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F95 Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf - BSC Hertha Hertha Berlin

F95

BSC

90' +4'
L. Schuler
C. Itten
54'

Merkur Spielarena(38,391 Spectators)

Eric-Dominic Weisbach

Full-time: Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-5 Hertha Berlin

Hertha celebrate a sensational away victory as they score five goals! After falling behind early, the visitors played themselves into a frenzy and netted on four occasions in the first half. Düsseldorf came back into it, but couldn't pose any further threat afterwards, and birthday boy Schuler put the final nail in the coffin.

Full-time

90'

+ 4

The birthday boy applies the finishing touch!

Substitute Schuler makes an incredible sprint to offer Brekalo a passing option, and the Croatian duly squares for his teammate to slot home.

90'

+ 4

Luca Schuler

GOAL!

2:5

Assist:Josip Brekalo

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.

45 %

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.

89.79 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.

9.15 m

90'

+ 3

Sauck tries it

The debutant takes a shot from distance, but blasts the ball well over the bar.

90'

+ 1

Stoppage time is underway

There will be four minutes of added time.

90'

Post!

Hertha counter-attack as Reese lays the ball off for Brekalo, who hits the near post from a tight angle.

89'

Second division debut

Sauck appears for the first time in Bundesliga 2. Can he still make an impact?

89'

Substitution

Kilian Sauck

Sima Suso

88'

Will they get another chance?

In the second half, Düsseldorf have been the more active team, but they have simply lacked clear goal-scoring opportunities.

85'

Substitutions on both sides

For the final phase, both managers bring fresh legs onto the pitch. At Hertha, two goalscorers are finished for the day.

85'

Substitution

Luca Schuler

Dawid Kownacki

85'

Substitution

Julian Eitschberger

Marten Winkler

85'

Substitution

Zan Celar

Shinta Appelkamp

80'

Clever Hertha

The visitors are taking the pace out of the game at every opportunity and drawing fouls. This way, the clock ticks down and they keep Düsseldorf far away from their own goal.

76'

Remarkable

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Both teams have, considering the score, a rather low xGoals value. This suggests that we've already seen several strikes that were statistically unlikely to be converted!

xGoals

1.27

1.49

Goals

76'

Substitution

Diego Demme

Kevin Sessa

74'

Great shot - great save!

After Leistner gives away a free-kick about 30 yards from goal, Muslija fires off an impressive knuckleball. Ernst. though, leaps and spectacularly claws the ball out of the top corner!

74'

Yellow card

Valgeir Lunddal

72'

Yellow card

Toni Leistner

An intense duel

El Azzouzi and Brekalo battle for the ball.

66'

Double Fortuna change

Anfang brings on Lunddal and Lenz to get fresh legs onto the pitch.

66'

Substitution

Valgeir Lunddal

Moritz Heyer

66'

Substitution

Christopher Lenz

Jordi Paulina

62'

No-one on the end of it.

Seguin delivers a sharp free-kick into the box, but Fortuna manage to clear it.

59'

Düsseldorf want more

After Itten's goal, Fortuna are back in the game and are now looking for more from it. Appelkamp is next to have an attempt, but it is blocked in the penalty area.

56'

Reese!

Almost a third for the Hertha captain! Seguin lays it off to him, but this time Kastenmeier manages to save the curling shot.

Itten brings Fortuna back into it!

Appelkamp is played through and crosses at full pace to the far post. Itten is lurking and heads in from close range to slightly close the deficit.

54'

Cedric Itten

GOAL!

2:4

Assist:Shinta Appelkamp

Goal probability

15 %

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.

6.9 m

51'

Getting back into it

After an extremely intense first half, both teams are now feeling each other out and trying to find their rhythm again.

48'

Brekalo robust

The Croatian has won nearly 80 percent of his 14 physical duels - an impressive statistic!

48'

PressureHandling

79%

Josip Brekalo

14 times under pressure

46'

Underway again!

The Berliners kick off the second half, with Kolbe replaced by Zeefuik at right-back.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 7

Substitution

Deyovaisio Zeefuik

Niklas Kolbe

Half-time: Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-4 Hertha Berlin

After Düsseldorf took an early lead, they looked to be on their way to a home win, but Hertha stepped up immediately. With four brilliant goals, the visitors came back and are deservedly ahead.

Half-time

Screamer from Winkler!

Everything's coming off now! Hertha embark on another quick counter-attack, and Winkler cuts inside before taking aim from 20 yards out. He smashes the ball perfectly into the top left corner to but Hertha in total control!

45'

+ 6

Marten Winkler

GOAL!

1:4

Assist:Dawid Kownacki

Goal probability

5 %

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.

18.14 m

45'

+ 5

Appelkamp!

After a cross from the right side, he rises high at the penalty spot and heads towards the corner, but Ernst is there to deny him.

45'

+ 4

Hertha keep going

Even after the third goal, the Berliners are not taking their foot off the gas pedal and continue to push forward in stoppage time.

45'

+ 2

Another yellow card

Suso clatters into Gechter recklessly in midfield and therefore earns himself a yellow.

45'

+ 2

Yellow card

Sima Suso

0:19

Kownacki shows respect with celebration

Ex-Fortuna man with the third!

Reese is involved once again, delivering a precise cross into the middle. There, Kownacki is perfectly positioned and cleverly heads the ball back across Kastenmeier and into the corner.

44'

Dawid Kownacki

GOAL!

1:3

Assist:Fabian Reese

Goal probability

25 %

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.

10.19 m

43'

Hertha more dangerous

The statistics clearly show that the visitors are making more of their chances. As such, they deservedly lead.

Goal attempts

5off target

1on target

1off target

5on target

42'

Seguin!

From a free-kick to the left of the penalty area, the midfielder is played a short pass and subsequently shoots from the left edge of the box towards the near post. Kastenmeier, though, stretches and claws the ball away!

40'

Yellow after nutmeg

Reese puts the ball through Heyer's legs, then he is brought down - yellow card.

40'

Yellow card

Moritz Heyer

39'

Itten!

Muslija delivers a sharp cross from the right and the Düsseldorf striker sticks out his toe, but fails to hit the target.

37'

Winkler through on goal!

With a bit of luck, the speedy winger breaks through on the counter and bears down on goal Kastenmeier. The Düsseldorf keeper, though, makes a strong save to stop his low shot, otherwise Hertha would have been celebrating for a third time!

35'

Düsseldorf more aggressive

They need only about twelve seconds on average to win the ball back, while Hertha require seven more.

35'

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).

F95

BSC

12.1 s

18.9 s

34'

Delayed yellow

After an advantage, Sessa receives a booking for a tackle on Itten.

34'

Yellow card

Kevin Sessa

31'

Both teams giving everything

A good half-hour has passed and the match continues at a frantic pace with chances at both ends.

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.

Florent Muslija32.10km/h

Michal Karbownik31.64km/h

Josip Brekalo30.99km/h

29'

Itten blocked

Muslija delivers the ball from the right side with a free-kick and, after a brief pinball-like sequence, the Fortuna striker gets a shot away. On this occasion, though, it's blocked, and the corner comes to nothing.

Reese turns the game around!

Incredible - the captain puts Hertha in front! Winkler drives the ball forward and plays it into Reese, who can finish completely unmarked as he places the ball into the corner. Brilliant goal!

26'

Fabian Reese

GOAL!

1:2

Assist:Marten Winkler

Goal probability

13 %

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.

113.64 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.

17.14 m

0:16

Reese again!

Just a few minutes after his goal, the Hertha captain is on the move again down the left wing. He cuts inside and curls a shot towards the far corner, but only finds the post on this occasion.

Hertha respond!

There's the equaliser! Brekalo plays a perfect through ball to Reese, who runs in from the left and finds himself clear through. He stays cool in front of Kastenmeier and chips the ball over the keeper into the net!

18'

Fabian Reese

GOAL!

1:1

Assist:Josip Brekalo

Goal probability

39 %

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.

11.73 m

16'

No foul on Kownacki

The Berlin striker stays down after contact in the penalty area and requires treatment, but the VAR reports no discernible rule violation by the Düsseldorf defence.

16'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionNo penalty

13'

First Hertha threat

Karbownik powers his way through the entire Düsseldorf defence down the right, but his low shot is too tame.

11'

Crossbar!

El Azzouzi is played in on the edge of the area and sets himself up before firing off a powerful shot that crashes against the underside of the crossbar! Nearly 2-0!

Gutting!

Dárdai has injured himself and has to come off. Leistner is his replacement.

Substitution

Toni Leistner

Márton Dárdai

Maiden own goal

That was Gechter's first own goal in his 66th second division match.

Early lead for Fortuna!

The hosts advance down the right before Heyer delivers a sharp cross from the byline. He gets lucky, as Gechter inadvertently turns the ball into his own net while attempting to clear it!

Linus Gechter

OWN GOAL!

1:0

Hectic start

During these first few minutes, it has been rather end to end, with no clear flow to the game as of yet.

Kick-off!

Fortuna get us under way.

Kick-off!

Minute's silence for Georg Koch

Both teams and the stadium observe a minute of remembrance for the deceased goalkeeper Georg Koch, who played for Düsseldorf amongst other clubs.

Düsseldorf team news

Meanwhile, there are four changes to the starting XI for Fortuna, including the return of Kastenmeier in goal. Also, Curaçao international Paulina, after three appearances as a substitute, makes his first start in Bundesliga 2.

Hertha team news

There are two changes to the starting XI for Hertha. Reese returns after his yellow card suspension, and Winkler also starts, with Cuisance (yellow card suspension) and Dudziak (bench) making way.

Starting line-up: Hertha BSC

Formation:4-2-3-1

Starting line-up: Fortuna Düsseldorf

Formation:3-3-2-2

Stefan Leitl on facing Düsseldorf

"At the end of the day, it's an enjoyable challenge to try and win another away match. Fortuna need the points, but so do we in order to finish as high as possible this season."

Markus Anfang on facing Hertha

"It's going to be a very difficult match, but we know we're strong at home. If we manage to approach the game with the same determination, power, energy and passion as in our previous home matches and get the fans on our side, we know we can beat Hertha."

Klemens extends Hertha deal

Centre-back Pascal Klemens has committed his future to Hertha Berlin, extending his contract with the club until 2028. "We obviously wanted Passi to continue to wear our colours," said sporting director Benjamin Weber. "We're very happy that he has committed to Hertha and will continue his journey with us."

Kownacki returns

Hertha's Dawid Kownacki scored 13 times for Fortuna last season, and netted a total of four goals in 30 Bundesliga matches and 34 goals in 95 Bundesliga 2 appearances for Düsseldorf.

Fortunate run for Fortuna

Fortuna have won their last two home matches against Hertha and are unbeaten at home in five competitive fixtures against the Berlin side, whose last away win in Düsseldorf came in August 2010.

2:13

Watch: Hertha 1-0 Fortuna Düsseldorf - previous meeting

Maurice Krattenmacher scored Hertha's only goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time to secure their first win against Düsseldorf since 2019.

2:10

Watch: Eintracht Braunschweig 1-0 Fortuna Düsseldorf - highlights

Fortuna were left looking over their shoulders in 11th - five points clear of the bottom three - after a defeat in Braunschweig on Matchday 26.

2:15

Watch: Hertha Berlin 1-1 Bochum - highlights

Hertha dominated their Matchday 26 encounter, but a Dawid Kownacki penalty was cancelled out in stoppage time.

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