Bundesliga: Hertha Berlin vs Bayern Munich preview

Dominant reigning champions Bayern Munich take on Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday and they will surely be keen on bouncing back to winning ways after the 3-2 defeat at Manchester City in the Champions League. However, Bayern have played 70 minutes with 10 men at the Etihad Stadium following Mehdi Benatia's dismissal. The players might feel some fatigue after that effort, at least Hertha will surely be hoping that would be the case. Bayern are currently top of the Bundesliga table with a seven-point lead over second-placed Wolfsburg. They have not lost a league match this season and Hertha have not managed to beat them in any of their last six direct meetings. Moreover, Bayern scored no less than 24 goals in those six matches. Hertha currently have the fourth-worst defence in the league, while Bayern have scored an impressive 31 goals in their last 12 league matches. Thomas Muller and Mario Gotze were unused substitutes against Manchester City, so they are well rested and ready to play on Saturday. Bastian Schweinsteiger might also start after having recovered from his injury, but most likely he will be on the bench once again. Probable line-ups: Hertha Berlin: Kraft, Schulz, Brooks, Ndjeng, Hosogai, Hegeler, Skjelbred, Ben-Hatira, Stocker, Beerens, Schieber Bayern Munich: Neuer, Rafinha, Benatia, Boateng, Bernat, Alonso, Ribery, Gotze, Muller, Robben, Lewandowski My prediction: Bayern to win 3-0. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Hertha win - 14/1 Draw - 13/2 Bayern win - 2/11