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ELV Elversberg Elversberg - BSC Hertha Hertha Berlin

78'
T. Leistner
58'
L. Schuler

42'
P. Klemens

URSAPHARM-Arena(9,291 Spectators)

Lukas Benen

Full-time: Elversberg 0-3 Hertha Berlin

Hertha steal three points from Elversberg. Although the hosts controlled large parts of the match, the Berliners had dangerous spells in which they scored directly. For the hosts, the final third was the main problem. In promising situations, they lost the ball or made wrong decisions. The Berliners' great efficiency was the death blow for the Saarlanders, who lose at home for the first time this season.

Full-time

90'

+ 1

Last substitution

The match is just petering out at the moment. For the four minutes of added time, the youngster Adam is allowed to show himself once more.

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Raif Adam

Tom Zimmerschied

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Linus Jasper Gechter33.88km/h

Marten Winkler33.19km/h

Florian Yves Le Joncour33.04km/h

87'

Topsy-turvy

Elversberg are leading in almost all important statistics. However, in the most important one, they are trailing 3-0.

Possession (%)

6238

86'

Ernst again

Schellbacher is onto a through ball and one-on-one with Ernst, but the Hertha keeper makes himself big.

84'

Clean sheet for Ernst?

The very lively Zimmerschied breaks through on the left flank and finds Malanga at the far post. The substitute gets his shot on target. Ernst manages to get his body behind the ball and clears it off the line as he targets that clean sheet.

82'

Brekalo debut

Brekalo gets his first outing in a Hertha shirt after recent arrival. Sessa also gets another run out.

82'

Substitution

Josip Brekalo

Marten Winkler

82'

Substitution

Kevin Sessa

Michaël Cuisance

81'

Out of nowhere?

Despite significantly less momentum in the last 10 minutes, Hertha have managed to put this game to bed.

All over

Elversberg clear a free-kick into the box, but it lands at Leistner's feet. He shoots from the edge of the penalty area. There are many players standing in front of Kristof, obscuring his view and meaning he can't react in time.

78'

Toni Leistner

GOAL!

0:3

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

6 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

95.3 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

15.84 m

76'

The home streak is wobbling

Will Elversberg suffer their first home defeat this season? The last loss at home was extremely painful, as the 2-1 defeat against Heidenheim in the relegation play-off in May 2025 cost the Saarland club promotion to the Bundesliga.

75'

Post!

Zimmerschied delivers a free-kick to Le Joncour. The defender gets a relatively free header but only finds the woodwork. That would have been the important goal to reduce the deficit.

74'

Next substitution

The unlucky Mokwa is replaced by Schnellbacher.

74'

Substitution

Luca Schnellbacher

David Mokwa

72'

Unnecessary

Reese is flagged for offside and then kicks the ball away in frustration. He receives a yellow card for that.

72'

Yellow card

Fabian Reese

71'

Leitl reacts

Hertha are coming under more pressure at the moment. Their coach therefore brings on two new players.

71'

Elversberg lacking efficiency

The hosts still have more shots on goal than the Berliners. However, the visitors are leading in the xGoals statistics.

Goal attempts

11off target

2on target

1off target

4on target

71'

Substitution

Sebastian Grönning

Luca Schuler

71'

Substitution

Jeremy Dudziak

Pascal Klemens

69'

Elversberg applying pressure

Currently, the hosts are besieging the Berlin penalty area. Hertha are defending well, but then almost put the ball into their own net. Karbownik deflects an unthreatening shot from Zimmerschied narrowly wide of the goal.

66'

Two new players

Can the two new players bring fresh momentum for Elversberg?

66'

Substitution

Jarzinho Malanga

Maximilian Rohr

66'

Substitution

Amara Condé

Frederik Schmahl

65'

No danger

Schmahl takes charge of the situation and fires the ball into the wall.

64'

Dangerous position

Gechter blocks Mockwa in front of his own penalty area. But because there were still enough Hertha players nearby, there's no red card. Can Elversberg convert the free-kick?

64'

Yellow card

Linus Gechter

60'

What are Elversberg doing?

The hosts were clearly the better side in the first half. In the second half, they are no longer as dominant and are now trailing by two goals.

Perfect counter-attack

Hertha come down the right side. Reese chases down a long ball and then plays it across to Schuler at the edge of the penalty area. The striker is relatively unmarked and stays cool in front of Kristof to slot home for 2-0.

58'

Luca Schuler

GOAL!

0:2

Goal probability

43 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

94.49 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

12.76 m

54'

Just wide

Zimmerschied cuts inside and shoots towards the near post. The ball lands just wide of the goal.

50'

Elversberg makes their presence felt again

Similar situation but this time at the other end. Zimmerschied finds Conté, who can't quite reach the ball and therefore can't get it on target.

49'

Blocked at the last moment

Hertha want to wrap this up quickly. Karbownik breaks through on the left side into the penalty area and lays it off to Schuler. The striker fails to connect with his heel, allowing Reese to shoot from close range without any pressure. However, Le Joncour is there and blocks the ball on the goal line.

46'

We're back underway

The second half kicks off with a substitution for Elversberg.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 5

Substitution

Florian Le Joncour

Jan Gyamerah

Half-time

0:26

Leitl not happy

The Berlin coach gets upset about a referee's decision and is cautioned.

45'

+ 3

Yellow card

Stefan Leitl

45'

+ 2

Any more goals before the break?

The first of the three added minutes has already elapsed.

45'

+ 1

Brief check

Gechter runs into Mokwa. However, there was no elbow from the Elversberg player involved, so no card is shown.

45'

+ 1

SituationNo red card

ReviewUnsporting behaviour?

DecisionNo card

45'

+ 1

Elversberg not giving up

But obviously the home side also want to score here. Pinckert is up front this time. His shot from just under 20 metres goes over the bar.

45'

Hertha smell blood

The visitors seem to have found their attacking drive now and continue to push forward.

Hertha lead!

It comes from a corner. Seguin delivers from the left into the six-yard box, where Klemens is pressured by Pinckert but manages to get enough on the ball in the air to turn it home.

42'

Pascal Klemens

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

45 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

2.18 m

39'

Hertha's turn

Cuisance delivers a free-kick onto Gechter's head. The defender can only direct the ball centrally towards the goal. No problem for Kristof.

36'

Slipped

A corner reaches Mickelson at the far post. The full-back has plenty of space and takes a shot, but he doesn't connect properly with the ball and it flies wide of the goal.

When will the first goal come?

Elversberg have looked in control of the match. However, clear goal-scoring opportunities have failed to materialise.

32'

Chance goes begging

Hertha have a corner but Elversberg counter at pace. Conté up the inside right has plenty of space and Mokwa to his left, but can't make the most of it as Eitschberger blocks his shot.

30'

Sloppy

After a through ball, Petkov wants to lay the ball across to Conté. However, the striker miscontrolls the ball and the attack fizzles out.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Marten Winkler33.19km/h

Deyovaisio Zeefuik32.18km/h

Mickaël Cuisance30.76km/h

29'

Perfect tackle

Hertha want to come forward up the right through Cuisance, but Rohr is alert and wins the ball with a perfect sliding tackle.

27'

Anything from Hertha?

So far, the Berliners have offered very little - and no shots - in attack.

Goal attempts

3off target

2on target

0off target

0on target

23'

No problem for Ernst

Poręba tries a shot from the edge of the penalty area, but it's too central and Ernst catches.

22'

Next interruption

Klemens has taken a ball right in the face from close range and needs brief treatment. Play will resume shortly.

21'

Hosts dominant

Nearly 70% possession and 4-0 in shots on goal for Elversberg.

21'

Goal attempts

3off target

1on target

0off target

0on target

Still goalless

Elversberg and Hertha are keeping things tight for now.

16'

Frustrating

Zeefuik has been holding his leg several times already. He can't continue now. Eitschberger replaces him on the right.

16'

Substitution

Julian Eitschberger

Deyovaisio Zeefuik

14'

Elversberg lively

The home team aren't taking long to win the ball back. Hertha are a bit slower in that regard.

14'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

ELV

BSC

10 s

23 s

13'

Curling effort

Petkov has space on the right side of the penalty area and decides to have a go. His shot has a nice trajectory but over the goal.

10'

Attacks warming up

Both attacking lines seem to be getting into the match and are getting closer to the danger zones.

Early booking

Mickelson commits a foul on the halfway line and receives the first yellow card of the match.

Yellow card

Nicholas Mickelson

Moment of danger

Out of nowhere, Mokwa is through on the Hertha goal. Ernst throws himself at his feet and gets to the ball before the striker. No penalty.

Quiet start

Elversberg have more possession here and Hertha are looking to counter-attack. Neither goalkeeper has been called into action yet.

Kick-off

After a quick change of sides before the whistle, Elversberg kick things off.

Kick-off!

Late change

A last-minute alteration for Hertha as Márton Dárdai has to drop out. The experienced Toni Leistner comes into the team in his place.

Reese is ready

Will he score his sixth goal of the season today?

A look at the benches

For the visitors, last-minute signing Josip Brekalo is in the squad for the first time. For Elversberg, Luca Pfeiffer and Luis Seifert are included for the first time, both of whom were signed last summer. Pfeiffer was originally seen as Fisnik Asllani's successor and once scored 17 goals in a single season in the second division for Darmstadt in 2021/22.

Two changes for Hertha

Luca Schuler (pictured) leads the attack in place of the suspended Dawid Kownacki, while Deyovaisio Zeefuik returns after his own suspension. Despite scoring against Darmstadt, Julian Eitschberger makes way for him.

Elversberg unchanged

Vincent Wagner names the same team that got their first victory of 2026 away at Kaiserslautern last time out. It's in fact the third game in a row with the same starting XI, with January signing David Mokwa - a scorer last week - again up front.

Starting line-up: SV Elversberg

Starting line-up: Hertha BSC

Stefan Leitl on facing Elversberg

"We're preparing to face a side who deserve to be in second place. Elversberg are strong at home and on their travels. They have the best attack in the league and plenty of versatility in the final third."

Vincent Wagner on facing Hertha

"I'm looking forward to playing at home. In the summer, Hertha were regarded by many as promotion favourites – and rightly so. They haven't won in six games, but they're also unbeaten in five. We'll need a top performance - and a little bit of luck - to win the match."

Elversberg's lucky charm?

Luca Schnellbacher has scored three times in three Bundesliga 2 matches against Hertha.

Goals guaranteed

A total of 26 goals have been scored in the six competitive matches between Elversberg and Hertha, whose only league triumph was a 5-1 home victory in December 2023.

Five on the bounce?

Elversberg have won their last four league matches against Hertha, scoring 14 goals in the process. In both home games against the Berlin outfit, they have found the net four times.

Round three

These teams have already met twice this season. Younes Ebnoutalib scored twice in a 2-0 win for Elversberg on Matchday 4, but Hertha got their revenge with a 3-0 home victory in the DFB Cup at the end of October.

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