BERLIN. Hertha BSC manages to recover against SC Freiburg with a goal on the D. Kyereh 22′ and a goal on the K. Schade 78′. SC Freiburg was not able to win 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 Robert Schröder with the support of Jan Clemens Neitzel and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Kai Marc Lechner. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 120 Attack 120
- 28 Dangerous attack 39
- 75 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
SC Freiburg had a strong ball possession 58% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
SC Freiburg had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough SC Freiburg to win the match.
Hertha BSC shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hertha BSC received 2 yellow cards (A. Rogel and J. Kenny). On the other side, SC Freiburg received 1 yellow card (R. Doan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hertha BSC will have 8 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen to hold in the 14th place. On the other side, SC Freiburg will have 18 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away with VfL Bochum 1848 on the 21st of January with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Hertha BSC (5 draws).
SC Freiburg will play away agasint VfL Wolfsburg on the 21st of January with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (5 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 , Agustín Rogel , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Marvin Plattenhardt , Lucas Tousart , Ivan Šunjić , Suat Serdar , Dodi Lukebakio , Stevan Jovetić and Chidera Ejuke .
The home team had on the bench: Marco Richter , Maximilian Mittelstädt, Márton Dárdai, Peter Pekarík, Tjark Ernst, Davie Selke , Wilfried Kanga, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Vladimír Darida.
Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 3 changes: C. Ejuke for M. Richter (58′), S. Jovetic for D. Selke (78′) and S. Serdar for K. Boateng (84′).
Best player: Dodi Lukebakio
The player that probably impressed the most for Hertha BSC was Dodi Lukebakio.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 18.
SC Freiburg – Formation
SC Freiburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken , Kiliann Sildillia , Matthias Ginter , Philipp Lienhart , Christian Günter , Maximilian Eggestein , Nicolas Höfler , Ritsu Doan , Daniel-Kofi Kyereh , Vincenzo Grifo and Michael Gregoritsch .
These were the players on the bench: Benjamin Uphoff, Woo-Yeong Jeong , Lucas Höler, Nils Petersen , Yannik Keitel , Kevin Schade , Keven Schlotterbeck, Lukas Kübler and Noah Weißhaupt.
Substitutions
SC Freiburg made 5 changes: M. Gregoritsch for N. Petersen (70′), V. Grifo for K. Schade (70′), D. Kyereh for Jeong Woo-Yeong (76′), M. Eggestein for Y. Keitel (76′) and R. Doan for L. Holer (86′).
Best player: Kevin Schade
The player that probably impressed the most for SC Freiburg was Kevin Schade.
His rating is with 1 goal, 6 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 70′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Hertha BSC – SC Freiburg – 2-2
- VfB Stuttgart – FC Union Berlin – 0-1
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC Köln – 5-2