Werder Bremen vs Hertha Berlin

25 September 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Guido Winkmann

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Martin Harnik 11’
  • Milos Veljkovic 45’
  • Max Kruse 66’ (pen)
  • Javairo Dilrosun 53’

Match summary

Werder Bremen beat Hertha Berlin 3-1. Werder Bremen led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Martin Harnik put Werder Bremen ahead in the 11th minute and Milos Veljkovic made it 2-0 with a header in the 45th minute, set up by Nuri Sahin. In the second half, Javairo Dilrosun pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 53rd minute, set up by Vedad Ibisevic and Max Kruse made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 66th minute.

The chances backed that up: Werder Bremen created 2.78 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Hertha Berlin's 0.94 from 11.

Match stats

Werder Bremen Hertha Berlin
14 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 2
2 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.52 xG 0.94
1.76 Non-penalty xG 0.94
10 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Werder Bremen Hertha Berlin
Kick-off
Martin Harnik1-0 (Werder Bremen)
11’
Milos Veljkovic
Assist: Nuri Sahin2-0 (Werder Bremen)
45’
Half-time2-0
53’
Javairo Dilrosun
Assist: Vedad Ibisevic2-1 (Hertha Berlin)
Max Kruse
Penalty3-1 (Werder Bremen)
66’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Werder Bremen
  • Nuri Sahin
Hertha Berlin
  • Valentino Lazaro
  • Karim Rekik
  • Javairo Dilrosun

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.78 0.94 11’ Martin Harnik (Werder Bremen), 1-0 11’ 45’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), 2-0 45’ 53’ Javairo Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin), 2-1 53’ 66’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), 3-1 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.78 0.94 11’ Martin Harnik (Werder Bremen), 1-0 Harnik 11’ 45’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), 2-0 Veljkovic 45’ 53’ Javairo Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin), 2-1 Dilrosun 53’ 66’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), 3-1 Kruse 66’
Werder Bremen 2.78 xGHertha Berlin 0.94 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hertha Berlin attacking Werder Bremen attacking 
11’ Martin Harnik (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.84 xG, goal 66’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 25’ Davy Klaassen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 41’ Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 11’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.26 xG, blocked 79’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 25’ Martin Harnik (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 27’ Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 65’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ Davy Klaassen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Javairo Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 86’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Martin Harnik (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 53’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Florian Kainz (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Javairo Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Arne Maier (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Javairo Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Javairo Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Martin Harnik (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.84 xG, goal 66’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 25’ Davy Klaassen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 41’ Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 79’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 11’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.26 xG, blocked 25’ Martin Harnik (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 27’ Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 65’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ Davy Klaassen (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Javairo Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 86’ Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Martin Harnik (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 53’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Florian Kainz (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Javairo Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Arne Maier (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Javairo Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Javairo Dilrosun (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jiri Pavlenka GK900 0.000.000
Theodor Gebre Selassie DEF901 0.260.000
Niklas Moisander DEF900 0.000.261
Milos Veljkovic DEF9011 0.040.000
Ludwig Augustinsson DEF900 0.000.000
Maximilian Eggestein MID902 0.060.031
Davy Klaassen MID902 0.440.000
Nuri Sahin MID6210 0.000.041
Yuya Osako FWD901 0.040.041
Martin Harnik FWD7513 1.020.000
Max Kruse FWD9013 0.890.123
Philipp Bargfrede Sub280 0.000.000
Florian Kainz Sub151 0.030.000
Johannes Eggestein Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Werder Bremen win 48% Bet365 odds 2.00
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.50
Hertha Berlin win 25% Bet365 odds 3.80

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Hertha Berlin 1-1 Werder Bremen, 16 Feb 19  All Werder Bremen 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.