Wehen Wiesbaden tops Hertha BSC 3-1

WIESBADEN. Wehen Wiesbaden conquers Hertha BSC 3-1.

By
David Brown
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Wehen Wiesbaden tops Hertha BSC 3-1

WIESBADEN. Wehen Wiesbaden conquers Hertha BSC 3-1. Wehen Wiesbaden got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Franko Kovacevic (24′) and Franko Kovacevic (53′). Hertha BSC tried to recover with a goal from Jonjoe Kenny (59′). However, the contest was closed by a goal (72′) scored by Thijmen Goppel for Wehen Wiesbaden. Hertha BSC was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the BRITA-Arena stadium in Wiesbaden on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Wolfgang Haslberger with the help of Lars Erbst and Tobias Endriß. The 4th official was . The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.25 degrees Celsius or 43.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Wehen Wiesbaden

3 - 1

Team 1

Hertha BSC

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 17 Total 18
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 9 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 81 Attack 136
  • 26 Dangerous attack 77
  • 110 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 10
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 8 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Hertha BSC had a superior ball possession 61% while Wehen Wiesbaden was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hertha BSC had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Wehen Wiesbaden was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Wehen Wiesbaden shot 17 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Hertha BSC shot 18 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Wehen Wiesbaden didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Hertha BSC received 2 yellow cards (Haris Tabakovic and Toni Leistner).

Match Timeline

Franko Kovacevic(goal)
24'
46'
Marten Winkler- sub ->Deyovaisio Zeefuik
Franko Kovacevic(goal)Bjarke Jacobsen
53'
57'
Palkó Dárdai- sub ->Derry Scherhant
57'
Smail Prevljak- sub ->Aymen Barkok
59'
Jonjoe Kenny(goal)
Sascha Mockenhaupt - sub ->Lasse Günther
66'
Thijmen Goppel(goal)Nick Bätzner 
72'
70'
B. Hussein- sub ->Andreas Bouchalakis
Hyun-ju Lee - sub ->Franko Kovacevic
72'
76'
Toni Leistner - Yellow
83'
Haris Tabakovic- Yellow
Julius Kade- sub ->Thijmen Goppel
87'
Emanuel Taffertshofer- sub ->Robin Heußer
88'
Kianz Froese- sub ->Nick Bätzner 
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
63
31
Holstein Kiel
61
31
Fortuna Düsseldorf
56
31
Hamburger SV
52
31
Karlsruher SC
49
31
Hannover 96
46
31
Paderborn
46
31
Hertha BSC
45
31
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
45
31
Elversberg
40
31
Magdeburg
37
31
Schalke 04
37
31
Nürnberg
37
31
Eintracht Braunschweig
34
31
Kaiserslautern
33
31
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
31
Hansa Rostock
31
31
Osnabrück
25
31

After playing this encounter, Wehen Wiesbaden has 25 points like Elversberg to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Hertha BSC will stays with 26 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Wehen Wiesbaden will play away against Karlsruher SC on the 3rd of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Wehen Wiesbaden (1 draw).

Hertha BSC will host Hamburger SV on the 3rd of February with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of Hertha BSC (5 draws).

Wehen Wiesbaden – Formation

Wehen Wiesbaden
G
Florian Stritzel 16.Germany
7.3
D
Florian Carstens 17.Germany
6.8
D
Marcus Mathisen 24.Denmark
7.5
D
Aleksandar Vukotic 26.Serbia
7.3
M
Thijmen Goppel 9.Netherlands
7.9
87' Goals72'
M
Franko Kovacevic 14.Croatia
8.7
72' Goals24', 53'
M
Bjarke Jacobsen 19.Denmark
7.5
M
L. Günther 29.Germany
7.1
66'
M
Robin Heußer 7.Germany
6.7
88'
M
Nick Bätzner 8.Germany
7.5
87'
F
Ivan Prtajin 18.Croatia
7.0
Substitutes
G
Arthur Lyska 1.Germany
D
Max Reinthaler  15.Italy
D
Sascha Mockenhaupt  4.Germany
6.8
66'
M
Julius Kade 21.Germany
6.6
87'
M
Amin Farouk 22.Germany
M
Kianz Froese 30.Canada
6.4
87'
M
Nassim El Ouarti  36.Germany
M
Emanuel Taffertshofer 5.Germany
6.8
88'
F
Hyun-ju Lee  20.South Korea
6.4
72'

Wehen Wiesbaden started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Markus Kauczinski decided to play with the following team: Florian Stritzel (7.3), Florian Carstens (6.8), Marcus Mathisen (7.5), Aleksandar Vukotic  (7.3), Thijmen Goppel (7.9), Robin Heußer (6.7), Bjarke Jacobsen (7.5), Lasse Günther (7.1), Nick Bätzner  (7.5), Franko Kovacevic (8.7) and Ivan Prtajin (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Arthur Lyska , Sascha Mockenhaupt (6.8), Emanuel Taffertshofer  (6.8), Max Reinthaler , Hyun-ju Lee (6.4), Julius Kade (6.6), Amin Farouk, Kianz Froese (6.4) and Nassim El Ouarti.

Wehen Wiesbaden could not rely on the presence of Julius Kade (injured).

Substitutions

Wehen Wiesbaden made 5 changes: Lasse Günther for Sascha Mockenhaupt (66′), Franko Kovacevic for Hyun-ju Lee (72′), Robin Heußer for Emanuel Taffertshofer  (88′), Nick Bätzner  for Kianz Froese (87′) and Thijmen Goppel for Julius Kade (87′).

Player of the match: Franko Kovacevic​

The most impressive player for Wehen Wiesbaden was Franko Kovacevic.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6.

Hertha BSC – Formation

Hertha BSC
G
Tjark Ernst  12.Germany
6.3
D
Michal Karbownik 6.Poland
6.4
D
Jonjoe Kenny 16.England
8.1
Goals59'
D
Marc Oliver Kempf 20.Germany
7.9
D
Toni Leistner  37.Germany
7.3
76'
M
Andreas Bouchalakis 5.Greece
7.0
70'
M
Aymen Barkok 18.Morocco
7.5
57'
M
M. Dárdai 31.Germany
7.3
M
D. Zeefuik 34.Netherlands
6.4
46'
M
D. Scherhant 39.Germany
6.8
57'
F
Haris Tabakovic 25.Switzerland
6.7
83'
Substitutes
G
M. Gersbeck 35.Germany
D
Peter Pekarík 2.Slovakia
D
P. Klemens 41.Germany
D
L. Gechter 44.Germany
M
B. Hussein 8.Sweden
6.7
70'
F
Smail Prevljak 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
57'
F
Marten Winkler 22.Germany
7.0
46'
F
G. Christensen 26.Denmark
F
Palkó Dárdai 27.Hungary
6.3
57'

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

Pál Dárdai played with: Tjark Ernst (6.3), Jonjoe Kenny (8.1), Toni Leistner (7.3), Marc-Oliver Kempf (7.9), Michał Karbownik (6.4), Andreas Bouchalakis (7.0), Márton Dárdai (7.3), Deyovaisio Zeefuik (6.4), Aymen Barkok (7.5), Derry Scherhant (6.8) and Haris Tabakovic (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Peter Pekarik , Bilal Hussein (6.7), Smail Prevljak (6.6), Marten Winkler (7.0), Gustav Christensen, Palkó Dárdai (6.3), Marius Gersbeck, Pascal Klemens and Linus Gechter.

Substitutions

Hertha BSC made 4 changes: Deyovaisio Zeefuik for Marten Winkler (46′), Derry Scherhant for Palkó Dárdai (57′), Aymen Barkok for Smail Prevljak (57′) and Andreas Bouchalakis for Bilal Hussein (70′).

Player of the match: Jonjoe Kenny​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Jonjoe Kenny.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 59 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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