BERLIN. Hertha BSC beat Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was with the collaboration of Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Thorben Siewer. The weather was drizly. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 5 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 84 Attack 132
- 26 Dangerous attack 40
- 103 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 4 Total 19
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Borussia Dortmund had a superior ball possession 59% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Dortmund was more pushing with 40 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Hertha BSC found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Hertha BSC shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Hertha BSC didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund received 1 yellow card (M. Pongracic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Hertha BSC will have 21 points to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will stay with 34 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will host FC Köln on the 9th of January with a 13-7 head to head in favor of Hertha BSC (5 draws).
Borussia Dortmund will play away agasint Eintracht Frankfurt on the 8th of January with a 18-7 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (10 draws).
Hertha BSC – Formation
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Hertha BSC started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Tayfun Korkut decided to play with the following team: Alexander Schwolow
, Peter Pekarík , Niklas Stark , Jordan Torunarigha , Maximilian Mittelstädt , Vladimír Darida , Santiago Ascacibar , Marco Richter , Jurgen Ekkelenkamp , Ishak Belfodil and Myziane Maolida .The home team had on the bench: Marvin Plattenhardt
, Krzysztof Piątek, Davie Selke , Dennis Jastrzembski, Oliver Christensen, Lucas Tousart , Linus Gechter , Deyovaisio Zeefuik and Márton Dárdai.Hertha BSC could not rely on the presence of D. Zeefuik (injured).
Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 5 changes: P. Pekarik for D. Zeefuik (55′), V. Darida for L. Tousart (72′), M. Richter for L. Gechter (72′), J. Ekkelenkamp for D. Selke (87′) and I. Belfodil for M. Plattenhardt (87′).
Best player: Marco Richter
The player that probably impressed the most for Hertha BSC was Marco Richter.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 18 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.Borussia Dortmund – Formation
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Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marco Rose played with: Marwin Hitz
, Thomas Meunier , Axel Witsel , Marin Pongračić , Nico Schulz , Emre Can , Mahmoud Dahoud , Julian Brandt , Marco Reus , Donyell Malen and Erling Braut Haaland .The following players were sitting on the bench: Steffen Tigges
, Dan-Axel Zagadou , Raphaël Guerreiro , Stefan Drljača, Reinier, Felix Passlack, Ansgar Knauff, Marius Wolf and Thorgan Hazard .Substitutions
Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: M. Reus for T. Hazard (58′), A. Witsel for D. Zagadou (72′), T. Meunier for M. Wolf (72′), N. Schulz for R. Guerreiro (72′) and J. Brandt for S. Tigges (81′).
Best player: Thomas Meunier
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Thomas Meunier.
His rating is
with 44 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- RB Leipzig – DSC Arminia Bielefeld – 0-2
- Eintracht Frankfurt – FSV Mainz 05 – 1-0
- TSG Hoffenheim – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 1-1
- Hertha BSC – Borussia Dortmund – 3-2
- VfL Bochum 1848 – FC Union Berlin – 0-1
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth – FC Augsburg – 0-0