BERLIN. RB Leipzig beats Hertha BSC 1-0 after A. Haidara scored just 1 goal (39′). RB Leipzig was truly better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 Deniz Aytekin who had the assistance of Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Hertha BSC

0 - 1

RB Leipzig

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 11 Total 18
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 107 Attack 137
  • 35 Dangerous attack 52
  • 68 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 67% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the contest.​

Hertha BSC shot 11 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, RB Leipzig shot 18 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Hertha BSC received 4 yellow cards (Dodi Lukébakio, Filip Uremovic, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Wilfried Kanga). On the opposite side, RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards (Dominik Szoboszlai, Amadou Haidara and Mohamed Simakan).

Match Timeline

20'
32'
39'
Amadou Haidara(goal)Mohamed Simakan
45'
Kevin-Prince Boateng- Yellow
45'
45'
Amadou Haidara- Yellow
61'
62'
62'
63'
Dani Olmo- sub ->Emil Forsberg
63'
70'
74'
Florian Niederlechner- sub ->Filip Uremovic
74'
78'
Lukas Klostermann - sub ->Amadou Haidara
84'
90'
Mohamed Simakan- Yellow

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 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this contest, Hertha BSC will stay with 22 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, RB Leipzig will have 48 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will host Werder Bremen on the 22nd of April with a 16-5 head to head in favor of Werder Bremen (8 draws).

RB Leipzig will play away agasint Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 23rd of April with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (4 draws).

Hertha BSC – Formation

Hertha BSC
G
Oliver Christensen 1.Denmark
6.9
D
Marc Oliver Kempf 20.Germany
7.4
D
Filip Uremovic 5.Croatia
6.4
74' 45'
D
M. Dárdai 31.Germany
6.5
M
Marvin Plattenhardt 21.Germany
7.1
M
Jonjoe Kenny 16.England
7.0
62'
M
Kevin-Prince Boateng 27.Ghana
6.2
61' 45'
M
Tolga Ciğerci 6.Turkey
6.8
62'
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
6.8
F
Dodi Lukébakio 14.Belgium
6.5
32'
F
Wilfried Kanga 18.France
6.3
74' 70'
Substitutes
G
Tjark Ernst 12.Germany
D
Maximilian Mittelstädt 17.Germany
D
Agustín Rogel 3.Uruguay
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
M
Suat Serdar 8.Germany
6.8
62'
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
6.2
74'
F
Jessic Ngankam 24.Germany
6.6
61'
F
Marco Richter 23.Germany
6.1
62'
F
Stevan Jovetic 19.Montenegro
6.4
74'

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 (6.9), Filip Uremović (6.4), Marc-Oliver Kempf (7.4), Márton Dárdai (6.5), Jonjoe Kenny (7.0), Lucas Tousart (6.8), Tolga Ciğerci (6.8), Kevin-Prince Boateng (6.2), Marvin Plattenhardt (7.1), Dodi Lukebakio (6.5) and Wilfried Kanga (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Maximilian Mittelstädt, Florian Niederlechner (6.2), Agustín Maximiliano Rogel Paita, Jessic Ngankam (6.6), Ivan Šunjić, Suat Serdar (6.8), Marco Richter (6.1), Tjark Ernst and Stevan Jovetić (6.4).

Substitutions

Hertha BSC made 5 changes: Kevin-Prince Boateng for Jessic Ngankam (61′), Jonjoe Kenny for Marco Richter (62′), Tolga Cigerci for Suat Serdar (62′), Wilfried Kanga for Stevan Jovetić (74′) and Filip Uremovic for Florian Niederlechner (74′).

Best player: Marc-Oliver Kempf​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Marc-Oliver Kempf.

His rating is (7.4) with 31 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
6.8
D
Willi Orbán 4.Hungary
6.8
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
7.0
90'
D
Josko Gvardiol 32.Croatia
7.7
M
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
6.9
M
David Raum 22.Germany
7.1
84'
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
6.5
M
Amadou Haidara 8.Mali
7.7
78' 45' 39'
F
Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden
6.8
63'
F
Dominik Szoboszlai 17.Hungary
7.7
20'
F
Timo Werner 11.Germany
6.4
63'
Substitutes
G
Ørjan Nyland 13.Norway
D
Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany
6.6
78'
D
Abdou Diallo 37.Senegal
D
Marcel Halstenberg 23.Germany
84'
D
Sanoussy Ba 25.Germany
M
Konrad Laimer 27.Austria
M
Dani Olmo 7.Spain
7.0
63'
F
André Silva 19.Portugal
6.8
63'

RB Leipzig started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Marco Rose played with: Janis Blaswich (6.8), Mohamed Simakan (7.0), Willi Orbán (6.8), Joško Gvardiol (7.7), Benjamin Henrichs (6.9), Kevin Kampl (6.5), Amadou Haidara (7.7), David Raum (7.1), Dominik Szoboszlai (7.7), Timo Werner (6.4) and Emil Forsberg (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Lukas Klostermann (6.6), Ørjan Håskjold Nyland, Abdou Diallo, Marcel Halstenberg, Konrad Laimer, André Silva (6.8), Dani Olmo (7.0) and Sanoussy Ba.

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 4 changes: Timo Werner for André Silva (63′), Emil Forsberg for Daniel Olmo (63′), Amadou Haidara for Lukas Klostermann (78′) and D. Raum for Marcel Halstenberg (84′).

Best player: Amadou Haidara​

The player that probably impressed the most for RB Leipzig was Amadou Haidara.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 42 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​