Highlights

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Full-time: Wolfsburg 1-2 Hertha Berlin

Disaster strikes for Wolfsburg, who finish the season without European football having lost to relegated Hertha Berlin. The hosts enjoyed a solid start at their Volkswagen Arena home, Jakub Kaminski netting after just two minutes. However, Hertha struck back with Ibrahim Maza and Marco Richter condemning the Wolves to an eighth-placed finish.
Full-time
90'

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

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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.
68'
Marco Richter
Goal probability
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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.
2 %
67'
Video Assistant RefereeVideo Assistant Referee
SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionGoal
55'

Ibrahim Maza

GOAL!

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Ibrahim Maza
Goal probability
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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.
84 %
Kick-off!
45'
+ 6

Substitution

Half-time
41'
Video Assistant RefereeVideo Assistant Referee
SituationNo goal
ReviewPrevious handball?
DecisionNo goal
30'

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

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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.
1.
Jessic Ngankam
Jessic Ngankam35.80km/h
2.
Pascal Klemens
Pascal Klemens33.94km/h
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Jakub Kamiński
Jakub Kamiński32.45km/h
2'
Jakub Kamiński
Goal probability
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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.
25 %
Kick-off!

Wolfsburg starting line-up

Casteels - Bornauw, Guilavogui, van de Ven - Baku, F. Nmecha, Arnold (c), Gerhardt, Kaminski - Wimmer, Wind

Wolfsburg subs

Pervan, Fischer, Cozza, Svanberg, Franjic, Paredes, Waldschmidt, Pejcinovic, Marmoush

Hertha starting line-up

Ernst - Kenny, Klemens, Kempf, Plattenhardt (c) - Tousart, Serdar - Boetius, Niederlecher, Richter - Ngankam

Hertha subs

Christensen, Pekarik, Rogel, Eitschberger, da Silva Kiala, Maza, Stange, Scherhant, Rölke
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Coach's view: Wolfsburg

Niko Kovac: "Every single one of us knows what’s at stake on Saturday. We’re sticking with the approach that has made us so successful this season. The lads have been very focused in training. We just have to show that on the pitch tomorrow – then we’ll hopefully have something to celebrate after the game."
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Coach's view: Hertha

Pal Dardai: "It's not a nice week, you have to be honest, but the guys are focused on getting a good result to end the season. This is our motivation for the week and we won't let up. If there is an opportunity, we will use some of our youth players and give them playing time in the Bundesliga."
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Watch: Decision Day at Both Ends

The title, Europe, relegation – there’s still so much left to be decided at both ends of the table on the final day of the Bundesliga season.
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Wolfsburg: personnel

Niko Kovac has no new injury concerns heading into the final day, with Maxence Lacroix, Lukas Nmecha and Paulo Otavio the only three still out. He’s therefore likely to go with the same formation and players who’ve started the last three games. It means if Omar Marmoush (pictured) is to make one final appearance for the club, that will be as a substitute before he joins Eintracht Frankfurt.

Wolfsburg: form

Defeat at Freiburg last time out leaves Wolfsburg in a precarious position in terms of European qualification, a point behind sixth-placed Bayer Leverkusen, two ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt in eighth, and not knowing whether seventh will get them into the UEFA Europa Conference League. Unbeaten in six at home and up against already relegated Hertha, there’s a good chance they will be able to bring European football back to the Volkswagen Arena – and that’s not just thanks to their women’s team, who contest the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in a week.
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Maximilian Mittelstädt (pictured r.) misses Hertha’s final Bundesliga game for who knows how long due to suspension for five yellow cards, while Kevin-Prince Boateng, Tolga Cigerci, Marton Dardai and Filip Uremovic sit out the trip to Wolfsburg through injury. Jessic Ngankam could come in up front as part of a reshuffle. It remains to be seen how many of this squad will still be here when the Old Lady kick off life in Bundesliga 2 next season, and whether any youth players are given a chance to shine now ahead of the expected rebuild in the second division.

Hertha: form

Hertha looked like taking their top-flight survival push to the final day last week, only to concede a very late equaliser at home to Bochum that confirmed the end of their decade in the Bundesliga – as well as last spot in the table. Victory over Stuttgart three weeks ago is their only win since the end of February, with Pal Dardai’s return failing to re-ignite their push to avoid the trap door.

Wolfsburg: probable XI

Casteels - Bornauw, Guilavogui, Van de Ven - Baku, F. Nmecha, Arnold (c), Svanberg, Kaminski - Wimmer, Wind

Wolfsburg: out

Lacroix (shoulder), L. Nmecha (knee), Otavio (ankle)

Hertha: probable XI

Christensen - Pekarik, Rogel, Kempf, Plattenhardt (c) - Tousart, Serdar - Lukebakio, Jovetic, Richter - Ngankam

Hertha: Out

Boateng (knee), Cigerci (calf), M. Dardai (muscular), Jarstein (not considered), Mittelstädt (suspended), Nsona (knee), Sunjic (not considered), Uremovic (concussion)
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Watch: Hertha Berlin 0-5 Wolfsburg - previous meeting

Wolfsburg ran away with the previous meeting between the two in January. It was Hertha's biggest defeat of the season and the joint best away win ever for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.
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Watch: Freiburg 2-0 Wolfsburg - higlights

Wolfsburg were on the wrong end of a spirited showing from top-four chasing Freiburg last Friday.
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Watch: Hertha Berlin 1-1 Bochum - highlights

Hearts were broken at the Olympiastadion last Saturday. A late Bochum equaliser confirmed Hertha's relegation despite a battling performance.

Kovac links

One man who will be particularly sad to see Hertha depart the Bundesliga is Wolfsburg coach Niko Kovac. He played for Hertha from 2003 to 2006 with current coach Pal Dardai and midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng.

Dodi danger

Despite the inferior league position, Hertha's top scorer this season, Dodi Lukebakio, has scored almost twice as many goals (11) as Wolfsburg's top scorers (Yannick Gerhardt and Jonas Wind on 6).

Hope for Hertha

After their past two relegations (in 2010 and 2012), the Berlin club achieved promotion from Bundesliga 2 again immediately in the following season. We may just see this fixture again in 2024/25 therefore, if that trend continues.

Seventh time down

Hertha Berlin have been relegated from the Bundesliga for a seventh time. Only Nuremberg and Bielefeld have dropped down from the top flight more often.

Wolves chasing top six

While the visitors can start planning for life in Bundesliga 2 after their relegation was confirmed last weekend, Wolfsburg need a win - and Leverkusen to drop points against Bochum - to secure sixth spot, as their current seventh may not be enough to secure a European spot if Frankfurt win the DFB Cup final.

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