Bundesliga: FC Köln conquers Hertha BSC 3-1
BERLIN. FC Köln prevails over Hertha BSC 3-1.
BERLIN. FC Köln conquers Hertha BSC 3-1. FC Köln got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from A. Modeste (30′) and O. Duda (33′). Hertha BSC tried to recover with a goal from V. Darida (58′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by J. Thielmann for FC Köln. FC Köln took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In the presence of 3,000 spectators. The referee was Tobias Stieler who was helped by Christian Gittelmann and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.1 degrees Celsius or 37.58 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.
Match Statistics
FC Köln was in firm control of the ball 56% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Hertha BSC was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, FC Köln was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Hertha BSC shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, FC Köln shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hertha BSC received 3 yellow cards (J. Torunarigha, S. Serdar and K. Boateng). On the opposite side, FC Köln received 1 yellow card (T. Hubers).
After this match, Hertha BSC will stay with 21 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, FC Köln will have 25 points like RB Leipzig to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
T. Hubers
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30'30'
A. Modeste
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33'33'
O. Duda
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48'48'
J. Torunarigha
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58'58'
V. Darida
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62'62'
S. Serdar
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65'65'
D. Ljubicic
L. Schaub
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66'66'
J. Thielmann
F. Kainz
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69'69'
K. Boateng
M. Maolida
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69'69'
J. Ekkelenkamp
D. Selke
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78'78'
J. Horn
M. Uth
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81'81'
L. Klunter
P. Pekarik
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81'81'
L. Tousart
S. Ascacibar
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82'82'
K. Boateng
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85'85'
T. Ostrak
O. Duda
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90'90'
J. Thielmann
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Hertha BSC will play away against VfL Wolfsburg on the 15th of January with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (10 draws).
FC Köln will host FC Bayern München on the 15th of January with a 16-2 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).
Hertha BSC: Formation and Lineups
Hertha BSC started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Tayfun Korkut chose to play with the following team: Alexander Schwolow , Peter Pekarík , Niklas Stark , Jordan Torunarigha , Maximilian Mittelstädt , Vladimír Darida , Santiago Ascacibar , Marco Richter , Suat Serdar , Davie Selke and Myziane Maolida .
Substitutes
Hertha BSC made 4 changes: M. Maolida for K. Boateng (69′), D. Selke for J. Ekkelenkamp (69′), P. Pekarik for L. Klunter (81′) and S. Ascacibar for L. Tousart (81′).
Top player: Vladimír Darida
The player who no doubt impressed Hertha BSC the most was Vladimír Darida.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses.
FC Köln: Formation and Lineups
FC Köln started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
On the other side, Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe , Benno Schmitz , Luca Kilian , Timo Hübers , Jonas Hector , Salih Özcan , Louis Schaub , Ondrej Duda , Florian Kainz , Mark Uth and Anthony Modeste .
Substitutes
FC Köln made 4 changes: L. Schaub for D. Ljubicic (65′), F. Kainz for J. Thielmann (66′), M. Uth for J. Horn (78′) and O. Duda for T. Ostrak (85′).
Top player: Mark Uth
The player who no doubt impressed FC Köln the most was Mark Uth even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
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