MUNICH. FC Bayern München had a surprising win over Hertha BSC with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Gnabry (69′) and a goal from K. Coman (79′). FC Bayern München was vastly better in terms of ball possession (81%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Patrick Ittrich with the help of Sascha Thielert and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Florian Badstübner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16 degrees Celsius or 60.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Bayern München had a superior ball possession 81% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 19% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Bayern München was more aggressive with 138 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Bayern München won the match​.

FC Bayern München shot 26 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Hertha BSC shot 2 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards (Leon Goretzka and João Cancelo). Talking about the opposition, Hertha BSC didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this encounter, FC Bayern München will have 62 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Hertha BSC will stay with 22 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Bayern München will play away with Werder Bremen on the 6th of May with a 28-3 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (6 draws).

Hertha BSC will host VfB Stuttgart on the 6th of May with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Hertha BSC (7 draws).

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer (7.0), Noussair Mazraoui (7.3), Benjamin Pavard (7.7), Matthijs de Ligt (7.4), João Cancelo (7.1), Joshua Kimmich (9.9), Leon Goretzka (6.5), Kingsley Coman (8.3), Serge Gnabry (8.1), Jamal Musiala (6.8) and Sadio Mané (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Mathys Tel, Bouna Sarr, Ryan Gravenberch (6.7), Sven Ulreich, Daley Blind, Leroy Sané (6.8), Josip Stanišić (6.7) and Thomas Müller (6.4).

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 5 changes: Leon Goretzka for Leroy Sané (46′), Jamal Musiala for Ryan Gravenberch (61′), Sadio Mané for Thomas Müller (61′), Noussair Mazraoui  for Josip Stanisic (74′) and Kingsley Coman for Mathys Tel (81′).

Best player: Joshua Kimmich​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Bayern München was Joshua Kimmich even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.9) with 107 passes (92% accurate) and 11 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 14 crosses.

Hertha BSC – Formation

Hertha BSC started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Pál Dárdai played with: Oliver Christensen (7.1), Jonjoe Kenny (6.8), Agustín Rogel (6.8), Filip Uremović (6.6), Marvin Plattenhardt (6.7), Jessic Ngankam (6.3), Lucas Tousart (6.8), Jean-Paul Boëtius (6.4), Maximilian Mittelstädt (6.6), Dodi Lukebakio (6.8) and Florian Niederlechner (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Derry Scherhant, Pascal Klemens, Peter Pekarík, Robert Kwasigroch, Wilfried Kanga (6.4), Chidera Ejuke (6.5), Tolga Ciğerci, Ibrahim Maza (6.4) and Veit Stange.

Substitutions

Hertha BSC made 5 changes: Florian Niederlechner for Wilfried Kanga (55′), Jessic Ngankam for Chidera Ejuke (55′), Maximilian Mittelstädt for Ibrahim Maza (65′), Jean-Paul Boëtius for Veit Stange (83′) and Dodi Lukébakio for Derry Lionel Scherhant (83′).

Best player: Oliver Christensen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hertha BSC was the goalkeeper: Oliver Christensen. His rating is 7.13. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• VfL Wolfsburg – FSV Mainz 05 – 3-0
• FC Bayern München – Hertha BSC – 2-0