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
- 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
Standings
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 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sandro Schwarz decided to play with the following team: Oliver Christensen
, Jonjoe Kenny , Filip Uremović , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Marvin Plattenhardt , Lucas Tousart , Ivan Šunjić , Suat Serdar , Dodi Lukebakio , Wilfried Kanga and Chidera Ejuke .The home team had on the bench: Myziane Maolida, Jean-Paul Boëtius
, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Davie Selke , Márton Dárdai , Tjark Ernst, Peter Pekarík, Marco Richter 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
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 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gerardo Seoane played with: Lukáš Hrádecký
, Jeremie Frimpong , Jonathan Tah , Edmond Tapsoba , Piero Hincapié , Exequiel Palacios , Kerem Demirbay , Moussa Diaby , Adam Hložek , Callum Hudson-Odoi and Patrik Schick .The following players were sitting on the bench: Mitchel Bakker, Robert Andrich
, Nadiem Amiri , Sardar Azmoun , Zidan Sertdemir, Charles Aránguiz , Odilon Kossounou , 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′).
Best player: Kerem Demirbay
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Kerem Demirbay.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 51 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Schalke 04 – VfL Bochum 1848 – 3-1
- Hertha BSC – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 2-2
- Eintracht Frankfurt – VfL Wolfsburg – 0-1
- TSG Hoffenheim – FSV Mainz 05 – 4-1
- RB Leipzig – Borussia Dortmund – 3-0
- FC Bayern München – VfB Stuttgart – 2-2