Hertha Berlin vs FC Cologne, 2024-25 German 2. Bundesliga

· German 2. Bundesliga

Hertha Berlin

FT
0 - 1

FC Cologne

31': Tim Lemperle

About

Hertha Berlin are hosting FC Cologne at Olympiastadion Berlin, Berlin, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German 2. Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

31': Tim Lemperle (FC Cologne) Goal at 31'
40': Toni Leistner (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 40'
45': Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 45'
52': Pascal Klemens (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 52'
58': Márton Dárdai (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 58'
62': Michal Karbownik (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 62'
67': Boris Lum (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 67'
67': Smail Prevljak (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 67'
68': Damion Downs (FC Cologne) Substitution at 68'
72': Julian Pauli (FC Cologne) Yellow Card at 72'
73': Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne) Substitution at 73'
76': Marvin Schwäbe (FC Cologne) Yellow Card at 76'
80': Mathias Olesen (FC Cologne) Substitution at 80'
80': Florian Kainz (FC Cologne) Substitution at 80'
89': Jan-Luca Schuler (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 89'
90'+4': Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

KOE		BSC
16	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
52.9	Possession	47.1
11	SHOTS	11
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: German 2. Bundesliga

Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 68,763

2. Bundesliga Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	FC Cologne	34	+15	61
2	Hamburg SV	34	+34	59
3	SV 07 Elversberg	34	+27	58
4	SC Paderborn 07	34	+10	55

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Hertha Berlin (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tjark Ernst (GK)
31	Márton Dárdai
37	Toni Leistner
42	Deyovaiso Zeefuik
16	Jonjoe Kenny
33	Michal Karbownik
8	Kevin Sessa
39	Derry Scherhant
27	Michaël Cuisance
10	Ibrahim Maza
7	Florian Niederlechner

Hertha Berlin Substitutes:

Marius Gersbeck, Smail Prevljak, Andreas Bouchalakis, Pascal Klemens, Jan-Luca Schuler, Pal Dardai, Boris Lum, Marten Winkler, Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson.

FC Cologne (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
4	Timo Hübers
3	Dominique Heintz
24	Julian Pauli
8	Denis Huseinbasic
6	Eric Martel
17	Leart Paqarada
29	Jan Thielmann
19	Tim Lemperle
37	Linton Maina
7	Dejan Ljubicic

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Florian Kainz, Jaka Cuber Potocnik, Marvin Obuz, Rasmus Carstensen, Damion Downs, Mathias Olesen, Elias-Geoffrey Bakatukanda, Luca Waldschmidt, Jonas Urbig.

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