BERLIN. Eintracht Frankfurt had a comfortable win over Hertha BSC. Eintracht Frankfurt got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from A. Knauff (17′), Tuta (48′) and J. Lindstrom (56′). Hertha BSC tried to recover with a goal from D. Selke (61′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (63′) scored by R. Borre for Eintracht Frankfurt.
The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers with the collaboration of Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Jan Clemens Neitzel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 4 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 98 Attack 118
- 40 Dangerous attack 33
- 113 Ball safe 114
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Hertha BSC was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Eintracht Frankfurt that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hertha BSC was more pushing with 40 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Eintracht Frankfurt was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Hertha BSC shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Hertha BSC received 2 yellow cards (K. Boateng and M. Mittelstadt). On the opposite side, Eintracht Frankfurt received 2 yellow cards (J. Hauge and S. Lammers).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hertha BSC will stay with 23 points to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt will have 34 points like FSV Mainz 05 to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 12th of March with a 12-9 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (9 draws).
Eintracht Frankfurt will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 13th of March with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (2 draws).
Hertha BSC – Formation
Hertha BSC
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61'Hertha BSC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Tayfun Korkut decided to play with the following team: Marcel Laurenz Lotka , Peter Pekarík , Dedryck Boyata , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Maximilian Mittelstädt , Suat Serdar , Lucas Tousart , Vladimír Darida , Dong-jun Lee , Stevan Jovetić and Marco Richter .
The home team had on the bench: Santiago Ascacibar, Kevin-Prince Boateng , Ishak Belfodil , Myziane Maolida, Davie Selke , Oliver Christensen, Linus Gechter, Niklas Stark and Marvin Plattenhardt.
Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 3 changes: V. Darida for D. Selke (56′), Lee Dong-Jun for K. Boateng (56′) and M. Richter for I. Belfodil (56′).
Best player: Davie Selke
The player that probably impressed the most for Hertha BSC was Davie Selke.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.
Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Oliver Glasner played with: Kevin Trapp , Tuta , Martin Hinteregger , Evan Ndicka , Ansgar Knauff , Kristijan Jakić , Djibril Sow , Filip Kostić , Jesper Lindstrøm , Daichi Kamada and Rafael Santos Borré .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jens Grahl, Almamy Touré, Gonçalo Paciência, Makoto Hasebe, Timothy Chandler , Sam Lammers , Ajdin Hrustić , Jens Petter Hauge and Stefan Ilsanker.
Substitutions
Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: R. Borre for S. Lammers (72′), J. Lindstrom for J. Hauge (73′), A. Knauff for T. Chandler (83′), D. Kamada for A. Hrustic (83′) and D. Sow for S. Ilsanker (88′).
Best player: Ansgar Knauff
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Ansgar Knauff.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 21. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Bayern München – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-1
- RB Leipzig – SC Freiburg – 1-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – FC Union Berlin – 1-0
- VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 3-2
- Hertha BSC – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-4
- VfL Bochum 1848 – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 2-1
