Saarbrücken vs Hertha BSC — result, stats and line-ups

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2026/2027

SaarbrückenElo #540

22 AUG

1:1

After extra time · Penalties: 2–4

Hertha BSCElo #117

Odds movement

1~~3.40~~ → 3.20↓

X~~3.40~~ → 3.40→

2~~2.10~~ → 2.20↑

Opening → latest odds. Red arrow: drifting, green: shortening.

Goals

GOAL

Goal1'

Josip Brekalo · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

Goal2'

Mladen Cvjetinovic · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

Goal3'

Linus Gechter · Right foot shot 1-2

GOAL

Goal4'

Florian Pick · Penalty saved by goalkeeper 1-2

GOAL

Goal5'

Luca Schuler · Right foot shot 1-3

GOAL

Goal6'

Calogero Rizzuto · Right foot shot 2-3

GOAL

Goal7'

Kevin Sessa · Right foot shot 2-4

GOAL

Goal8'

Kai Brünker · Penalty saved by goalkeeper 2-4

GOAL

Goal69'

Paul Seguin · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

Goal90'

Philip Fahrner · Right foot shot 1-1

Man of the match

K. BrollSaarbrücken8.9

Expected goals (xG)

SaarbrückenxGHertha BSC

0.282.94

Trends

season

Win %

0%0%

Over 1.5 %

100%100%

Over 2.5 %

0%0%

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TV stations

International

Sky Go Austria

Venue

Stadion Ludwigspark

Conditions

Weatherbroken clouds
RefereeBenjamin Brand
1st AssistantThomas Stein
2nd AssistantMarco Achmüller
4th OfficialSebastian Hilsberg

Pressure index

SaarbrückenHertha BSC

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

Goal1'

Josip Brekalo · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

Goal2'

Mladen Cvjetinovic · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

Goal3'

Linus Gechter · Right foot shot 1-2

GOAL

Goal4'

Florian Pick · Penalty saved by goalkeeper 1-2

GOAL

Goal5'

Luca Schuler · Right foot shot 1-3

GOAL

Goal6'

Calogero Rizzuto · Right foot shot 2-3

GOAL

Goal7'

Kevin Sessa · Right foot shot 2-4

GOAL

Goal8'

Kai Brünker · Penalty saved by goalkeeper 2-4

OUT

Substitution60'

In: Kai Brünker · Out: Alexander Staff

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Sebastian Vasiliadis · Out: Daniel Gleiber

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Márton Dárdai · Out: Niklas Kolbe

PLAYER

Yellow card65'

Kai Brünker · Argument

PLAYER

Yellow card65'

Linus Gechter · Argument

Yellow card66'

Stefan Leitl · Argument

GOAL

Goal69'

Paul Seguin · Right foot shot 0-1

OUT

Substitution73'

In: Oluwaseun Adewumi · Out: Soufian Gouram

OUT

Substitution73'

In: Luca Schuler · Out: Sebastian Grönning

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Kelsey Owusu · Out: Abdenego Nankishi

OUT

Substitution84'

In: Abdoulaye Kamara · Out: Christian Kühlwetter

OUT

Substitution84'

In: Calogero Rizzuto · Out: Niko Bretschneider

OUT

Substitution86'

In: Farid Alfa-Ruprecht · Out: Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson

OUT

Substitution87'

In: Pascal Klemens · Out: Paul Seguin

GOAL

Goal90'

Philip Fahrner · Right foot shot 1-1

PLAYER

Yellow card98'

Oluwaseun Adewumi

PLAYER

Yellow card117'

Kevin Sessa · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card118'

Sebastian Vasiliadis · Foul

Ball positions

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Commentary

The match ends in a draw at 1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes, with the penalty shootout resulting in a 4-2 win.Penalty
125′Penalty miss in the shootout, with the score now 2-4.Penalty
125′Penalty goal! Kevin Sessa scores, making it 2-4.Penalty
125′The match ends in a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes and 120 minutes, with the penalty shootout resulting in a 4-2 victory.Penalty
125′Penalty miss! Kai Brunker fails to convert for his team. The score remains 2-4.Penalty
125′Match Ends！90Min[1-1],120Min[1-1],Penalty[2-4]Penalty
125′Penalty miss by Kai Brunker. The score remains 2-4.Penalty
125′Penalty goal scored, making it 0-1.Penalty
118′Yellow card shown.
117′Yellow card shown to Kevin Sessa.
116′Corner awarded.
115′Kevin Sessa receives a yellow card.
112′Kelsey Owusu Aninkorah-Meisel's right-footed shot is blocked.
112′Josip Brekalo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
109′Luca Schuler takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
108′Corner awarded.
108′Kevin Sessa takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
101′Corner awarded.
100′Florian Pickel takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
98′Florian Pickel takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
96′Marton Dardai takes a left-footed shot but misses.
92′Pascal Klemens takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
92′Julian Eitschberger takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Match Ends！90Min[1-1],120Min[1-1]
90+5′Philip Fahrner takes a left-footed shot but misses.
90+2′Philip Fahrner takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
90+2′Yellow card issued.
84′Shot from Philip Fahrner with his right foot, and it's a goal!
84′Goal! Philip Fahrner scores, making it 1-1.
82′Corner awarded.
82′Deyovaisio Zeefuik takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
80′Shot by Oluwaseun Adewumi with his right foot is blocked.
79′Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
77′Kevin Sessa takes a right-footed shot but misses.
77′Corner awarded.
74′Kelsey Owusu Aninkorah-Meisel is on, and Abdenego Nankishi is off.
73′Oluwaseun Adewumi comes on for Soufian Gouram.
73′Kelsey Owusu Aninkorah-Meisel comes on for Abdenego Nankishi.
73′Oluwaseun Adewumi is on, and Soufian Gouram is off.
71′Luca Schuler comes on for Sebastian Gronning.
70′Corner awarded.
65′Sebastian Gronning takes a shot with his head but misses.
64′Yellow card issued.
62′Kevin Sessa's left-footed shot is saved.
61′Soufian Gouram takes a left-footed shot but misses.
61′Sebastian Vasiliadis comes on for Daniel Gleiber.
60′Substitution: Kai Brunker comes on for Alexander Staff.
59′Soufian Gouram's header is blocked.
59′Corner awarded.
55′Kevin Sessa takes a right-footed shot but misses.
52′Corner awarded.
51′Kevin Sessa takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
50′Julian Eitschberger takes a left-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
43′Sebastian Gronning takes a right-footed shot but misses.
42′Abdenego Nankishi takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
30′Corner awarded.
25′Corner awarded.
25′Sebastian Gronning takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
18′Sebastian Gronning takes a shot with his head but misses.
16′Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
16′Deyovaisio Zeefuik takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
15′Corner awarded.
10′Florian Pickel takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
5′Florian Pickel takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
3′Corner awarded.
3′Deyovaisio Zeefuik takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
1′Kick-off! The referee is Benjamin Brand.

Match statistics

SaarbrückenBCS

Possession and passing

37%Possession63%

71%Pass accuracy85%

395Passes655

279Successful Passes554

118Ball Safe108

6Key Passes26

5 more

95Long Passes69

44%Long-pass accuracy61%

5Substitutions5

42Successful Long Passes42

34Throw-ins32

Attack

1Goals1

7Shots Total33

2Shots On Target9

0Big Chances Created3

5Corners11

26Dangerous Attacks78

14 more

0Accurate Crosses10

97Attacks148

0Big Chances Missed3

10Dribble Attempts15

70Duels Won52

3Goal Attempts23

1Offsides2

4Shots Blocked10

4Shots inside the box25

1Shots Off Target14

3Shots outside the box8

70%Successful dribbles40%

7Successful Dribbles6

13Total Crosses36

Defence and discipline

8Saves1

31Tackles13

13Interceptions17

16Fouls20

2Yellow cards3

15Free Kicks14

2 more

18Goal Kicks4

25Tackles Won10

Other

0Hit Woodwork1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

B. BrandPer-match averages this season · 1 matches · career: 118

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	6.00	2.00	4.00	3.78
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08
Penalties	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.29

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

SaarbrückenxGHertha BSC

0.282.94

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.131.63

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.282.94

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.192.55

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.080.39

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.020.04

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.142.79

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

2.940.28

Starting XI

Hertha BSCFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €5.8M6/11

Stefan Leitl

SaarbrückenFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €1.9M5/11

Argirios Giannikis

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Saarbrücken€1.9Mstarting XI · 5/11€1.9Mwith bench · 5/20

Hertha BSC€5.8Mstarting XI · 6/11€7.1Mwith bench · 7/20

Hertha BSC's starting XI cost €4.0M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Saarbrücken — bench

Matteo BignettiGoalkeeper3

Anton BäuerleDefender7

Calogero RizzutoDefender6.9 8

Gökdeniz GürpüzAttacker9

Kai BrünkerAttacker6.6 15

Abdoulaye KamaraMidfielder6.7 16

Seung-joon LeeMidfielder19

Sebastian VasiliadisMidfielder6.5 31

Kelsey OwusuAttacker7.0

Hertha BSC — bench

Luca SchulerAttacker6.5 19

Oluwaseun AdewumiAttacker6.8 20

Farid Alfa-RuprechtAttacker · €1.3M (2025)6.5 21

Boris Mamuzah LumMidfielder28

Jelani NdiAttacker29

Jerome DialloDefender31

Márton DárdaiDefender6.6 41

Pascal KlemensDefender6.5 43

Tim GollerGoalkeeper

Player statistics

Saarbrücken starters then subs, by rating

K. Broll#33 · Goalkeeper · 120′8.9

In this match

Goalkeeping

Saves: 8
Saves inside box: 8
Goals conceded: 1
High claims: 3
Punches: 2

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 35/58
Pass accuracy: 60%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 8
Long balls (won/total): 18/40

Possession & duels

Touches: 78
Duels (won/total): 1/1
Aerials won: 1
Possession lost: 23
Ball recoveries: 16

Defence

Tackles: 0
Clearances: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Saarbrücken	3.2031.25%	3.3529.85%
Draw	3.3030.3%	3.7027.03%
Hertha BSC	2.2045.45%	2.0449.02%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Saarbrücken or Draw	1.7058.82%	1.7058.82%
Saarbrücken or Hertha BSC	1.3076.92%	1.2381.3%
Draw or Hertha BSC	1.3076.92%	1.2878.13%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1586.96%
0–1 goals	–	4.5022.22%
3+ goals	1.6161.92%	1.5365.36%
0–2 goals	2.2544.44%	2.2843.86%
4+ goals	–	2.3043.48%
0–3 goals	–	1.5365.36%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Saarbrücken	3.4029.41%	3.5028.57%
Draw	2.4041.67%	2.4540.82%
Hertha BSC	2.7536.36%	2.4840.32%

Outcome	bet365
Saarbrücken → Saarbrücken	4.7521.05%
Saarbrücken → X	13.007.69%
Saarbrücken → BCS	21.004.76%
X → Saarbrücken	7.5013.33%
X → X	6.0016.67%
X → BCS	6.0016.67%
BCS → Saarbrücken	26.003.85%
BCS → X	13.007.69%
BCS → BCS	3.5028.57%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.0025%
6 - 8	3.4029.41%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	11.009.09%
Over 14	9.0011.11%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.5066.67%	1.4768.03%
No	2.5040%	2.4341.15%