Hertha Berlin vs Bayern Munich: TV channel, live stream, team news & prediction
Hertha Berlin host reigning champions Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Sunday afternoon.
The capital outfit have won just two of their last 11 matches, preparing for the visit of the nation's most formidable club. A derby defeat to city rivals Union Berlin in the DFB Pokal - Germany's equivalent of the FA Cup - in midweek compounded this death spiral.
Bayern will have had eight days to prepare for the trip north and go into the contest with comfortably the Bundesliga's best away record, winning seven of their nine matches outside the Allianz Arena.
How to watch Hertha vs Bayern on TV/live stream
When is kick off? Sunday 23 January, 16:30 (GMT)
Where is the match being played? Olympiastadion
TV channel/live stream? Sky Sports App (UK), ESPN+ (US), Sportsnet (Canada)
Highlights? Sky Sport Football/Bundesliga YouTube
Referee? TBC
VAR? TBC
Hertha team news
Hertha's joint-top scorer this season Stevan Jovetic - with five goals in just 543 Bundesliga minutes - is nearing a return from a calf injury that has sidelined the former Manchester City forward since mid-December.
Club stalwart Peter Pekarik made his return from a COVID-enforced absence during the midweek cup defeat to Union off the bench, though second-choice goalkeeper Rune Jarstein is still out with a knee injury.
Bayern team news
Bayern's days as a decimated squad - which provided fleeting hopes of a title race - are rapidly dwindling as the Bavarian behemoths welcome back a raft of personnel.
Lucas Hernandez's return to training could finally relieve Marcel Sabitzer of his awkward role as Bayern's stand-in left back, while Dayot Upamecano may return to the starting XI, shifting Joshua Kimmich back into midfield.
Kingsley Coman was fit enough to take part in a full training session at the start of the week and even though Leon Goretzka is at an earlier stage of his recovery, he did have a light workout at Sabener Strasse.
Alphonso Davies, however, remains sidelined by a heart inflammation diagnosis following an isolation spell with COVID-19. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bouna Sarr are on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon and Senegal respectively.
You can read Bayern's predicted lineup here.
Hertha vs Bayern head-to-head record
Bayern, as they do against almost any side in Germany's footballing pyramid, boast a commanding record against Hertha. The Rekordmeister have lost just one of their past 21 Bundesliga meetings with the capital club - falling to a 2-0 defeat in Berlin in September 2018.
Hertha have failed to score on ten of their last 15 meetings with the Bavarians, including a near three-year drought between 2014 and 2017.
Hertha vs Bayern score prediction
Hertha go into the weekend's fixtures perched just four points above the automatic relegation spots. Robert Lewandowski alone has scored more league goals than the entire squad combined this season. Only relegation fodder Greuther Furth have conceded more than Hertha.
Bayern are favourites against every Bundesliga side but, back up to full strength, it would be a seismic shock if Julian Nagelsmann's high flyers slipped up on Sunday.
Prediction: Hertha Berlin 0-3 Bayern Munich