Borussia Mönchengladbach go in search of a third consecutive away victory when they travel to Hertha Berlin in Saturday’s late game (kick-off 18:30 CET / 17:30 GMT).
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Hertha head coach Pal Dardai will hope to welcome back Australia international Mathew Leckie, who helped the Socceroos clinch a 2018 FIFA World Cup berth with a play-off win over Honduras. Karim Rekik (illness) and Mitchell Weiser (hip) are expected to recover in time to face the Foals, but Niklas Stark, Valentin Stocker and Julian Schieber are all unavailable.
Paraguayan striker Raul Bobadilla is back in contention for the visitors after recovering from an inflammation of the pubic bone, but Saturday’s game is likely to come too soon for Guinean winger Ibrahima Traore, who has been struggling with a hamstring problem. Christoph Kramer, meanwhile, will make his first start since mid-October after shaking off a thigh injury.
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Probable line-ups
Hertha: Jarstein - Weiser, Langkamp, Rekik, Plattenhardt - Lustenberger, Skjelbred - Leckie, Lazaro, Kalou - Ibisevic (c)
Absentees: Schieber (knee), Stark (calf), Stocker (knee), Darida (knee), Klinsmann (ligament damage)
Coach: Pal Dardai
Gladbach: Sommer - Elvedi, Ginter, Vestergaard, Wendt - Hazard, Zakaria, Kramer, Grifo - Raffael, Stindl (c)
Absentees: Benes (broken foot), Hofmann, Strobl (both knee), Traore (light training)
Coach: Dieter Hecking
Match stats
The only time Hertha have picked up a positive result against Gladbach came on Matchday 10 last season, when Salomon Kalou scored a hat-trick.Otherwise, Gladbach have won six of the last seven meetings between the sides.Raffael has only scored in one game for Gladbach this season.The Brazilian's last assist came on 12 March 2016.Raffael played for Hertha between January 2008 and July 2012, scoring 23 goals in 110 Bundesliga games for the capital club.Gladbach defender Jannik Vestergaard has scored three goals in the last four Bundesliga games.The Dane is the only Bundesliga outfield player to have featured in each of the last 70 top-flight games. He's also played 90 minutes in the last 32 matches.
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Source: bundesliga.com