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​

VfL Wolfsburg

1 - 2

Hertha BSC

  • ! 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

Jakub Kamiński(goal)
2'
44'
Mattias Svanberg- sub ->F. Nmecha
45'
45'
Jonjoe Kenny- Yellow
46'
I. Maza- sub ->Suat Serdar
46'
D. Scherhant- sub ->Jessic Ngankam
48'
55'
I. Maza(goal)L. Tousart
63'
Peter Pekarík- sub ->Marvin Plattenhardt
Kevin Paredes- sub ->Jakub Kaminski
66'
66'
Sebastiaan Bornauw- Yellow
68'
68'
71'
80'
Dzenan Pejčinović- sub ->Yannick Gerhardt
81'
90'
90'
90'

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 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

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
6.6
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
6.8
68'
D
Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands
7.1
D
Ahmet Cil 29.France
6.9
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
7.4
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
7.1
81'
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.4
M
Felix Nmecha 22.Germany
6.4
45'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
7.1
66' 2'
F
Patrick Wimmer 39.Austria
7.1
66'
F
Jonas Wind 23.Denmark
6.8
80'
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Kilian Fischer 2.Germany
D
Nicolas Cozza 8.France
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
6.4
45'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
6.6
66'
M
Bartol Franjic 38.Croatia
F
Dzenan Pejčinović 18.Germany
6.4
81'
F
Luca Waldschmidt 7.Germany
6.4
66'
F
Omar Marmoush 33.Egypt
6.6
80'

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 (6.6), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.8), Josuha Guilavogui (6.9), Micky van de Ven (7.1), Ridle Baku (7.4), Felix Nmecha (6.4), Maximilian Arnold (7.4), Yannick Gerhardt (7.1), Jakub Kamiński (7.1), Patrick Wimmer (7.1) and Jonas Wind (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Dženan Pejčinović (6.4), Mattias Svanberg (6.4), Luca Waldschmidt (6.4), Kilian Fischer, Kevin Paredes (6.6), Omar Marmoush (6.6), 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 (7.4) with 58 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Hertha BSC – Formation

Hertha BSC
G
Tjark Ernst 12.Germany
7.7
D
Marvin Plattenhardt 21.Germany
6.4
63' 48'
D
Marc Oliver Kempf 20.Germany
8.4
D
Jonjoe Kenny 16.England
7.1
45'
D
P. Klemens 41.Germany
6.6
M
Jean-Paul Boëtius 10.Netherlands
6.8
90'
M
Suat Serdar 8.Germany
6.3
46' 44'
M
Lucas Tousart 29.France
7.3
M
Marco Richter 23.Germany
7.4
90' 90' 68'
M
Jessic Ngankam 24.Germany
6.2
46'
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
6.8
71'
Substitutes
G
Oliver Christensen 1.Denmark
D
Julian Eitschberger 42.Germany
90'
D
Peter Pekarík 2.Slovakia
6.4
63'
D
Agustín Rogel 3.Uruguay
D
Joel da Silva Kiala 49.Germany
M
Veit Stange 35.Germany
F
D. Scherhant 39.Germany
6.7
46'
F
Tony Rölke 44.Germany
6.2
71'
F
I. Maza 30.Germany
7.4
46' 55'

Hertha BSC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Pál Dárdai played with: Tjark Ernst (7.7), Jonjoe Kenny (7.1), Pascal Klemens (6.6), Marc-Oliver Kempf (8.4), Marvin Plattenhardt (6.4), Lucas Tousart (7.3), Jean-Paul Boëtius (6.8), Marco Richter (7.4), Suat Serdar (6.3), Jessic Ngankam (6.2) and Florian Niederlechner (6.8).

They had on the bench: Oliver Christensen, Derry Scherhant (6.7), Julian Eitschberger, Peter Pekarík (6.4), Tony Rölke (6.2), Ibrahim Maza (7.4), 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 (8.4) 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.​