Bayer Leverkusen vs Hertha Berlin

22 December 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Tobias Stieler

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Kevin Volland 5’
  • Kai Havertz 23’, 49’
  • Jordan Torunarigha 26’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen beat Hertha Berlin 3-1. Bayer Leverkusen led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin Volland put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Charles Aránguiz, Kai Havertz made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute, and Jordan Torunarigha pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 26th minute, set up by Fabian Lustenberger. In the second half, Havertz made it 3-1 in the 49th minute, set up by Charles Aránguiz.

The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Hertha Berlin's 1.29 from 14.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Hertha Berlin
15 Shots 13
7 Shots on Target 8
4 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.82 xG 1.27
1.82 Non-penalty xG 1.27
9 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Hertha Berlin
Kick-off
Kevin Volland
Assist: Charles Aránguiz1-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
5’
Kai Havertz2-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
23’
26’
Jordan Torunarigha
Assist: Fabian Lustenberger2-1 (Hertha Berlin)
Half-time2-1
Kai Havertz
Assist: Charles Aránguiz3-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
49’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Hertha Berlin
  • Jordan Torunarigha

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 1.29 5’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 5’ 23’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-0 23’ 26’ Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha Berlin), 2-1 26’ 49’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-1 49’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 1.29 5’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 Volland 5’ 23’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-0 Havertz 23’ 26’ Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha Berlin), 2-1 Torunarigha 26’ 49’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-1 Havertz 49’
Bayer Leverkusen 1.84 xGHertha Berlin 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hertha Berlin attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
26’ Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.62 xG, goal 5’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 23’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 49’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 81’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90+3’ Mitchell Weiser (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 86’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 63’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Ondrej Duda (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Valentino Lazaro (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 82’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Mitchell Weiser (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Fabian Lustenberger (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Ondrej Duda (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Pascal Köpke (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Pascal Köpke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Mathew Leckie (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 56’ Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.62 xG, goal 5’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 23’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 49’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 81’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90+3’ Mitchell Weiser (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 86’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 63’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Valentino Lazaro (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Ondrej Duda (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Mitchell Weiser (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Fabian Lustenberger (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Ondrej Duda (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Pascal Köpke (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Pascal Köpke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Mathew Leckie (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.041
Mitchell Weiser DEF902 0.140.091
Aleksandar Dragovic DEF901 0.090.000
Jonathan Tah DEF870 0.000.000
Tin Jedvaj DEF901 0.020.000
Julian Baumgartlinger MID900 0.000.000
Charles Aránguiz MID9020 0.000.792
Julian Brandt MID784 0.170.051
Kai Havertz MID9023 0.840.051
Leon Bailey MID901 0.050.041
Kevin Volland FWD7412 0.480.071
Lucas Alario Sub160 0.000.051
Karim Bellarabi Sub121 0.050.182
Sven Bender Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 55% Bet365 odds 1.72
Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Hertha Berlin win 21% Bet365 odds 4.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bayer Leverkusen WDWLW
Hertha Berlin DWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.