FC Cologne vs Hertha Berlin

15 August 2021 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Robert Hartmann

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Anthony Modeste 41’
  • Florian Kainz 52’, 55’
  • Stevan Jovetic 5’

Match summary

FC Cologne came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Hertha Berlin. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Stevan Jovetic put Hertha Berlin ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Matheus Cunha and Anthony Modeste equalised with a header in the 41st minute, set up by Jan Thielmann. In the second half, Florian Kainz put FC Cologne in front with a header in the 52nd minute and Kainz made it 3-1 in the 55th minute, set up by Benno Schmitz.

Hertha Berlin can feel hard done by, creating 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to FC Cologne's 1.63 from 14.

Match stats

FC Cologne Hertha Berlin
15 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.63 xG 2.11
1.63 Non-penalty xG 2.11
8 Deep Completions 4

Key events

FC Cologne Hertha Berlin
Kick-off
5’
Stevan Jovetic
Assist: Matheus Cunha0-1 (Hertha Berlin)
Anthony Modeste
Assist: Jan Thielmann1-1 (FC Cologne)
41’
Half-time1-1
Florian Kainz2-1 (FC Cologne)
52’
Florian Kainz
Assist: Benno Schmitz3-1 (FC Cologne)
55’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

FC Cologne
  • Rafael Czichos
  • Timo Hübers
  • Ellyes Skhiri
  • Jan Thielmann
Hertha Berlin
  • Marvin Plattenhardt
  • Suat Serdar

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 1.63 2.12 5’ Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin), 0-1 5’ 41’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), 1-1 41’ 52’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), 2-1 52’ 55’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), 3-1 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 2.12 5’ Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin), 0-1 Jovetic 5’ 41’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), 1-1 Modeste 41’ 52’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), 2-1 Kainz 52’ 55’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), 3-1 Kainz 55’
FC Cologne 1.63 xGHertha Berlin 2.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hertha Berlin attacking FC Cologne attacking 
5’ Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.89 xG, goal 52’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 79’ Dodi Lukebakio (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 41’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 15’ Santiago Ascacibar (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 81’ Márton Dárdai (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 55’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 10’ Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Matheus Cunha (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Matheus Cunha (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 18’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Louis Schaub (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 2’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Timo Hübers (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Lucas Tousart (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.89 xG, goal 52’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 79’ Dodi Lukebakio (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 41’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 15’ Santiago Ascacibar (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 81’ Márton Dárdai (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 55’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 10’ Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Matheus Cunha (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Matheus Cunha (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 18’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Louis Schaub (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 2’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Timo Hübers (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Lucas Tousart (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Timo Horn GK900 0.000.000
Benno Schmitz DEF8710 0.000.213
Rafael Czichos DEF900 0.000.000
Timo Hübers DEF901 0.060.000
Jonas Hector DEF900 0.000.000
Ellyes Skhiri MID903 0.100.000
Jan Thielmann MID9010 0.000.443
Florian Kainz MID7923 0.720.172
Dejan Ljubicic MID790 0.000.000
Anthony Modeste FWD7914 0.520.000
Mark Uth FWD712 0.150.143
Ondrej Duda Sub190 0.000.000
Louis Schaub Sub111 0.080.000
Salih Özcan Sub110 0.000.000
Sebastian Andersson Sub110 0.000.000
Kingsley Ehizibue Sub30 0.000.081

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

FC Cologne win 41% Avg odds 2.36
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Hertha Berlin win 31% Avg odds 3.07

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

Form going into the game

FC Cologne WWLDW
Hertha Berlin WDWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Hertha Berlin 0-0 FC Cologne, 15 May 21 Next meeting: Hertha Berlin 1-3 FC Cologne, 09 Jan 22  All FC Cologne vs Hertha Berlin meetings

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.