Hertha vs Bielefeld: preview, line-ups and kick-off time
Hertha Berlin host Arminia Bielefeld at Olympic Stadium Berlin on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 11:00 UTC, in the 2. Bundesliga (round 9). Prediction markets make Hertha the favourite at 53%, with the draw at 23% (Polymarket). Hertha have had 7 days of rest since playing Holstein Kiel (2. Bundesliga); Bielefeld have had 5 after facing Osnabruck and travel about 326 km. Hertha are without 3 players (Gustaf Nilsson, Boris Lum, Márton Dárdai); Bielefeld are missing 1 (Daniel Richter). Christian Ballweg is the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 5.0. The forecast at kick-off is 9°C with rain.
Win chances
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Predicted line-ups
Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.
Hertha 4-2-3-1
Coach: Stefan Leitl
- 35 Marius Gersbeck GK
- 2 Julian Eitschberger DEF
- 44 Linus Gechter DEF
- 27 Niklas Kolbe DEF
- 42 Deyovaisio Zeefuik DEF
- 30 Paul Seguin MID
- 8 Kevin Sessa MID
- 19 Oluwaseun Adewumi FWD
- 23 Jón Thorsteinsson FWD
- 7 Josip Brekalo FWD
- 17 Sebastian Grønning FWD
Bench
- 13 Konstantin Heide GK
- 43 Tim Goller GK
- 22 Mads Valentin Pedersen DEF
- 41 Pascal Klemens MID
- 47 Selim Telib MID
- 33 Soufian Gouram MID
- 20 Farid Alfa-Ruprecht FWD
- 28 Jelani Ndi FWD
- 18 Luca Schuler FWD
Bielefeld 4-1-4-1
Coach: Oliver Kirch
- 1 Jonas Thomas Kersken GK
- 2 Felix Hagmann DEF
- 5 Maximilian Bauer DEF
- 19 Maximilian Großer DEF
- 17 Arne Sicker DEF
- 21 Stefano Russo MID
- 27 Benjamin Boakye DEF
- 31 Leon Jensen MID
- 38 Marius Wörl MID
- 30 Isaiah Young FWD
- 11 Joel Grodowski FWD
Bench
- 18 Leo Oppermann GK
- 7 Henri Koudossou DEF
- 3 Joel Felix DEF
- 29 Tim Handwerker DEF
- 10 Jannik Rochelt MID
- 6 Marvin Mehlem MID
- 8 Sam Schreck MID
- 14 Monju Momuluh FWD
- 39 Vincent Ocansey FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Hertha
- Gustaf Nilsson injury, back Doubtful
- Boris Lum injury, back Doubtful
- Márton Dárdai injury, back Doubtful
Bielefeld
- Daniel Richter injury, back Late October 2026
Previous meetings
- Sunday 17 May 2026: Arminia Bielefeld 6-1 Hertha Berlin
- Friday 19 December 2025: Hertha Berlin 1-1 Arminia Bielefeld
- Saturday 30 April 2022: Arminia Bielefeld 1-1 Hertha Berlin
- Saturday 11 December 2021: Hertha Berlin 2-0 Arminia Bielefeld
- Sunday 9 May 2021: Hertha Berlin 0-0 Arminia Bielefeld