BERLIN. Hertha BSC conquers FC Augsburg with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Richter (61′) and a goal from D. Lukébakio (70′). FC Augsburg lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 40,522 spectators. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck with the help of Guido Kleve and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Florian Heft. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 3 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 90 Attack 122
- 30 Dangerous attack 43
- 73 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 6
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 19
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Augsburg had a strong ball possession 56% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Augsburg was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Hertha BSC succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Hertha BSC shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Hertha BSC received 1 yellow card (M. Richter). On the other side, FC Augsburg received 3 yellow cards (Robert Gumny, Renato Veiga and Rubén Vargas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hertha BSC will have 20 points to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg will stay with 24 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away against TSG Hoffenheim on the 18th of March with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (6 draws).
FC Augsburg will host Schalke 04 on the 18th of March with a 11-3 head to head in favor of Schalke 04 (9 draws).
Hertha BSC – Formation
Hertha BSC started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Sandro Schwarz decided to play with the following team: Oliver Christensen
, Agustín Rogel , Filip Uremović , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Marco Richter , Lucas Tousart , Tolga Ciğerci , Suat Serdar , Marvin Plattenhardt , Jessic Ngankam and Florian Niederlechner .The home team had on the bench: Márton Dárdai
, Tjark Ernst, Jonjoe Kenny , Maximilian Mittelstädt , Jean-Paul Boëtius , Kevin-Prince Boateng, Stevan Jovetić , Derry Scherhant and Dodi Lukebakio .Hertha BSC could not rely on the presence of Maximilian Mittelstädt (injured).
Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 5 changes: Jessic Ngankam for Dodi Lukebakio (46′), Suat Serdar for Jean-Paul Boëtius (72′), M. Richter for Jonjoe Kenny (72′), Florian Niederlechner for Stevan Jovetić (79′) and Marc Oliver Kempf for Maximilian Mittelstädt (81′).
Best player: Marco Richter
The player that probably impressed the most for Hertha BSC was Marco Richter.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 31 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.FC Augsburg – Formation
FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Enrico Maaßen played with: Rafał Gikiewicz
, Robert Gumny , Jeffrey Gouweleeuw , Renato Veiga , Iago , Arne Maier , Arne Engels , Niklas Dorsch , Ermedin Demirović , Kelvin Yeboah and Mergim Berisha .These were the players on the bench: Tomáš Koubek, Mads Pedersen
, Maximilian Bauer, Julian Baumgartlinger , Ruben Vargas , Daniel Caligiuri , Fredrik Jensen , Dion Drena Beljo and Nathanael Mbuku.Substitutions
FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Kelvin Yeboah for Ruben Vargas (46′), Iago for Mads Pedersen (62′), Niklas Dorsch for Julian Baumgartlinger (62′), Arne Maier for Fredrik Jensen (86′) and Robert Gumny for Daniel Caligiuri (86′).
Best player: Daniel Caligiuri
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Augsburg was Daniel Caligiuri.
His rating is
with 6 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 86′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Werder Bremen – VfL Bochum 1848 – 3-0
- Schalke 04 – VfB Stuttgart – 2-1
- Hertha BSC – FC Augsburg – 2-0
- TSG Hoffenheim – Borussia Dortmund – 0-1
- FC Köln – VfL Wolfsburg – 0-2
- RB Leipzig – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2-1