BERLIN. Hertha BSC tops Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 after M. Richter scored just 1 goal (40′). Borussia Mönchengladbach lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Cortus who had the assistance of Florian Heft and Jan Clemens Neitzel. The 4th official was René Rohde. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 9 Total 11
- 4 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 99 Attack 144
- 27 Dangerous attack 53
- 83 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 21
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Borussia Mönchengladbach had a strong ball possession 58% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Mönchengladbach was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Hertha BSC found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Hertha BSC shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Hertha BSC received 2 yellow cards (S. Ascacibar and V. Darida). Talking about the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 2 yellow cards (J. Beyer and J. Scally).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Hertha BSC will have 12 points like FC Köln to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 11 points like TSG Hoffenheim to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away with TSG Hoffenheim on the 29th of October with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (5 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away agasint FSV Mainz 05 on the 5th of November with a 14-10 head to head in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (6 draws).
Hertha BSC – Formation
Hertha BSC
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Hertha BSC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pál Dárdai decided to play with the following team: Alexander Schwolow , Peter Pekarík , Dedryck Boyata , Márton Dárdai , Marvin Plattenhardt , Santiago Ascacibar , Suat Serdar , Marco Richter , Vladimír Darida , Maximilian Mittelstädt and Krzysztof Piątek .
The home team had on the bench: Oliver Christensen, Lucas Tousart , Davie Selke , Kevin-Prince Boateng, Stevan Jovetić, Linus Gechter , Jurgen Ekkelenkamp , Myziane Maolida and Ishak Belfodil.
Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 5 changes: M. Richter for M. Maolida (61′), V. Darida for J. Ekkelenkamp (61′), K. Piatek for D. Selke (74′), M. Dardai for L. Gechter (80′) and S. Serdar for L. Tousart (80′).
Best player: Peter Pekarík
The most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Peter Pekarík even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Talking about the opposition, Adolf Hütter played with: Yann Sommer , Jordan Beyer , Nico Elvedi , Ramy Bensebaini , Joseph Scally , Denis Zakaria , Kouadio Koné , Luca Netz , Jonas Hofmann , Breel Embolo and Lars Stindl .
These were the players on the bench: Hannes Wolf, Keanan Bennetts, Alassane Pléa , Conor Noß, Florian Neuhaus , Tobias Sippel, Tony Jantschke, László Bénes and Patrick Herrmann .
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 3 changes: L. Stindl for A. Plea (46′), L. Netz for F. Neuhaus (46′) and K. Kone for P. Herrmann (74′).
Best player: Nico Elvedi
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was Nico Elvedi.
His rating is with 94 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Bayern München – TSG Hoffenheim – 4-0
- RB Leipzig – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 4-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – SC Freiburg – 0-2
- Hertha BSC – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 1-0
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld – Borussia Dortmund – 1-3
