DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund managed to reverse the scoreline before demolishing Hertha BSC. Borussia Dortmund scored with Karim Adeyemi (27′), D. Malen (32′), Marco Reus (77′) and Julian Brandt (90′). On the other side, L. Tousart (47′) scored for Hertha BSC. Borussia Dortmund capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Signal-Iduna-Park stadium in Dortmund on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers with the support of Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 16 Total 12
- 9 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 109 Attack 118
- 40 Dangerous attack 37
- 80 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Borussia Dortmund was in firm control of the ball 59% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hertha BSC was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, Borussia Dortmund found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Hertha BSC shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Hertha BSC received 2 yellow cards (Tolga Cigerci and Agustín Rogel). Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (Julian Ryerson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Hertha BSC will stay with 17 points to sit in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund will have 43 points like FC Bayern München and FC Union Berlin to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away with TSG Hoffenheim on the 18th of March with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (6 draws).
Borussia Dortmund will host FC Köln on the 18th of March with a 14-4 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (7 draws).
Hertha BSC – Formation
Hertha BSC started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Oliver Christensen
, Filip Uremović , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Márton Dárdai , Tolga Ciğerci , Marco Richter , Suat Serdar , Lucas Tousart , Marvin Plattenhardt , Jessic Ngankam and Florian Niederlechner .The home team had on the bench: Jonjoe Kenny, Agustín Rogel
, Ivan Šunjić, Kevin-Prince Boateng , Maximilian Mittelstädt, Tjark Ernst, Jean-Paul Boëtius , Derry Scherhant and Dodi Lukebakio .Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 5 changes: Filip Uremovic for Agustín Rogel (68′), Jessic Ngankam for Derry Lionel Scherhant (68′), Suat Serdar for Jean-Paul Boëtius (68′), Florian Niederlechner for Dodi Lukebakio (68′) and Tolga Cigerci for Kevin-Prince Boateng (79′).
Best player: Florian Niederlechner
The most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Florian Niederlechner.
His rating is
with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.Borussia Dortmund – Formation
Borussia Dortmund started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Sandro Schwarz played with: Gregor Kobel
, Marius Wolf , Mats Hummels , Nico Schlotterbeck , Julian Ryerson , Julian Brandt , Salih Özcan , Emre Can , Marco Reus , Karim Adeyemi and Donyell Malen .They had on the bench: Thomas Meunier, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
, Niklas Süle, Giovanni Reyna, Sébastien Haller , Mahmoud Dahoud, Jude Bellingham , Raphaël Guerreiro and Alexander Meyer.Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: Karim Adeyemi for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (35′), Salih Özcan for Jude Bellingham (65′), D. Malen for Sébastien Haller (66′) and Marco Reus for Niklas Süle (87′).
Best player: Marco Reus
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Marco Reus.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Union Berlin – Schalke 04 – 0-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – FSV Mainz 05 – 2-3
- Borussia Dortmund – Hertha BSC – 4-1