Comeback Win
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 3–5
2. Bundesliga · Matchday 3
Eintracht Braunschweig
Y. Sturm 9'
K. Ehlers 33'
J. Urbich 88'
3 – 5
FT
HT 2–2
Hertha BSC
J. Thorsteinsson 44'
J. Brekalo 45', 69'
K. Ehlers 53'
O. Adewumi 87'
2. Bundesliga
Matchday 3Eintracht Braunschweig3–5Hertha BSC
2.60
Expected goals
3.60
9′33′44′45′53′69′87′88′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: EB 2.60, HB 3.60.
Match report
Eintracht Braunschweig 3-5 Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC saw off Eintracht Braunschweig 5-3 at Eintracht-Stadion in 2. Bundesliga. Sturm opened the scoring for Eintracht Braunschweig on 9', Ehlers made it 2-0 to Eintracht Braunschweig on 33', Thorsteinsson pulled one back for Hertha BSC on 44', Brekalo levelled for Hertha BSC on 45', Ehlers turned into his own net on 53' to make it 3-2, Brekalo added his second on 69' from the penalty spot, Adewumi put Hertha BSC back in front on 87' and Urbich levelled for Eintracht Braunschweig on 88'.
Expected goals finished Eintracht Braunschweig 2.60, Hertha BSC 3.60. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Hertha BSC held 54.0% of the ball.
Hertha BSC had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Hertha BSC graded out for clinical edge — 5 goals and 3.60 expected goals. Hertha BSC graded out for box occupation — 19 of 26 shots in the box and 0.14 xg per shot.
Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.2 for Hertha BSC from 1 goal, 2 key passes and 2 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Hertha BSC conceding the most free-kicks (15).
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Quick stats
46%Possession54%
17Shots26
2.60xG3.60
What the numbers say
6 readsClinical Edge
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC finished well above what their chances were worth — 5 goals from 3.60 xG.
- Goals
- 5
- Expected goals
- 3.60
- Overperformance
- +1.40
Box Occupation
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC kept getting bodies into the area — 73% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 19 of 26
- Share
- 73%
- xG per shot
- 0.14
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Eintracht Braunschweig scored on 88′.
- Goals after 80′
- 2
- Last goal
- 88′
Timeline
Y. Sturm
⚽9'
K. Ehlers — assist: A. Opoku
⚽33'
⚽44'
J. Thorsteinsson — assist: J. Brekalo
⚽45'
J. Brekalo
Half-time
L. Tempelmann ↑ S. Di Benedetto ↓
🔄46'
J. Urbich ↑ M. Entrup ↓
🔄46'
🔴53'
K. Ehlers
Junior Ze ↑ Y. Sturm ↓
🔄57'
F. Di Michele Sanchez ↑ N. Katterbach ↓
🔄63'
Jan Urbich
Foul
🟨64'
📺66'
Niklas Kolbe · Penalty confirmed
🔄66'
O. Adewumi ↑ S. Gouram ↓
🔄66'
L. Schuler ↑ S. Gronning ↓
Lino Tempelmann
Foul
🟨68'
⚽69'
J. Brekalo (Pen)
🟨78'
Paul Seguin
Foul
🟨80'
Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson
Foul
🔄82'
P. Klemens ↑ P. Seguin ↓
🔄82'
F. Alfa-Ruprecht ↑ J. Thorsteinsson ↓
🔄86'
M. Dardai ↑ M. Pedersen ↓
⚽87'
O. Adewumi — assist: L. Schuler
🟨88'
Linus Gechter
Time wasting
J. Urbich
⚽88'
🟨89'
Pascal Klemens
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
RefereeRichard Hempel, Germany
Competition2. Bundesliga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished