Leverkusen vs Hertha 2022-23 German Bundesliga
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4 - 1
4 - 1
Relegation-threatened Hertha Berlin loses 4-1 at Leverkusen
— Hertha Berlin’s hopes of edging further away from the Bundesliga’s relegation zone were wrecked Sunday in a 4-1 loss at Bayer Leverkusen.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Hertha Berlin 0. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 21': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Hertha Berlin 0. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 29': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Hertha Berlin 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Hertha Berlin 0.
- 58': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Stevan Jovetic replaces Florian Niederlechner.
- 58': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jean-Paul Boëtius replaces Suat Serdar.
- 60': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Hertha Berlin 0. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
- 67': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Hertha Berlin 1. Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 69': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 69': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Sardar Azmoun.
- 73': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jessic Ngankam replaces Tolga Cigerci.
- 73': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Hertha Berlin 1. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 75': Jessic Ngankam (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Piero Hincapié.
- 82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 83': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jonjoe Kenny replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
- 84': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Ivan Sunjic replaces Marco Richter.
- 87': Jonjoe Kenny (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Hertha Berlin 1.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 81 | 0 |
| +49 | Bayern Munich | 32 | 69 | 7 |
| +34 | VfB Stuttgart | 32 | 67 | 7 |
| +38 | RB Leipzig | 32 | 63 | 7 |
Statistics
 BSC |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.4 | Possession | 61.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 307 | Accurate Passes | 570 |
| 399 | Passes | 657 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 16 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 18 | Clearances | 18 |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah  |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 9 | Sardar Azmoun |
| 27 | Florian Wirtz |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
Hertha Berlin (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Christensen (GK) |
| 5 | Filip Uremovic |
| 20 | Marc-Oliver Kempf |
| 3 | Agustin Rogel |
| 8 | Suat Serdar |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart |
| 6 | Tolga Cigerci |
| 21 | Marvin Plattenhardt |
| 23 | Marco Richter |
| 7 | Florian Niederlechner |
| 14 | Dodi Lukébakio |
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