Union Berlin vs Hertha Berlin

2 November 2019 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sebastian Polter 90’ (pen)

Match summary

Union Berlin beat Hertha Berlin 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Sebastian Polter put Union Berlin ahead from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Union Berlin created 1.31 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Hertha Berlin's 0.42 from 7.

Match stats

Union Berlin Hertha Berlin
16 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.31 xG 0.42
0.55 Non-penalty xG 0.42
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Union Berlin Hertha Berlin
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Sebastian Polter
Penalty1-0 (Union Berlin)
90’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Union Berlin
  • Keven Schlotterbeck
Hertha Berlin
  • Dedryck Boyata

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.31 0.42 90’ Sebastian Polter (Union Berlin), 1-0 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.31 0.42 90’ Sebastian Polter (Union Berlin), 1-0 Polter 90’
Union Berlin 1.31 xGHertha Berlin 0.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hertha Berlin attacking Union Berlin attacking 
90’ Sebastian Polter (Union Berlin), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 3’ Christopher Lenz (Union Berlin), open play, 0.20 xG, hit the woodwork 14’ Dodi Lukebakio (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 70’ Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 39’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 60’ Joshua Mees (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Eduard Löwen (Hertha Berlin), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Marko Grujic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Marius Wolf (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Eduard Löwen (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 77’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Marko Grujic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Keven Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Keven Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Sebastian Polter (Union Berlin), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 3’ Christopher Lenz (Union Berlin), open play, 0.20 xG, hit the woodwork 14’ Dodi Lukebakio (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 70’ Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 39’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 60’ Joshua Mees (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Eduard Löwen (Hertha Berlin), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Marko Grujic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Marius Wolf (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Eduard Löwen (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Christian Gentner (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Marko Grujic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 59’ Keven Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Keven Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rafal Gikiewicz GK900 0.000.000
Marvin Friedrich DEF900 0.000.000
Keven Schlotterbeck DEF902 0.020.000
Neven Subotic DEF900 0.000.011
Christopher Trimmel MID900 0.000.043
Christopher Lenz MID901 0.200.032
Robert Andrich MID904 0.060.000
Christian Gentner MID902 0.110.132
Marcus Ingvartsen FWD903 0.110.000
Sebastian Andersson FWD800 0.000.222
Marius Bülter FWD460 0.000.000
Joshua Mees Sub441 0.050.000
Sebastian Polter Sub1011 0.760.000
Julian Ryerson Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Union Berlin win 37% Avg odds 2.62
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.37
Hertha Berlin win 35% Avg odds 2.70

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

Form going into the game

Union Berlin LLLWL
Hertha Berlin WWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Hertha Berlin 4-0 Union Berlin, 22 May 20  All Union Berlin 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.