We're now into four minutes of time added on at the end of this game.

Neither side have been able to have a shot on target from inside the opposition half today. The perfect story on the struggles for both Leverkusen and Hertha here.

Changes from both sides with Dardai coming on for Alderete here, and Jedvaj on for Dragovic. Neither side finding the formula to break the other down as we enter the final period of the game. Still, one moment of magic could win it...

Despite neither side being able to produce any genuine clear-cut chances on goal, this has been an incredibly intense game. Most of the reason behind our lack of goals here so far is the pressing of both sides when they are out of possession.

In their last 14 meetings, Hertha and Leverkusen have not ended a match in a draw. Labbadia has also yet to draw a Bundesliga game as Hertha coach, while this fixture has never finished goalless. A good omen to see some scoring in this second half.

The ball is rolling for the second half in Leverkusen.

The home side get things underway in Leverkusen...

As has been the case across all Bundesliga games this weekend, both teams will meet in the centre-circle to take a moment of silence to remember Diego Maradona after the football legend passed away this week at 60.

Leverkusen could leap into second place with a win this afternoon. Hertha, on the other hand, are sat in 13th and four points behind Werder Bremen in 12th.

Leverkusen come into this one on a five-game winning run in the Bundesliga, their longest such spell since early 2016. As such, they are the most in-form team in the league. Meanwhile, Hertha have won just once in their last seven outings in the Bundesliga.

Cunha has found the target in five different games for Hertha in 2020/21, but his side have only won two of those. In fact, Hertha have gone 1-0 up in each of their last four matches, but only went on to earn maximum points in one of them (against Augsburg). Meanwhile, striker Krzysztof Piatek has hit the woodwork twice this season, more than any other player in the league.

Our fun fact of the day is that Die Werkself have won more games on a Sunday than any other team in Bundesliga history (80 from 164). They have drawn 39 of those and lost 45. They are also unbeaten in their last 10 outings on Sundays (seven wins).

Leverkusen may be without Alario - third in the overall scorers' list with seven goals this season - but in his place they have Patrik Schick, who returned to full fitness in style during the week as he scored in Leverkusen's UEFA Europa League win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva. It's the former Leipzig loanee's first start since Matchday 3, and his return will be welcomed by an injury-hit Leverkusen squad.

Plenty of unexpected absentees for Peter Bosz today with Lucas Alario (light knee problems), Karim Bellarabi (thigh) and Nadiem Amiri (illness) all being ruled out today. As well as that trio, Edmond Tapsoba and Sven Bender have failed late fitness tests and are also ruled out meaning Leverkusen have one five substitutes available of which two are goalkeepers. Difficult times for Bosz and his troops.

The capital club are unchanged from their 5-2 defeat at the hands of Borussia Dortmund last time out, with Bruno Labbadia preferring to stick with his side which were in fact ahead 1-0 at half-time in that game.

Hradecky - L. Bender (c), Tah, Dragovic, Sinkgraven - Wirtz, Baumgartlinger, Demirbay - Bailey, Schick, Diaby

Grill, Lomb, Jedvaj, Wendell, Weiser, Gedikli

Schwolow - Pekarik, Boyata (c), Alderete, Plattenhardt - Stark, Guendouzi - Lukebakio, Darida, Cunha - Piatek

Mittelstädt, Ngankam, Zeefuik, Leckie, Tousart, Löwen, Dilrosun, Dardai, Jarstein

We're around 20 minutes from finding out the official line-ups for the first of our two games this Sunday, with Bayer Leverkusen playing host to Hertha Berlin at the BayArena.

Here you will find the most important information on the game between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin on Matchday 9 of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season.