BERLIN. FSV Mainz 05 topped Hertha BSC to win 2-1. It was FSV Mainz 05 to strike first with a goal of S. Widmer at the 25′. Then it was a penalty in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Bell gave the win to FSV Mainz 05 in the 81′ minute with a goal. FSV Mainz 05 was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Saturday and it started at 6:30 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 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

Hertha BSC

1 - 2

FSV Mainz 05

! 35 Ball Possession 65

Shots

12 Total 15
3 On Target 8
9 Off Target 7
0 Shots blocked 3

105 Attack 106
34 Dangerous attack 46
71 Ball safe 91

1 Penalties 0
3 Corners 8
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

19 Total 18
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

FSV Mainz 05 had a superior ball possession 65% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FSV Mainz 05 had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FSV Mainz 05 won the contest.

Hertha BSC shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, FSV Mainz 05 shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Hertha BSC received 3 yellow cards (M. Dardai, V. Darida and S. Ascacibar). On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 received 2 yellow cards (B. Svensson and A. Martin).

Match Timeline

25'

Silvan Widmer(goal)K. Onisiwo

33'

45'

M. Dárdai- Yellow

56'

63'

65'

67'

73'

Jonathan Burkardt(var)

78'

80'

81'

Stefan Bell (goal)Anton Stach

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After playing this match, Hertha BSC will stay with 33 points to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, FSV Mainz 05 will have 45 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away with Borussia Dortmund on the 14th of May with a 15-7 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (10 draws).

FSV Mainz 05 will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 14th of May with a 10-9 head to head in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (10 draws).

Hertha BSC – Formation

Hertha BSC

Marcel Lotka 37.Poland

5.8

Peter Pekarík 2.Slovakia

6.8

Dedryck Boyata 4.Belgium

7.0

Marc Oliver Kempf 20.Germany

7.6

M. Dárdai 31.Germany

7.1

78'

56'

Kevin-Prince Boateng 27.Ghana

6.2

67'

Vladimír Darida 6.Czech Republic

6.2

88'

80'

Suat Serdar 8.Germany

6.6

67'

Lucas Tousart 29.France

6.5

Santiago Ascacíbar 18.Argentina

6.1

88'

Davie Selke 7.Germany

7.3

45'

Substitutes

Oliver Christensen 32.Denmark

Julian Eitschberger 42.Germany

Maximilian Mittelstädt 17.Germany

6.5

67'

Fredrik Bjørkan 3.Norway

6.4

78'

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 10.Netherlands

Myziane Maolida 11.Comoros

Anton Kade 46.Germany

Ishak Belfodil 14.Algeria

6.4

67'

Luca Wollschläger 24.Germany

88'

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 F. Bjorkan (injured).

Substitutions

Hertha BSC made 4 changes: S. Serdar for I. Belfodil (67′), K. Boateng for M. Mittelstadt (67′), M. Dardai for F. Bjorkan (78′) and V. Darida for L. Wollschlager (88′).