Dortmund (4-2-3-1)
Weidenfeller; Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer; Gundogan, Bender; Blazczykowski, Kagawa, Grosskreutz; Lewandowski
Jurgen Klopp will have to do without the services of first-choice striker Lucas Barrios, who will join defenders Patrick Owomoyela and Julian Koch as well as midfielder Marvin Bakalorz on the sidelines.
Mario Gotze and Sebastian Kehl are both serving two-game suspensions so Jakub Blaszczykowski is likely to replace the 19-year-old attacking midfielder.
Hertha Berlin (4-2-3-1)
Kraft; Lell, Hubnik, Mijatovic, Kobiaschvili; Ottl, Niemeyer; Ebert, Rafael, Torun; Ramos
Hertha are expected to make only one change from the side that defeated Stuttgart 1-0 before the international break with Patrick Ebert coming in on the right-wing for Pierre-Michel Lasogga.
Roman Hubnik will face a late fitness with a toe injury with Maik Franz on standby to partner Andre Mijatovic at the heart of the defence.
DID YOU KNOW?
Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten against Hertha in their last six competitive meetings.
Mario Gotze is suspended for the game and is the youngest player in Dortmund's history to receive a red card.
Polish right-back Lukasz Piszczek was signed from Saturday's opponents, making 68 Bundesliga appearances and scoring three goals for the Berlin outfit.
Hertha Berlin's record Bundesliga victory came against BVB, a 9-1 win back in April 1970.
The club have only beaten Dortmund once away from home in their previous 19 meetings, a 2-1 victory in 2006.
Three of Hertha's four league goals this season have
Prediction
It's hard to look beyond a home win for this one. The champions have a brilliant home record, especially against Hertha and despite the absence of wonderkid, Mario Gotze, they should still have enough to see off their newly-promoted opposition.
Editor's Prediction
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Hertha BSC 
