BERLIN. Borussia Dortmund conquers Hertha BSC 1-0 after A. Modeste scored just 1 goal (32′). Borussia Dortmund was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) 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 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Stieler with the collaboration of Eduard Beitinger and Christian Bandurski. The 4th official was Robert Kampka. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a strong ball possession 61% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was more pushing with 72 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Borussia Dortmund won the contest.​

Hertha BSC shot 12 times, 0 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Hertha BSC received 1 yellow card (M. Richter). Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Hertha BSC will stay with 1 points to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will have 9 points like SC Freiburg and TSG Hoffenheim to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away with FSV Mainz 05 on the 16th of September with a 10-7 head to head in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (9 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will host Schalke 04 on the 17th of September with a 11-11 head to head stats.

Hertha BSC – Formation

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

The manager Sandro Schwarz decided to play with the following team: Oliver Christensen (7.4), Jonjoe Kenny (7.2), Marc-Oliver Kempf (8.4), Márton Dárdai (6.6), Marvin Plattenhardt (7.4), Suat Serdar (6.8), Lucas Tousart (7.2), Jean-Paul Boëtius (6.3), Dodi Lukebakio (6.5), Wilfried Kanga (6.9) and Chidera Ejuke (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Ivan Šunjić, Vladimír Darida, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Tjark Ernst, Marco Richter (7.1), Kevin-Prince Boateng (6.4), Peter Pekarík, Stevan Jovetić (7.1) and Davie Selke (6.7).

Hertha BSC could not rely on the presence of D. Selke (injured).

Substitutions

Hertha BSC made 4 changes: J. Boetius for S. Jovetic (55′), S. Serdar for K. Boateng (75′), D. Lukebakio for M. Richter (75′) and M. O. Kempf for D. Selke (80′).

Best player: Marc-Oliver Kempf​

The most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Marc-Oliver Kempf.

His rating is (8.4) with 34 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Edin Terzic played with: Gregor Kobel (8.0), Marius Wolf (6.6), Mats Hummels (6.5), Nico Schlotterbeck (7.1), Raphaël Guerreiro (6.7), Jude Bellingham (7.2), Salih Özcan (7.3), Karim Adeyemi (6.4), Marco Reus (7.3), Julian Brandt (7.8) and Anthony Modeste (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Thorgan Hazard (6.8), Niklas Süle (6.4), Tom Rothe, Youssoufa Moukoko, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (6.7), Emre Can, Felix Passlack, Alexander Meyer and Thomas Meunier (6.8).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: K. Adeyemi for J. Bynoe-Gittens (61′), M. Wolf for T. Meunier (67′), A. Modeste for N. Sule (86′) and R. Guerreiro for T. Hazard (86′).

Best player: Gregor Kobel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was the goalkeeper: Gregor Kobel. His rating is 8.00. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Schalke 04 – FC Union Berlin – 1-6
• Hertha BSC – Borussia Dortmund – 0-1
• TSG Hoffenheim – FC Augsburg – 1-0
• FC Bayern München – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 1-1
• FSV Mainz 05 – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-3
• RB Leipzig – VfL Wolfsburg – 2-0