FüRTH. SpVgg Greuther Fürth overcome Hertha BSC to win 2-1. B. Hrgota was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was SpVgg Greuther Fürth to strike first with an early goal of B. Hrgota at the 1′. Then B. Hrgota scored again for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the 71′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Eventually, L. Gechter reduced the distance for Hertha BSC (82′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Hertha BSC lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer stadium in Fürth on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Schlager with the support of Christian Bandurski and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 40.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 16 Total 25
- 5 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 21
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 95 Attack 117
- 38 Dangerous attack 71
- 84 Ball safe 88
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Hertha BSC had a strong ball possession 59% while SpVgg Greuther Fürth was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hertha BSC had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, SpVgg Greuther Fürth was capable to find the solution to win this match.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hertha BSC shot 25 times, 4 on target, 21 off target.
Cards
SpVgg Greuther Fürth received 2 yellow cards (G. Itter and J. Dudziak). On the opposite side, Hertha BSC received 4 yellow cards (N. Stark, I. Belfodil, S. Jovetic and L. Tousart).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will have 13 points to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Hertha BSC will stay with 23 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will play away against FC Bayern München on the 20th of February with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Bayern München (0 draws).
Hertha BSC will host RB Leipzig on the 20th of February with a 9-1 head to head record in favor of RB Leipzig (1 draw).
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Formation
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
34'
83'
1', 71'
SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Stefan Leitl decided to play with the following team: Andreas Linde , Marco Meyerhofer , Sebastian Griesbeck , Nick Viergever , Gian-Luca Itter , Paul Seguin , Max Christiansen , Timothy Tillman , Jeremy Dudziak , Branimir Hrgota and Jamie Leweling .
The home team had on the bench: Maximilian Bauer, Jetro Willems, Julian Green , Afimico Pululu , Simon Asta, Tobias Raschl, Dickson Abiama, Håvard Nielsen and Sascha Burchert.
Substitutions
SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 4 changes: J. Leweling for H. Nielsen (60′), T. Tillman for A. Pululu (83′), J. Dudziak for J. Green (83′) and B. Hrgota for M. Bauer (89′).
Best player: Branimir Hrgota
The player that probably impressed the most for SpVgg Greuther Fürth was Branimir Hrgota.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (57% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 11.
Hertha BSC – Formation
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Tayfun Korkut played with: Alexander Schwolow , Peter Pekarík , Linus Gechter , Niklas Stark , Maximilian Mittelstädt , Suat Serdar , Lucas Tousart , Vladimír Darida , Myziane Maolida , Ishak Belfodil and Stevan Jovetić .
They had on the bench: Marco Richter , Davie Selke , Marvin Plattenhardt, Fredrik Andre Bjorkan , Dong-jun Lee , Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Lukas Klünter, Marcel Laurenz Lotka and Santiago Ascacibar.
Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 4 changes: M. Maolida for M. Richter (46′), I. Belfodil for D. Selke (68′), P. Pekarik for F. Bjorkan (68′) and S. Serdar for Lee Dong-Jun (81′).
Best player: Linus Gechter
The most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Linus Gechter.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Eintracht Frankfurt – VfL Wolfsburg – 0-2
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – VfB Stuttgart – 4-2
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC Augsburg – 3-2
- SC Freiburg – FSV Mainz 05 – 1-1
- VfL Bochum 1848 – FC Bayern München – 4-2
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Hertha BSC – 2-1
