SC Freiburg overcomes Hertha BSC 2-1

BERLIN. SC Freiburg overcome Hertha BSC to win 2-1.

October 3, 2021

BERLIN. SC Freiburg defeated Hertha BSC to win 2-1. It was SC Freiburg to strike first with a goal of P. Lienhart at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Petersen gave the win to SC Freiburg in the 78′ minute with a goal. SC Freiburg took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Patrick Ittrich who had the assistance of Sascha Thielert and Norbert Grudzinski. The 4th official was Florian Heft. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.

Match Statistics

Hertha BSC

1 - 2

SC Freiburg

45 Ball Possession 55

Shots

12 Total 12
3 On Target 6
9 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 0

81 Attack 128
14 Dangerous attack 42
106 Ball safe 107

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 9

Fouls

16 Total 12
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

SC Freiburg was in firm control of the ball 56% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

SC Freiburg was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SC Freiburg won the match.

Hertha BSC shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Hertha BSC received 3 yellow cards (K. Boateng, S. Serdar and D. Jastrzembski). On the opposite side, SC Freiburg didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

17'

Philipp Lienhart(goal)C. Gunter

Kevin-Prince Boateng- Yellow

29'

Peter Pekarík- sub ->Davie Selke

46'

58'

62'

Yannik Keitel- sub ->M. Eggestein

64'

69'

70'

76'

Roland Sallai- sub ->Jeong Woo-Yeong

76'

78'

84'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After this match, Hertha BSC will stay with 6 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg will have 15 points like Borussia Dortmund to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away with Eintracht Frankfurt on the 16th of October with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Hertha BSC (8 draws).

SC Freiburg will host RB Leipzig on the 16th of October with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of RB Leipzig (1 draw).

Hertha BSC – Formation

Hertha BSC

Alexander Schwolow 1.Germany

6.6

Dedryck Boyata 4.Belgium

6.8

Niklas Stark 5.Germany

6.8

M. Dárdai 31.Germany

6.7

46'

Marvin Plattenhardt 21.Germany

7.0

Kevin-Prince Boateng 27.Ghana

6.6

58'

29'

Lucas Tousart 29.France

6.7

Marco Richter 23.Germany

6.7

58'

Suat Serdar 8.Germany

7.5

69'

Stevan Jovetic 19.Montenegro

6.5

64'

Davie Selke 7.Germany

6.1

46'

Substitutes

Oliver Christensen 32.Denmark

Peter Pekarík 2.Slovakia

6.2

46'

Maximilian Mittelstädt 17.Germany

6.8

64'

Santiago Ascacíbar 18.Argentina

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 10.Netherlands

6.8

58'

Vladimír Darida 6.Czech Republic

Ishak Belfodil 14.Algeria

K. Piątek 9.Poland

7.6

46'

70'

D. Jastrzembski 30.Poland

6.7

58'

90'

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

The manager Pál Dárdai decided to play with the following team: Alexander Schwolow (6.6), Niklas Stark (6.8), Dedryck Boyata (6.8), Márton Dárdai (6.7), Marco Richter (6.7), Kevin-Prince Boateng (6.6), Lucas Tousart (6.7), Marvin Plattenhardt (7.0), Suat Serdar (7.5), Stevan Jovetić (6.5) and Davie Selke (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Peter Pekarík (6.2), Maximilian Mittelstädt (6.8), Santiago Ascacibar, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (6.8), Oliver Christensen, I. Belfodil, Krzysztof Piątek (7.6), V. Darida and Dennis Jastrzembski (6.7).

Substitutions

Hertha BSC made 5 changes: M. Dardai for K. Piatek (46′), D. Selke for P. Pekarik (46′), M. Richter for J. Ekkelenkamp (58′), K. Boateng for D. Jastrzembski (58′) and S. Jovetic for M. Mittelstadt (64′).

Best player: Krzysztof Piątek

The player that probably impressed the most for Hertha BSC was Krzysztof Piątek.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 5 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

SC Freiburg – Formation

SC Freiburg

Mark Flekken 26.Netherlands

6.4

Manuel Gulde 5.Germany

6.9

Philipp Lienhart 3.Austria

7.9

17'

Nico Schlotterbeck 4.Germany

7.0

Lukas Kübler 17.Germany

7.2

84'

Christian Günter 30.Germany

7.4

Nicolas Höfler 27.Germany

7.7

Maximilian Eggestein 8.Germany

6.3

62'

Vincenzo Grifo 32.Italy

7.1

76'

Jeong Woo-Yeong 29.South Korea

6.7

76'

Lucas Höler 9.Germany

6.8

76'

Substitutes

Benjamin Uphoff 1.Germany

Dominique Heintz 23.Germany

Keven Schlotterbeck 31.Germany

Janik Haberer 19.Germany

6.8

84'

Yannik Keitel 14.Germany

6.1

62'

Kevin Schade 20.Germany

Nils Petersen 18.Germany

7.1

76'

78'

Ermedin Demirovic 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.8

76'

Roland Sallai 22.Hungary

6.7

76'

SC Freiburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the opposite side, Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken (6.4), Manuel Gulde (6.9), Philipp Lienhart (7.9), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.0), Lukas Kübler (7.2), Maximilian Eggestein (6.3), Nicolas Höfler (7.7), Christian Günter (7.4), Woo-Yeong Jeong (6.7), Lucas Höler (6.8) and Vincenzo Grifo (7.1).

They had on the bench: Kevin Schade, Janik Haberer (6.8), Nils Petersen (7.1), B. Uphoff, D. Heintz, Keven Schlotterbeck, Ermedin Demirović (6.8), Roland Sallai (6.7) and Yannik Keitel (6.1).

Substitutions

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: M. Eggestein for Y. Keitel (62′), V. Grifo for N. Petersen (76′), Jeong Woo-Yeong for R. Sallai (76′), L. Holer for E. Demirovic (76′) and L. Kubler for J. Haberer (84′).