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The Old Lady are desperate to post a first home win of the season and they received a collective boost to morale with the return of Jean-Paul Boetius to the training ground after the Dutch winger received the all clear following a testicular cancer scare. "He's been in the dressing room for the past few days; you can tell that straight away by the noise level and his laughter," coach Sandro Schwarz informed. The tactician - who celebrated his 44th birthday during the week - is definitely without Kevin-Prince Boateng (infection) for the visit of Schalke while Linus Gechter, Jessic Ngankam, Kelian Nsona and Filip Uremovic all trained individually in the build-up to this Matchday 11 encounter, but will likewise play no part. Despite producing a stirring fightback against Leipzig last week, Hertha's two second half goals in Saxony weren't enough to prevent a 3-2 defeat, the Berliners' first reverse since August.

Matthias Kreutzer will oversee the Royal Blues' trip to the capital as interim coach after Frank Kramer was relieved of his duties following Schalke's 5-1 midweek loss at Hoffenheim in the DFB Cup. That result came hot on the heels of last weekend's Bundesliga defeat against the same opponents and left the Gelsenkirchen side second from bottom of the standings with just one win to their name. Kreutzer will have complicated decisions to make in defence for the game in Berlin. News that Leo Greiml would be out until the New Year with the central defender requiring knee surgery arrived with Sunday's visitors already deprived of the injured Marcin Kaminski, Ibrahima Cisse and Sepp van den Berg. Defensive midfielder Alex Kral may be required to deputise alongside Maya Yoshida with the Miners scrambling for solutions. The visitors must also do without their Uruguayan No.10 Rodrigo Zalazar, who has a metatarsal fracture.

Match stats

Lukebakio has scored in three straight Bundesliga games for the first time, and is only two shy of his single-season best (seven goals, 2018/19).

Schwarz is the fifth different Hertha coach to face Schalke in as many Bundesliga meetings between the two clubs.

No Bundesliga team has scored more goals on the counter than Hertha and Schalke (both three).

Bülter scored eight goals in 58 Bundesliga appearances for Hertha's city rivals Union. He's level with Terodde as Schalke's two-goal top scorer this season, but hasn't netted since putting a penalty past his ex-employers on Matchday 4.

Schwolow has conceded the last 27 penalties he has faced - an unwanted Bundesliga record.

A seventh Schalke Bundesliga defeat after 11 matches of a season would mark an ignominious club record.

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Probable teams

Hertha: Christensen - Kenny, Rogel, Kempf, Plattenhardt (c) - Tousart, Sunjic, Serdar - Lukebakio, Jovetic, Ejuke

Out: Boateng (ill), Jarstein (not considered), Ngankam (fitness), Nsona (cruciate ligament), Uremovic (ankle)

Doubtful: Boetius (fitness), Gechter (fitness)

Coach: Sandro Schwarz

Schalke: Schwolow - Brunner, Kral, Yoshida, Ouwejan - Krauß, Flick - Drexler, Polter, Bülter - Terodde (c)

Out: Cisse (muscular), Greiml (meniscus), Kaminski (calf), van den Berg (ankle), Zalazar (metatarsal)

Doubtful: -

Coach: Matthias Kreutzer

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