GELSENKIRCHEN. Hertha BSC beat Schalke 04 to win 2-1. It was Hertha BSC to strike first with a goal of Smail Prevljak at the 41′. Then Fabian Reese scored again for Hertha BSC in the 51′ minute. Eventually, Yusuf Kabadayi reduced the distance for Schalke 04 (80′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Veltins-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers who was helped by Robert Kempter and . The 4th official was Mark Borsch. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.92 degrees Celsius or 60.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Schalke 04

1 - 2

Hertha BSC

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 16 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 100 Attack 83
  • 42 Dangerous attack 51
  • 83 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 17 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Schalke 04 was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Hertha BSC that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hertha BSC was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hertha BSC won the match.​

Schalke 04 shot 16 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hertha BSC shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Schalke 04 received 1 yellow card (Kenan Karaman). Talking about the opposition, Hertha BSC received 3 yellow cards (Jonjoe Kenny, Gustav Christensen and Toni Leistner).

Match Timeline

29'
Jonjoe Kenny- Yellow
Kenan Karaman- Yellow
31'
41'
Smail Prevljak(goal)
51'
Fabian Reese(goal)Márton Dárdai
Y. Kabadayı- sub ->Thomas Ouwejan
58'
Bryan Lasme- sub ->Dominick Drexler
58'
Paul Seguin- sub ->Ron Schallenberg
63'
Simon Terodde - sub ->Sebastian Polter
63'
64'
D. Scherhant- sub ->Deyovaisio Zeefuik
70'
B. Hussein- sub ->Márton Dárdai
70'
Florian Niederlechner- sub ->Smail Prevljak
78'
Toni Leistner - Yellow
Y. Kabadayı(goal)Kenan Karaman
80'
81'
G. Christensen- sub ->Fabian Reese
Kenan Karaman(yellowredcard)
85'
A. Ouédraogo- sub ->Lino Tempelmann
86'
90'
G. Christensen- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After this encounter, Schalke 04 will stay with 7 points to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Hertha BSC will have 12 points like SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Elversberg, Hansa Rostock and Nürnberg to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 19th of May with a 1-1 head to head.

Hertha BSC will play away agasint Osnabrück on the 19th of May with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Hertha BSC (0 draws).

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
J. Heekeren 28.Germany
6.3
D
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
6.3
58'
D
Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany
6.8
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
7.0
D
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
6.4
M
Derry Murkin 5.England
7.1
M
Ron Schallenberg 6.Germany
6.7
63'
M
Lino Tempelmann 10.Germany
7.0
86'
M
Kenan Karaman 19.Turkey
7.5
31'
M
Dominick Drexler 24.Germany
6.7
58'
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
6.7
63'
Substitutes
G
Michael Langer 34.Austria
D
Tomas Kalas 26.Czech Republic
M
Paul Seguin 7.Germany
6.4
63'
M
Niklas Tauer 21.Germany
M
A. Ouédraogo 43.Germany
6.8
86'
F
Simon Terodde 9.Germany
6.4
63'
F
Bryan Lasme 11.France
7.1
58'
F
Y. Kabadayı 17.Germany
8.1
58' 80'
F
K. Topp 42.Germany

Schalke 04 adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Matthias Kreutzer decided to play with the following team: Justin Heekeren (6.3), Henning Matriciani (6.4), Timo Baumgartl (6.8), Marcin Kamiński (7.0), Thomas Ouwejan (6.3), Lino Tempelmann (7.0), Ron Schallenberg (6.7), Dominick Drexler (6.7), Kenan Karaman (7.5), Derry Murkin (7.1) and Sebastian Polter (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Seguin (6.4), Simon Terodde (6.4), Bryan Lasme (7.1), Yusuf Kabadayi (8.1), Niklas Tauer, Tomáš Kalas, Michael Langer, Keke Maximilian Topp and Assan Ouédraogo (6.8).

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 5 changes: Lino Tempelmann for Assan Ouédraogo (86′), Thomas Ouwejan for Yusuf Kabadayi (58′), Dominick Drexler for Bryan Lasme (58′), Ron Schallenberg for Paul Seguin (63′) and Sebastian Polter for Simon Terodde (63′).

Best player: Yusuf Kabadayi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Yusuf Kabadayi.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 8 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 58′.

Hertha BSC – Formation

Hertha BSC
G
Tjark Ernst 12.Germany
7.9
D
Michal Karbownik 6.Poland
7.0
D
Jonjoe Kenny 16.England
7.3
29'
D
Marc Oliver Kempf 20.Germany
8.1
D
Toni Leistner 37.Germany
7.0
78'
M
Andreas Bouchalakis 5.Greece
7.1
M
Smail Prevljak 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.3
70' 41'
M
Fabian Reese 11.Germany
8.5
81' 51'
M
M. Dárdai 31.Germany
6.7
70'
M
D. Zeefuik 34.Netherlands
7.0
64'
F
Haris Tabakovic 25.Switzerland
7.3
Substitutes
G
R. Kwasigroch 33.Germany
D
Peter Pekarík 2.Slovakia
D
P. Klemens 41.Germany
M
B. Hussein 8.Sweden
6.8
70'
M
B. Dárdai 24.Germany
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
7.1
70'
F
Myziane Maolida 15.Comoros
F
G. Christensen 26.Denmark
6.8
81' 90'
F
D. Scherhant 39.Germany
7.0
64'

Also Hertha BSC adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Pál Dárdai played with: Tjark Ernst (7.9), Jonjoe Kenny (7.3), Toni Leistner (7.0), Marc-Oliver Kempf (8.1), Michał Karbownik (7.0), Andreas Bouchalakis (7.1), Márton Dárdai (6.7), Deyovaisio Zeefuik (7.0), Smail Prevljak (7.3), Fabian Reese (8.5) and Haris Tabaković (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Peter Pekarík, Florian Niederlechner (7.1), Bilal Hussein (6.8), Myziane Maolida, Bence Dárdai, Gustav Christensen (6.8), Robert Kwasigroch, Derry Scherhant (7.0) and Pascal Klemens.

Substitutions

Hertha BSC made 4 changes: Fabian Reese for Gustav Christensen (81′), Deyovaisio Zeefuik for Derry Scherhant (64′), Márton Dárdai for Bilal Hussein (70′) and Smail Prevljak for Florian Niederlechner (70′).

Best player: Fabian Reese​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hertha BSC was Fabian Reese.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​