Berlin and Dortmund set for top-three clash in the capital

02.02.2016

Borussia Dortmund will be looking to maintain their 2016 winning streak on Saturday when they take on a Hertha Berlin side who could close the gap on second place to seven points with a first victory of the calendar year (kick-off: 15.30CET/14.30GMT).

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Hertha were left to rue what could have been last weekend as they let a two-goal lead slip through their fingers in a 3-3 draw on the road against SV Werder Bremen. Head coach Pal Dardai claimed his side could "live with starting the second half of the season with two draws", but if they are to pull off an unlikely return to the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1999, they'll need to start turning draws into wins.

Meanwhile, for BVB, victories over Borussia Mönchengladbach and, most recently, FC Ingolstadt 04 have seen Thomas Tuchel's side make a promising start to the second half of the season. No other second placed side has boasted as strong a record after 19 games, however, it will ultimately be fixtures against their fellow top four candidates that will determine whether they can maintain or close the eight-point gap on league leaders FC Bayern München.