kingsley Coman (capsule tear). Joshua Kimmich will serve a one-match ban. The 24-year-old will not be part of FC Bayern's starting XI for the first time in 54 matches, since 21 April 2018. Reserve player Sarpreet Singh, who trained with the pros recently, will not be available for selection after seeing a red card in a third-division match. - reported by the official website of Bayern München

Transfers in: Alexander Nübel (Schalke, summer 2020)

Transfers out: Timothy Tillman (Greuther Fürth, loan)

Manuel Neuer knows how to beat Hertha. The Bayern captain has won 16 of his 20 Bundesliga duels with the men from the capital, with three draws and one defeat. The 33-year-old has kept 14 clean sheets against Hertha, more than against any other Bundesliga side.