Borussia Dortmund conquers Hertha BSC 4-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

DORTMUND. Borussia Dortmund was capable to turn the tables before demolishing Hertha BSC.

By
John Ross
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Borussia Dortmund conquers Hertha BSC 4-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

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​

Team 1

Borussia Dortmund

4 - 1

Team 1

Hertha BSC

  • 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

27'
Karim Adeyemi(goal)Marco Reus
32'
Donyell Malen(goal)Karim Adeyemi 
35'
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens- sub ->Karim Adeyemi 
47'
58'
58'
Julian Ryerson - Yellow
65'
66'
Sébastien Haller - sub ->D. Malen
D. Scherhant- sub ->Jessic Ngankam
68'
Agustín Rogel - sub ->Filip Uremovic
68'
68'
68'
Agustín Rogel - Yellow
76'
77'
Marco Reus(goal)
Kevin-Prince Boateng- sub ->Tolga Cigerci
79'
87'
Niklas Süle- sub ->Marco Reus
90'
Julian Brandt(goal)Jamie Bynoe-Gittens

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

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
G
Oliver Christensen  1.Denmark
6.0
D
Marc Oliver Kempf 20.Germany
6.4
D
Filip Uremovic 5.Croatia
6.4
68'
D
M. Dárdai 31.Germany
6.6
M
Marvin Plattenhardt 21.Germany
6.8
M
Tolga Ciğerci  6.Turkey
6.7
79' 58'
M
Suat Serdar 8.Germany
7.0
68'
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
7.1
Goals47'
M
Marco Richter 23.Germany
7.0
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
7.2
68'
F
Jessic Ngankam 24.Germany
6.2
68'
Substitutes
G
Tjark Ernst  12.Germany
D
Jonjoe Kenny 16.England
D
Agustín Rogel  3.Uruguay
6.7
68' 76'
D
Maximilian Mittelstädt 17.Germany
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
M
Kevin-Prince Boateng 27.Ghana
6.6
79'
M
Jean-Paul Boëtius 10.Netherlands
6.9
68'
F
D. Scherhant 39.Germany
6.2
68'
F
Dodi Lukébakio 14.Belgium
6.2
68'

Hertha BSC started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Edin Terzic decided to play with the following team: Oliver Christensen (6.0), Filip Uremović (6.4), Marc-Oliver Kempf (6.4), Márton Dárdai (6.6), Tolga Ciğerci (6.7), Marco Richter (7.0), Suat Serdar (7.0), Lucas Tousart (7.1), Marvin Plattenhardt (6.8), Jessic Ngankam (6.2) and Florian Niederlechner (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Jonjoe Kenny, Agustín Rogel (6.7), Ivan Šunjić, Kevin-Prince Boateng (6.6), Maximilian Mittelstädt, Tjark Ernst, Jean-Paul Boëtius (6.9), Derry Scherhant (6.2) and Dodi Lukebakio (6.2).

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 (7.2) with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
7.7
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
7.3
D
Julian Ryerson  26.Norway
6.3
58'
D
Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany
7.1
D
Marius Wolf 17.Germany
6.2
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
8.5
87' Goals77'
M
Emre Can  23.Germany
6.9
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
6.4
Goals90'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.2
65'
M
Karim Adeyemi 27.Germany
7.8
35' Goals27'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
7.2
66' Goals32'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Meyer 33.Germany
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
D
Niklas Süle 25.Germany
87'
D
Raphaël Guerreiro  13.Portugal
M
Giovanni Reyna 7.United States
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
7.1
65'
F
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 43.England
6.8
35'
F
Sébastien Haller  9.Ivory Coast
6.2
66'

Borussia Dortmund started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Sandro Schwarz played with: Gregor Kobel (7.7), Marius Wolf (6.2), Mats Hummels (7.3), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.1), Julian Ryerson (6.3), Julian Brandt (6.4), Salih Özcan (6.1), Emre Can (6.9), Marco Reus (8.5), Karim Adeyemi (7.8) and Donyell Malen (7.2).

They had on the bench: Thomas Meunier, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (6.8), Niklas Süle, Giovanni Reyna, Sébastien Haller (6.2), Mahmoud Dahoud, Jude Bellingham (7.0), 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 (8.5) 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.​