Hertha BSC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

BERLIN. Hertha BSC finds its way back against Bayer 04 Leverkusen with a goal on the K. Demirbay 49' and a goal on the P. Schick 80'.

Mark Hall

September 11, 2022

BERLIN. Hertha BSC recovers against Bayer 04 Leverkusen with a goal on the K. Demirbay 49′ and a goal on the P. Schick 80′. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)

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 Benjamin Brand who was helped by Thomas Stein and Christian Dietz. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.

Match Statistics

Hertha BSC

2 - 2

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

42 Ball Possession 58

Shots

18 Total 11
6 On Target 5
12 Off Target 6
5 Shots blocked 2

113 Attack 98
40 Dangerous attack 38
102 Ball safe 108

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 5

Fouls

15 Total 16
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a strong ball possession 59% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hertha BSC was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Hertha BSC to win the match.

Hertha BSC shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Hertha BSC received 4 yellow cards (S. Serdar, I. Sunjic, D. Selke and S. Schwarz). Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (C. Aranguiz).

Match Timeline

42'

43'

48'

49'

52'

55'

66'

67'

74'

76'

Robert Andrich- sub ->C. Hudson-Odoi

76'

Odilon Kossounou- sub ->Jeremie Frimpong

79'

Patrik Schick(goal)Robert Andrich

M. Dárdai- sub ->Dodi Lukébakio

81'

86'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After playing this contest, Hertha BSC will have 5 points like VfB Stuttgart and VfL Wolfsburg to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 4 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 21st of January with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Hertha BSC (5 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away agasint Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 22nd of January with a 19-9 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

Hertha BSC – Formation

Hertha BSC

Oliver Christensen 1.Denmark

6.2

Marvin Plattenhardt 21.Germany

6.8

Marc Oliver Kempf 20.Germany

6.8

Jonjoe Kenny 16.England

6.2

Filip Uremovic 5.Croatia

6.6

Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia

6.6

48'

Suat Serdar 8.Germany

7.2

67'

43'

55'

Lucas Tousart 29.France

6.6

90'

Dodi Lukébakio 14.Belgium

6.8

81'

Wilfried Kanga 18.France

6.2

81'

Chidera Ejuke 40.Nigeria

7.3

67'

Substitutes

Tjark Ernst 12.Germany

M. Dárdai 31.Germany

6.8

81'

Peter Pekarík 2.Slovakia

Jean-Paul Boëtius 10.Netherlands

7.1

67'

Kevin-Prince Boateng 27.Ghana

Vladimír Darida 6.Czech Republic

90'

Myziane Maolida 11.Comoros

Davie Selke 7.Germany

6.4

81'

86'

Marco Richter 23.Germany

7.5

67'

74'

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

The manager Sandro Schwarz decided to play with the following team: Oliver Christensen (6.2), Jonjoe Kenny (6.2), Filip Uremović (6.6), Marc-Oliver Kempf (6.8), Marvin Plattenhardt (6.8), Lucas Tousart (6.6), Ivan Šunjić (6.6), Suat Serdar (7.2), Dodi Lukebakio (6.8), Wilfried Kanga (6.2) and Chidera Ejuke (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Myziane Maolida, Jean-Paul Boëtius (7.1), Kevin-Prince Boateng, Davie Selke (6.4), Márton Dárdai (6.8), Tjark Ernst, Peter Pekarík, Marco Richter (7.5) and Vladimír Darida.

Substitutions

Hertha BSC made 5 changes: S. Serdar for J. Boetius (67′), C. Ejuke for M. Richter (67′), D. Lukebakio for M. Dardai (81′), W. Kanga for D. Selke (81′) and L. Tousart for V. Darida (90′).

Best player: Marco Richter

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Marco Richter.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 8 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 67′.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland

6.5

Jonathan Tah 4.Germany

6.8

Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands

6.7

76'

Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso

6.8

Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador

6.4

Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany

7.5

49'

Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina

6.9

42'

Callum Hudson-Odoi 17.England

6.2

76'

Moussa Diaby 19.France

6.2

Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic

6.8

66'

Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic

6.6

79'

Substitutes

Rene Gilmartin 36.Germany

Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands

Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast

6.2

76'

Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands

Robert Andrich 8.Germany

7.2

76'

Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany

5.8

66'

Zidan Sertdemir 29.Denmark

Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile

6.4

42'

52'

Sardar Azmoun 9.Iran

6.4

76'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (6.5), Jeremie Frimpong (6.7), Jonathan Tah (6.8), Edmond Tapsoba (6.8), Piero Hincapié (6.4), Exequiel Palacios (7.1), Kerem Demirbay (7.5), Moussa Diaby (6.2), Adam Hložek (6.8), Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.2) and Patrik Schick (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mitchel Bakker, Robert Andrich (7.2), Nadiem Amiri (5.8), Sardar Azmoun (6.4), Zidan Sertdemir, Charles Aránguiz (6.7), Odilon Kossounou (6.2), Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Niklas Lomb.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: E. Palacios for C. Aranguiz (42′), A. Hlozek for N. Amiri (66′), K. Demirbay for S. Azmoun (76′), C. Hudson-Odoi for R. Andrich (76′) and J. Frimpong for O. Kossounou (76′).