Braunschweig vs Hertha Berlin

28 August 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Richard Hempel

Full time 3 – 5

Half-time: 2–2

Yann Sturm 10’
Kevin Ehlers 33’
Jan Urbich 88’

Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson 44’
Josip Brekalo 45+4’, 69’ (pen)
Kevin Ehlers 53’ (og)
Oluwaseun Adewumi 87’

Match summary

Hertha Berlin came back from 2 goals down to win 5-3 away at Braunschweig. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Yann Sturm put Braunschweig ahead in the 10th minute, Kevin Ehlers made it 2-0 with a header in the 33rd minute, Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 44th minute, and Josip Brekalo equalised in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Ehlers's own goal put Hertha Berlin in front in the 53rd minute, Brekalo made it 2-4 from the penalty spot in the 69th minute, Oluwaseun Adewumi made it 2-5 in the 87th minute, and Jan Urbich pulled one back to make it 3-5 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Hertha Berlin created 3.48 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Braunschweig's 2.65 from 17.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%

17 Shots 25

9 Shots on target 6

5 Corners 12

348 Passes 404

78.2% Pass accuracy 84.4%

18 Tackles 18

9 Fouls 15

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Offsides 3

Key events

Braunschweig Hertha Berlin

Kick-off

Yann Sturm

1-0

9’

Yann SturmShot on target

27’

Max MarieShot on target

29’

Kevin EhlersHeader

2-0

33’

44’

Jón Dagur ÞórsteinssonRight foot shot

2-1

45+4’

Josip BrekaloRight foot shot

2-2

Half-time2-2

Lino TempelmannSamuele Di Benedetto

46’

Jan UrbichMaximilian Entrup

46’

48’

Sebastian GrønningShot on target

48’

Jón Dagur ÞórsteinssonShot on target

Second half underway

53’

Kevin EhlersOwn goal

2-3

Junior ZéYann Sturm

57’

Max MarieShot on target

58’

Lino TempelmannShot on target

60’

Fabio Di Michele SanchezNoah Katterbach

63’

Jan UrbichFoul

64’

66’

Jan Luca SchulerSebastian Grønning

66’

Oluwaseun AdewumiSoufian Gouram

66’

Niklas KolbeVAR: No penalty

Lino TempelmannFoul

68’

69’

Josip BrekaloPenalty

2-4

78’

Paul SeguinFoul

80’

Jón Dagur ÞórsteinssonFoul

82’

Pascal KlemensPaul Seguin

82’

Farid Alfa-RuprechtJón Dagur Þórsteinsson

Fabio Di Michele SanchezShot on target

84’

86’

Márton DárdaiMads Pedersen

87’

Oluwaseun AdewumiLeft foot shot

2-5

88’

Linus GechterTime wasting

Jan UrbichLeft foot shot

3-5

88’

Aaron OpokuShot on target

88’

89’

Pascal KlemensFoul

Full-time3-5

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.

Braunschweig 2.65 xGHertha Berlin 3.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Hertha Berlin attacking Braunschweig attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Ron Thorben Hoffmann	90′	1	5	37	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Mehmet Aydın	90′	2	4	3	5	2	29	–	–	–	–
Kevin Ehlers	90′	2	–	2	2	–	33	1	1	–	–
Lukas Frenkert	90′	2	1	2	4	2	51	–	–	–	–
Noah Katterbach Taken off	63′	2	2	–	6	2	19	–	–	–	–
Fabio Di Michele Sanchez Came on as a substitute	27′	1	–	–	5	–	13	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Samuele Di Benedetto Taken off	45′	–	–	16	1	0.18	–	–	2	2	2	–
Florian Flick	90′	–	–	33	–	0.01	4	1	4	–	–	–
Aaron Opoku	90′	–	1	36	8	0.57	3	–	6	–	1	–
Max Marie	90′	–	–	31	–	0.01	2	2	4	1	2	–
Lino Tempelmann Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	11	1	0.01	–	–	3	2	2
Junior Zé Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	9	–	0.01	–	2	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Maximilian Entrup Taken off	45′	–	–	–	–	–	0.06	1	1	1	9	–
Yann Sturm Taken off	57′	1	–	2	2	0.70	0.00	–	4	–	13	–
Jan Urbich Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	2	1	0.23	0.04	1	4	2	8

Goalkeeper1 player


Marius Gersbeck	90′	5	3	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Julian Eitschberger	90′	6	–	1	7	–	28	–	–	–	–
Linus Gechter	90′	3	1	–	6	2	68	–	–	–
Niklas Kolbe	90′	–	–	1	4	2	50	1	–	–	–
Mads Pedersen Taken off	86′	–	1	–	–	–	19	2	–	–	–
Márton Dárdai Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	1	–	2	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Paul Seguin Taken off	82′	–	–	49	2	0.04	1	–	1	2	–
Kevin Sessa	90′	–	–	38	–	0.03	–	1	4	2	2	–
Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson Taken off	82′	1	–	25	2	0.72	3	1	5	2	2
Soufian Gouram Taken off	66′	–	–	22	1	0.15	1	1	3	–	1	–
Josip Brekalo	90′	2	1	40	5	0.28	–	–	4	1	–	–
Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pascal Klemens Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	4	–	0.00	1	1	2	1	–

Forwards3 players


Sebastian Grønning Taken off	66′	–	–	6	1	1.36	0.03	1	2	–	11	–
Oluwaseun Adewumi Came on as a substitute	24′	1	–	1	1	0.42	0.00	–	1	–	5	–
Jan Luca Schuler Came on as a substitute	24′	–	1	1	–	0.06	0.12	1	5	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Braunschweig win 34% Avg odds 2.69

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46

Hertha Berlin win 39% Avg odds 2.37

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Braunschweig L W L W L

Hertha Berlin L W L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Braunschweig 1-1 Hertha Berlin, 19 Apr 26 Next meeting: Hertha Berlin vs Braunschweig, 06 Feb 27 (upcoming) All Braunschweig vs Hertha Berlin meetings

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