BSC Hertha Hertha Berlin - FCH Heidenheim Heidenheim

BSC

FCH

Olympiastadion(41,459 Spectators)

Lukas Benen

Full-time: Hertha 4-1 Heidenheim

Hertha laid the foundation for the victory with a strong first half and 3-0 lead at the break. Heidenheim came back improved after the triple substitution and pulled one back, but were unable to turn the match around despite the sending-off of Zeefuik, with Adewumi securing maximum points for the Berliners.

Full-time

90'

+ 3

Into added time

Six minutes of injury time will be played in Berlin. Hertha must see out the comfortable lead whilst being a man down.

Another for Hertha!

What a counter-attack by Berlin! After a Heidenheim corner, Hertha switch play lightning-fast and advance on goal in a three-against-one situation. Adewumi receives the ball and slots it into the bottom-left corner from close range.

90'

Oluwaseun Victor Adewumi

GOAL!

4:1

Assist:J. 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.

33 %

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.

105.16 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.

15.63 m

88'

Red card!

Zeefuik loses his composure! He comes in late and catches his opponent with an elbow to the face, and is subsequently sent off.

88'

Red card

Deyovaisio Zeefuik

85'

Yellow card

Frank Schmidt

83'

Substitution

Márton Dárdai

Julian Eitschberger

83'

Substitution

Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson

Kevin Sessa

81'

Offensive foul stops Heidenheim

Heidenheim earn a good free-kick situation on the edge of the penalty area, but the move is stopped by an offensive foul from the visitors. Hertha can breathe easy once again.

78'

Winkler leaves the pitch

Winkler's day is done. The most prominent Berlin player so far leaves the pitch after a strong performance.

78'

Substitution

Maximilian Breunig

Budu Zivzivadze

77'

Substitution

Pascal Klemens

Marten Winkler

76'

Zeefuik down the left

Zeefuik drives the next Berlin attack forward down the left flank. His pass into the centre, however, finds no taker.

73'

Hertha now sitting deeper

Heidenheim continue to look for solutions going forward. The Berliners have since dropped deeper and are giving the visitors more space.

73'

Yellow card

Julian Eitschberger

71'

Play resumes after the drinks break

The brief interruption is over and the ball is rolling again. Both sides move into the next phase of the second half.

65'

Double substitution for Hertha

The Berliners respond to the strong spell from the visitors and make two substitutions at once. Two fresh legs are brought on to inject more momentum into Hertha's play.

64'

Substitution

Luca Schuler

Sebastian Grönning

64'

Substitution

Oluwaseun Victor Adewumi

Soufian Gouram

0:32

Watch: Huge chance for Heidenheim!

The away side advance on the Berlin goal in a two-on-one situation. Costly attempts to go past the keeper, but plays the ball too far ahead of himself. There was clearly much more on offer there!

57'

Hertha on the attack once again

The Berliners advance down the left flank and attempt a shot from a very tight angle. The effort is well off target, however, and goes out for a throw-in.

55'

Hertha not yet back in the game

The Berliners have so far failed to get going in the second half. Heidenheim are noticeably stronger in the duels and are currently dictating the match as a result.

52'

Heidenheim markedly improved

The visitors look considerably more organised after the break and are finding their way into the match. The three substitutions seem to be paying off so far.

GOAAAAL!

Heidenheim are back in it! A free-kick from the left side flies through the penalty area all the way to the far post. There stands Schöppner, completely unmarked, who only has to tap the ball in!

49'

Jan Schöppner

GOAL!

3:1

Assist:M. Kaufmann

Goal probability

74 %

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.

10.52 m

48'

Heidenheim start improved

Costly gets a shot away. The visitors show a different face at the start of the second half and make a much better start to the second period.

46'

Heidenheim makes three substitutions

The Heidenheim head coach reacts to the first half with three substitutions at the start of the second half. The visitors make significant changes to their personnel as a result.

46'

Play resumes in Berlin

The ball is rolling again! Hertha kick off the second half with a 3-0 lead against Heidenheim.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 4

Substitution

Marko Zrilić

Adrian Beck

45'

+ 4

Substitution

Mikkel Kaufmann

Mathias Honsak

45'

+ 4

Substitution

Benedikt Gimber

Patrick Mainka

45'

+ 4

Substitution

Marnon Busch

Oualid Mhamdi

Half-time: Hertha 3-0 Heidenheim

Hertha dominated the first half and their lead is well deserved. The Berliners pressed high up the pitch, played with purpose going forward and showed great efficiency in front of goal. Heidenheim can barely get into the game and rarely threatened the Berlin goal going forward.

Half-time

45'

Heidenheim often a step too late

The visitors are repeatedly coming in late on challenges now. This has already resulted in the second yellow card of the match for Heidenheim.

44'

Yellow card

Oualid Mhamdi

43'

Winkler continues to impress

Winkler gets another shot away, but his attempt is blocked. With his actions so far, the Berliner has been one of the most prominent players of the match.

41'

First good effort from the visitors

Costly creates the first dangerous effort for Heidenheim. He makes a good run, but his subsequent shot is too central and poses no major problems for the keeper.

39'

Yellow card

Patrick Mainka

0:19

Watch: Zeefuik sends the home fans into raptures!

Another for Hertha!

Hertha continue to dominate! A long ball flies over the Heidenheim defence and finds Zeefuik. He stays composed in front of the keeper and cleverly chips the ball over him into the net.

35'

Deyovaisio Zeefuik

GOAL!

3:0

Assist:M. Winkler

Goal probability

40 %

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.

17.48 m

33'

Huge chance for Hertha

A free-kick is cleverly chipped over the Heidenheim defence and lands at Sessa. He gets a shot off, but doesn't strike the ball cleanly. The keeper collects the ball without any trouble.

31'

Heidenheim free-kick poses no threat

Heidenheim are awarded a free-kick from just under 30 metres out. The attempt, however, lands straight at a Berlin player, who is able to clear the ball.

It's two!

What a strike! Winkler embarks on a powerful solo run through the centre, nutmegs his opponent and then with plenty of space ahead of him, simply lets fly from distance and places the ball into the bottom right corner. Wow!

26'

Marten Winkler

GOAL!

2:0

Goal probability

4 %

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.

118.7 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.

25.15 m

23'

Hertha barely tested defensively

The Berliners have been able to defend against Heidenheim's attacks in a composed manner so far. The visitors are causing Hertha very few problems going forward and continue to rarely find their way into dangerous areas.

19'

Brekalo with the next cross

Brekalo whips the ball dangerously into the penalty area, but the delivery flies through the middle and finds no taker.

17'

Heidenheim lack structure

The visitors have so far struggled to find any structure in their play. In particular, Heidenheim's midfield has failed to get into the match and has been unable to provide much impetus to their build-up play.

14'

Hertha continue to press high

The Berliners continue to press Heidenheim high up the pitch, putting their build-up play under pressure. The visitors are trying to play their way out of the press with long balls.

Heidenheim looking for composure

The visitors are now trying to bring more composure into their own build-up play. In the opening minutes, Heidenheim still appear to be struggling with Hertha's high press.

0:30

Brekalo tests the keeper

Brekalo drives into the penalty area after an excellent through ball. There he cuts the ball onto his right and aims for the near post, but the keeper gets down quickly and saves the shot.

Hertha apply early pressure

The Berliners go into pressing early and repeatedly overrun Heidenheim in the opening minutes. The visitors have so far had great difficulty freeing themselves from Hertha's pressure.

GOAAAAL!

What a start! Winkler delivers a free-kick towards the near post. Grönning meets the ball with a diving header, guiding the ball neatly into the bottom corner – an early 1-0 lead for Hertha!

Sebastian Grönning

GOAL!

1:0

Assist:M. Winkler

Goal probability

11 %

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.

9.65 m

Hertha kick off the match

The ball is rolling! Hertha kick off and get the match against Heidenheim under way.

Kick-off!

New league, new customs

Heidenheim had never even started with the same starting lineup twice in a row in the Bundesliga last season. Now they have done so in the very first two matchdays.

Rather unusual for Hertha

In the entire previous season, Hertha had only once started two matches in a row with the same starting eleven, otherwise changes were the order of the day. Could there be a change of thinking here this season from coach Leitl?

More on those teams

After Hertha and Heidenheim both secured victories on Matchday 1, the head coaches had little reason to make any changes, and so both clubs name the same starting eleven as in their opening fixture.

Starting line-up: Hertha BSC

Formation:4-2-3-1

Hertha subs

Goller, Diallo, Dárdai, Klemens, Adewumi, Lum, Telib, Schuler, Þorsteinsson

Starting line-up: 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

Formation:4-5-1

Heidenheim subs

Dähne, Busch, Gimber, Paqarada, Hennrich, Niehues, Zrilić, Breunig, Kaufmann

First league match...

The two clubs are facing each other in a league match for the first time. Their three previous encounters took place in 1979, 2016 and 2024 in the DFB Cup and were all won by Hertha.

Hertha in mourning

Hertha will wear a black armband today to honour of their late former player, Holger Brück (who scored 26 goals in 261 Bundesliga appearances for the club).

Frank Schmidt on facing Hertha

"I don't think Hertha will sit deep against us. It'll probably be just the same [as Osnabrück on Matchday 1] - two sides who are prepared to press high and defend with intensity. It then comes down to one-on-one situations, getting in behind and playing through that counter-press."

Stefan Leitl on facing Heidenheim

"We've taken a great deal of positives [from the Bochum win], which has given the lads confidence in what they're doing. We want to perform like that week after week. Heidenheim are a very hard-working side with a lot of experience and good patterns of play."

Model of consistency

Frank Schmidt has been in charge of Heidenheim since September 2007. Hertha have had 21 coaches (including interim coaches) in that time.

2:14

Watch: Bochum 0-1 Hertha Berlin - last time out

Sebastian Grönning's fine, first-half finish was the difference between the sides as the Old Lady collected all three points in the opening game of the new Bundesliga 2 season.

2:14

Watch: Heidenheim 4-3 Osnabrück - last time out

Frank Schmidt's side overcame newly promoted Osnabrück in a seven-goal thriller on their return to Bundesliga 2, with four different players on target for the hosts.

Hertha Berlin 2-1 Heidenheim - previous meeting

These teams have never played a competitive league fixture at any level. They've met twice in the DFB Cup, however, with their most recent meeting on 30 October 2024 ending in a narrow win for the Old Lady.

Hello and welcome!

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