Ulm will be without Christian Ortag (broken collarbone) and Philipp Strompf (suspended due to a red card)

Hertha will be without John Brooks (ankle injury), Linus Gechter (shoulder injury), Ibrahim Maza (thigh strain) and Fabian Reese (lack of match fitness).

Thiede – Gaal, Maier, Kolbe – Rösch, Hyryläinen, Brandt, Meier – Krattenmacher, Higl, Keller

Ernst – Kenny, Leistner, M. Dardai, Zeefuik – Sessa, Karbownik - Cuisance, Maza - Niederlechner

Ulm drew 0-0 in Magdeburg last time out, a week earlier they also drew against Schalke - and that came after a 1-1 draw in Darmstadt. Before that, there were two defeats against KSC and in Cologne.

The Sparrows celebrated their only victory against the capital city club in the DFB Cup: in 1981/82, Ulm won 2-1 in the third round in front of fewer than 2,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium.

Of the six encounters in league matches in the Bundesliga or Bundesliga 2, the Old Lady has not lost any (four wins, two draws)

The two teams last played together in the Bundesliga 2 back in 1984/85.

Hertha and Ulm are facing each other for the first time since the 1999/00 season, when the Berlin side won both Bundesliga matches 3-0 (goals: Wosz, Sverrisson, Preetz) and 1-0 (Rehmer) respectively.

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 13 fixture between Hertha BSC and SSV Ulm 1846 Fussball.