Hertha Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund

18 December 2021 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Marco Fritz

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ishak Belfodil 51’
  • Marco Richter 57’, 69’
  • Julian Brandt 31’
  • Steffen Tigges 83’

Match summary

Hertha Berlin came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Julian Brandt put Borussia Dortmund ahead in the 31st minute. In the second half, Ishak Belfodil equalised in the 51st minute, set up by Vladimir Darida, Marco Richter put Hertha Berlin in front in the 57th minute, set up by Myziane Maolida, Richter made it 3-1 in the 69th minute, and Steffen Tigges pulled one back to make it 3-2 with a header in the 83rd minute, set up by Raphael Guerreiro.

There was little between the sides on chances: Hertha Berlin created 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Borussia Dortmund 1.57 from 11.

Match stats

Hertha Berlin Borussia Dortmund
14 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.62 xG 1.57
1.62 Non-penalty xG 1.57
3 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Hertha Berlin Borussia Dortmund
Kick-off
31’
Julian Brandt0-1 (Borussia Dortmund)
Half-time0-1
Ishak Belfodil
Assist: Vladimir Darida1-1 (Hertha Berlin)
51’
Marco Richter
Assist: Myziane Maolida2-1 (Hertha Berlin)
57’
Marco Richter3-1 (Hertha Berlin)
69’
83’
Steffen Tigges
Assist: Raphael Guerreiro3-2 (Borussia Dortmund)
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Borussia Dortmund
  • Marin Pongracic

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.64 1.57 31’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), 0-1 31’ 51’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), 1-1 51’ 57’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), 2-1 57’ 69’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), 3-1 69’ 83’ Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund), 3-2 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.64 1.57 31’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), 0-1 Brandt 31’ 51’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), 1-1 Belfodil 51’ 57’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), 2-1 Richter 57’ 69’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), 3-1 Richter 69’ 83’ Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund), 3-2 Tigges 83’
Hertha Berlin 1.64 xGBorussia Dortmund 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Dortmund attacking Hertha Berlin attacking 
15’ Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.54 xG, off target 13’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 11’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 66’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 69’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 51’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 6’ Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 69’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 83’ Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 31’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 39’ Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Santiago Ascacibar (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+6’ Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 87’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.54 xG, off target 13’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 11’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 66’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 69’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 51’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 6’ Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 69’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 83’ Steffen Tigges (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 31’ Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 39’ Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Santiago Ascacibar (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+6’ Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Marco Richter (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 47’ Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alexander Schwolow GK900 0.000.000
Peter Pekarík DEF560 0.000.000
Jordan Torunarigha DEF901 0.060.021
Niklas Stark DEF900 0.000.000
Maximilian Mittelstädt DEF900 0.000.051
Santiago Ascacibar MID901 0.050.000
Vladimir Darida MID7311 0.020.363
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp MID883 0.680.372
Marco Richter MID7323 0.180.000
Myziane Maolida FWD9010 0.000.041
Ishak Belfodil FWD8813 0.600.111
Deyovaisio Zeefuik Sub340 0.000.000
Lucas Tousart Sub170 0.000.000
Linus Gechter Sub170 0.000.000
Marvin Plattenhardt Sub21 0.050.000
Davie Selke Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Hertha Berlin win 19% Avg odds 5.08
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.24
Borussia Dortmund win 58% Avg odds 1.64

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

Form going into the game

Hertha Berlin LDDWL
Borussia Dortmund WWLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Hertha Berlin, 13 Mar 21 Next meeting: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Hertha Berlin, 14 May 22  All Hertha Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund 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.