Friday , 23 October 2026

VfL Osnabruck vs Hertha BSC, 2. Bundesliga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2026-27
VfL Osnabruck
1 – 3
Full Time
Hertha BSC
Sun 13 Sep 2026 · 11:30 UTC Bremer Brucke 15,740 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 50' Josip Brekalo
0–2 70' Kevin Sessa
Jonathan Gomez 82' 1–2
1–3 90+2' Farid Alfa-Ruprecht
Y 10' Josip Brekalo
Y 37' Linus Gechter
Adrian Beck 50' Y
Robin Fabinski 55' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Osnabruck vs Hertha BSC — 2. Bundesliga at Bremer Brucke.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Weller (Germany)
  • Assistant 1 Jonah Besong (Germany)
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Bartnitzki (Germany)
4 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Hertha BSC 8 22
2 VfL Wolfsburg 9 18
3 1. FC Nurnberg 8 18
4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 8 15
5 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 8 14
6 1. FC Magdeburg 8 13
7 FC St. Pauli 1910 9 12
8 Arminia Bielefeld 8 11
9 FC Energie Cottbus 8 9
10 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 8 9
11 SG Dynamo Dresden 8 8
12 VfL Osnabruck 8 8
13 Karlsruher SC 8 8
14 Hannover 96 8 8
15 SV Darmstadt 98 9 8
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 8 7
17 VfL Bochum 1848 9 7
18 Holstein Kiel 8 5

Head-to-Head

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VfL Osnabruck 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Hertha BSC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-13 VfL Osnabruck 1–3 Hertha BSC 2024-05-19 VfL Osnabruck 2–1 Hertha BSC 2023-12-16 Hertha BSC 0–0 VfL Osnabruck

Recent Form

VfL Osnabruck
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Hertha BSC H 1–3 L
06 Sep Eintracht Braunschweig H 3–1 W
02 Sep FC Bayern Munchen H 1–4 L
28 Aug VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–0 W
15 Aug 1. FC Magdeburg H 0–3 L
08 Aug 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 3–4 L
Hertha BSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep VfL Osnabruck A 3–1 W
06 Sep 1. FC Magdeburg H 2–1 W
28 Aug Eintracht Braunschweig A 5–3 W
22 Aug 1. FC Saarbrücken A 5–3 W
15 Aug 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 H 4–1 W
07 Aug VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–0 W

Season Stats

VfL Osnabruck Hertha BSC
#12 Position #1
8 Points 22
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 0
11 Scored 19
15 Conceded 8
-4 GD +11
1.00 PPG 2.75
25% Win % 88%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
VfL Osnabruck this season
25% Clean Sheets
Hertha BSC this season

VfL Osnabruck are 12th (8 pts). Hertha BSC are 1st (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfL Osnabruck
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Hertha BSC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

VfL Osnabruck
Robin Meissner 3 G
David Kopacz 1 G
Niklas Wiemann 1 G
Ismail Badjie 1 G
Hertha BSC
Josip Brekalo 4 G 5 A
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson 3 G 1 A
Oluwaseun Adewumi 3 G
Sebastian Gronning 2 G
Marten Winkler 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. VfL Osnabrück is hosting Hertha BSC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Osnabrück and Hertha BSC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' That looks like a foul for a card for Josip Brekalo.
  • 15' VfL Osnabrück seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stefan Leitl will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Hertha BSC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Farid Alfa-Ruprecht has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. VfL Osnabrück in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Hertha BSC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 37' Linus Gechter catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 37.
  • 42' The 27-year-old Niklas Wiemann has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 47' It’s high time Stefan Leitl made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' The Croatia Josip Brekalo breaks the deadlock on 50 minutes. 0-1!
  • 50' VfL Osnabruck player sees a card in front of him.
  • 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robin Fabinski on 55.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' Robin Fabinski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Hertha BSC so far.
  • 68' Fresh legs for VfL Osnabruck! Daniel-Kofi Kyereh comes on to replace Leonhard Munst.
  • 70' Against the run of play, Kevin Sessa has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 77' Another substitution for Hertha BSC to replace Mads Pedersen by Deyovaisio Zeefuik on 77 minute.
  • 82' The deadlock is broken! Jonathan Gomez gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Pascal Klemens as he leaves the pitch. Selim Telib steps in for Hertha BSC.
  • 90' Theo Janotta is replacing Jannik Muller for the VfL Osnabruck side.
  • VfL Osnabrück will have plenty to reflect on. Hertha BSC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

VfL Osnabruck Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Timo Schultz

Hertha BSC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefan Leitl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Farid Alfa-Ruprecht 1
Jonathan Gomez 1
Pal Dardai 1
Niklas Wiemann 1
Haralambos Makridis 1
Josip Brekalo 1
Kevin Sessa 1

Head to Head

2026-09-13 VfL Osnabruck 1–3 Hertha BSC 2024-05-19 VfL Osnabruck 2–1 Hertha BSC 2023-12-16 Hertha BSC 0–0 VfL Osnabruck

VfL Osnabruck Form

2026-09-13 VfL Osnabruck 1–3 Hertha BSC L 2026-09-06 VfL Osnabruck 3–1 Eintracht Braunschweig W 2026-09-02 VfL Osnabruck 1–4 FC Bayern Munchen L 2026-08-28 VfL Bochum 1848 0–1 VfL Osnabruck W 2026-08-15 VfL Osnabruck 0–3 1. FC Magdeburg L 2026-08-08 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 4–3 VfL Osnabruck L

Hertha BSC Form

2026-09-13 VfL Osnabruck 1–3 Hertha BSC W 2026-09-06 Hertha BSC 2–1 1. FC Magdeburg W 2026-08-28 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–5 Hertha BSC W 2026-08-22 1. FC Saarbrücken 3–5 Hertha BSC W 2026-08-15 Hertha BSC 4–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 W 2026-08-07 VfL Bochum 1848 0–1 Hertha BSC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 VfL Osnabruck xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.68 Hertha BSC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Osnabruck19% Draw21% Hertha BSC60%
Actual: Hertha BSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

VfL Osnabruck or Draw
40%
Draw or Hertha BSC
81%
VfL Osnabruck or Hertha BSC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Osnabruck15% Draw35% Hertha BSC50%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
7.3%
0 – 3
6.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 4
5.1%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 4
4.2%
2 – 1
4%
2 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — VfL Osnabruck

Handicap VfL Osnabruck covers Push Hertha BSC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 9% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 20% 47%
+1.5 53% — 47%
+2 53% 19% 28%
+2.5 72% — 28%

Clean Sheet

VfL Osnabruck keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
Hertha BSC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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