Overview
- Berlin prepares for an unusually large second-division crowd, with roughly 25,000 Dresden supporters in the Olympiastadion.
- Operational strain is expected as Hertha and Union host home games on the same day, prompting extensive plans for transport, security and policing.
- Hertha enter on a positive run after league and cup wins this week and aim to extend a growing home streak in the promotion push.
- Newly promoted Dresden have one win from their first ten league matches and sit 16th with seven points as they seek a rare boost away.
- Dresden coach Thomas Stamm calls the occasion a privilege, urges composure with "zero nervousness," and leans on scorer Christoph Daferner while acknowledging the team’s defensive frailties.