WOLFSBURG. Hertha BSC managed to turn the tables against VfL Wolfsburg to win 2-1. It was VfL Wolfsburg to strike first with an early goal of Jakub Kaminski at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Richter gave the win to Hertha BSC in the 68′ minute. VfL Wolfsburg was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Cortus assisted by Florian Heft and Norbert Grudzinski. The 4th official was Marcel Unger. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 26 Total 8
- 11 On Target 5
- 15 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 149 Attack 60
- 76 Dangerous attack 17
- 74 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
VfL Wolfsburg was in firm control of the ball 63% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfL Wolfsburg was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 11 were on target. Anyhow, Hertha BSC managed to find the solution to win this match.
VfL Wolfsburg shot 26 times, 11 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hertha BSC shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (Sebastiaan Bornauw). Talking about the opposition, Hertha BSC received 5 yellow cards (Suat Serdar, Jonjoe Kenny, Marvin Plattenhardt, M. Richter and Jean-Paul Boëtius).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, VfL Wolfsburg will stay with 49 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Hertha BSC will have 29 points to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
VfL Wolfsburg – Formation
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VfL Wolfsburg started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels
, Sebastiaan Bornauw , Josuha Guilavogui , Micky van de Ven , Ridle Baku , Felix Nmecha , Maximilian Arnold , Yannick Gerhardt , Jakub Kamiński , Patrick Wimmer and Jonas Wind .The home team had on the bench: Dženan Pejčinović
, Mattias Svanberg , Luca Waldschmidt , Kilian Fischer, Kevin Paredes , Omar Marmoush , Pavao Pervan, Bartol Franjić and Nicolas Cozza.Substitutions
VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: F. Nmecha for Mattias Svanberg (45′), Jakub Kaminski for Kevin Paredes (66′), P. Wimmer for Luca Waldschmidt (66′), Jonas Wind for Omar Marmoush (80′) and Yannick Gerhardt for Dzenan Pejcinovic (81′).
Best player: Maximilian Arnold
The most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold.
His rating is
with 58 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.Hertha BSC – Formation
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Hertha BSC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pál Dárdai played with: Tjark Ernst
, Jonjoe Kenny , Pascal Klemens , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Marvin Plattenhardt , Lucas Tousart , Jean-Paul Boëtius , Marco Richter , Suat Serdar , Jessic Ngankam and Florian Niederlechner .They had on the bench: Oliver Christensen, Derry Scherhant
, Julian Eitschberger, Peter Pekarík , Tony Rölke , Ibrahim Maza , Agustín Rogel, Joel da Silva Kiala, Veit Stange and Tony Rölke.Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 5 changes: Suat Serdar for Ibrahim Maza (46′), Jessic Ngankam for Derry Lionel Scherhant (46′), Marvin Plattenhardt for Peter Pekarík (63′), Florian Niederlechner for Tony Rölke (71′) and M. Richter for Julian Eitschberger (90′).
Best player: Marc-Oliver Kempf
The player that probably impressed the most for Hertha BSC was Marc-Oliver Kempf even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 44 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Eintracht Frankfurt – SC Freiburg – 2-1
- VfB Stuttgart – TSG Hoffenheim – 1-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – Hertha BSC – 1-2
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC Augsburg – 2-0
- FC Köln – FC Bayern München – 1-2
- FC Union Berlin – Werder Bremen – 1-0
- RB Leipzig – Schalke 04 – 4-2
- Borussia Dortmund – FSV Mainz 05 – 2-2
- VfL Bochum 1848 – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 3-0