BERLIN. Hertha BSC conquers VfB Stuttgart with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Selke (4′) and a goal from I. Belfodil (90′). VfB Stuttgart lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych with the assistance of Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

VfB Stuttgart had a superior ball possession 58% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfB Stuttgart had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Hertha BSC managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Hertha BSC shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Hertha BSC received 1 yellow card (V. Darida). Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart received 1 yellow card (W. Endo).

Standings

After this match, Hertha BSC will have 32 points to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 28 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away with DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 30th of April with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Hertha BSC (6 draws).

VfB Stuttgart will host VfL Wolfsburg on the 30th of April with a 15-11 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (4 draws).

Hertha BSC – Formation

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

The manager Felix Magath decided to play with the following team: .

Hertha BSC could not rely on the presence of J. Ekkelenkamp (injured).

Substitutions

Hertha BSC made 5 changes: M. Plattenhardt for F. Bjorkan (46′), S. Serdar for M. Mittelstadt (63′), K. Boateng for I. Belfodil (63′), V. Darida for N. Stark (74′) and D. Selke for J. Ekkelenkamp (79′).

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: .

VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of E. Thommy (injured).

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 4 changes: P. Stenzel for E. Thommy (24′), O. Mangala for A. Tibidi (71′), T. Tomas for T. Coulibaly (87′) and C. Fuhrich for E. Millot (87′).

Results of the day

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

• Hertha BSC – VfB Stuttgart – 2-0
• VfL Bochum 1848 – FC Augsburg – 0-2