High-flying Hertha Berlin aim to maintain their 100 percent record with three wins from three Bundesliga matches when they host under-pressure Schalke 04 on Sunday.

Defending champions Bayern Munich and Hertha were the only teams to win both of their opening two games in Germany's top flight while Schalke arrive at Berlin's Olympic Stadium having lost both of theirs.

"We're in a good mood and Schalke are under pressure. We will see from the first minute how that will effect the game," said Hertha's coach Pal Dardai.

"We'll put Schalke under pressure. Act rather than react - that's the plan."

Hertha beat newly-promoted Freiburg 2-1 at home, then won 2-0 at Ingolstadt to take a maximum six points from their two games.

Schalke, under new coach Markus Weinzierl, lost their season's opener 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt then leaked late goals in a 2-0 defeat to Bayern after putting in a battling display.

Schalke produced an impressive performance in holding Bayern until Robert Lewandowski broke the deadlock in the 81st-minute.

The Royal Blues' 1-0 victory at French side Nice on Thursday in their opening Europa League group stage match hints that their fortunes are on the rise.

"We're flying to Berlin with a win under our belt which is valuable for self-confidence," said sports director Christian Heidel.

Schalke will have Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar back from the concussion he suffered against Bayern.

Germany midfielder Max Mayer, who only played the last half an hour in Nice, showed his form by setting up Abdul Baba's winning goal on Thursday.

"We want to finally get some points in the Bundesliga," said Schalke captain Benedikt Hoewedes, expected to play right-back in Berlin.

"Hopefully we can thrown on one or two fresh players and push up the tempo."

Hertha's USA international defender John Brooks is an injury doubt while Dardai is otherwise expected to name the same team which won at Ingolstadt.