Hertha BSC vs Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2021-22

Hertha BSC

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Borussia Dortmund

Sat 18 Dec 2021 · 17:30 UTC Olympiastadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 90' Marin Pongracic

Overview

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Hertha BSC vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga at Olympiastadion.

Hertha BSC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Borussia Dortmund 34 games · 73 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Marco Fritz
Referee Dominik Schaal
Referee Jan Seidel
Referee Thorben Siewer
Referee Marcel Pelgrim
Referee Pascal Mueller

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

Hertha BSC 10 games · Avg 3.6 goals Borussia Dortmund

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-18 Hertha BSC 3–2 Borussia Dortmund 2021-03-13 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Hertha BSC 2020-11-21 Hertha BSC 2–5 Borussia Dortmund 2020-06-06 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Hertha BSC 2019-11-30 Hertha BSC 1–2 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Hertha BSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	3–2	W
14 Dec	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	0–4	L
11 Dec	Arminia Bielefeld	H	2–0	W
05 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	A	2–2	D
27 Nov	FC Augsburg	H	1–1	D
20 Nov	1. FC Union Berlin	A	0–2	L

Borussia Dortmund

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	Hertha BSC	A	2–3	L
15 Dec	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	H	3–0	W
11 Dec	VfL Bochum 1848	A	1–1	D
07 Dec	Besiktas JK	H	5–0	W
04 Dec	FC Bayern München	H	2–3	L
27 Nov	VfL Wolfsburg	A	3–1	W

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Olympiastadion will turn into a battlefield for Hertha BSC and Borussia Dortmund.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dan-Axel Zagadou made 521 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' A goal from the France international Myziane Maolida! He fires home on 15 to make it 1-0!
20' Julian Brandt, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Hertha BSC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' It looks surprising Hertha BSC does not make any changes. Marwin Hitz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
31' The deadlock is broken! Julian Brandt gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. Hertha BSC in their trying to find a way past Borussia Dortmund's compact .
41' A quiet spell here at Olympiastadion. Borussia Dortmund seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Hertha BSC have won 445 goals from 464 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
51' Ishak Belfodil does the damage! The net is bulging and Hertha BSC surge ahead!
55' Deyovaisio Zeefuik is replacing Peter Pekarik for the Hertha BSC side.
57' Marco Richter doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
58' Thorgan Hazard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marco Reus on 58 minute.
63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hertha BSC and Borussia Dortmund are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
68' Hertha BSC is showing some good football. However, Hertha BSC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
69' Marco Richter with the second goal in the match!
71' The Borussia Dortmund bench stirs into life. Axel Witsel is withdrawn and Dan-Axel Zagadou gets his opportunity.
72' Borussia Dortmund manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Raphael Guerreiro is hanging Nico Schulz on the field on 72 minute.
73' A change in the Hertha BSC ranks — Vladimir Darida exits the field as Lucas Tousart enters on 73.
78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
81' Fresh legs for Borussia Dortmund! Steffen Tigges comes on to replace Julian Brandt.
83' A stunning finish from Steffen Tigges — that came from absolutely nowhere!
87' The Hertha BSC bench stirs into life. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is withdrawn and Davie Selke gets his opportunity.
90' A moment of madness from Marin Pongracic on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Borussia Dortmund will be frustrated.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Hertha BSC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp ↓ Davie Selke 87'
11
Myziane Maolida
23
Marco Richter ↓ Linus Gechter 72'
14
Ishak Belfodil ↓ Marvin Plattenhardt 87'
2
Peter Pekarik ↓ Deyovaisio Zeefuik 55'
17
Maximilian Mittelstadt
25
Jordan Torunarigha
6
Vladimir Darida ↓ Lucas Tousart 72'
5
Niklas Stark
18
Santiago Ascacibar
1
Alexander Schwolow

Bench

Coach Tayfun Korkut

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Felix Passlack
13
Raphael Guerreiro ↑ 72'
5
Dan-Axel Zagadou ↑ 71'
39
Marius Wolf ↑ 72'
10
Thorgan Hazard ↑ 58'
27
Steffen Tigges ↑ 81'
20
Reinier
40
Stefan Drljaca
36
Ansgar Knauff

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	5
Salomon Kalou	4
Jadon Sancho	3
Julian Brandt	3
Ishak Belfodil	2
Matheus Cunha	2
Youssoufa Moukoko	2
Marco Reus	2

Head to Head

Hertha BSC Form

2021-12-18 Hertha BSC 3–2 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-12-14 1. FSV Mainz 05 4–0 Hertha BSC L 2021-12-11 Hertha BSC 2–0 Arminia Bielefeld W 2021-12-05 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Hertha BSC D 2021-11-27 Hertha BSC 1–1 FC Augsburg D 2021-11-20 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 Hertha BSC L

Borussia Dortmund Form

2021-12-18 Hertha BSC 3–2 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-12-15 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 W 2021-12-11 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D 2021-12-07 Borussia Dortmund 5–0 Besiktas JK W 2021-12-04 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 FC Bayern München L 2021-11-27 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Dortmund W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.54 Hertha BSC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.49 Borussia Dortmund xG

I would bet for: Hertha BSC or Borussia Dortmund 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Hertha BSC40% Draw27% Borussia Dortmund33%

Actual: Hertha BSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Hertha BSC or Draw

66%

Draw or Borussia Dortmund

60%

Hertha BSC or Borussia Dortmund

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Hertha BSC29% Draw44% Borussia Dortmund27%

Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

6.6%

0 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Hertha BSC

Handicap	Hertha BSC covers	Push	Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Hertha BSC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.