RB Leipzig 2-3 Hertha BSC: result and report
Bundesliga · Sunday 17 December 2017
Result
RB Leipzig 2-3 Hertha BSC
Bundesliga · Sunday 17 December 2017, 17:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
RB Leipzig 2-3 Hertha BSC: match report
RB Leipzig were beaten by Hertha BSC 2-3 in the Bundesliga on Sunday 17 December 2017. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Davie Selke opened the scoring in the 6th minute. RB Leipzig's goals came from Willi Orbán (68') and Marcel Halstenberg (90+2'). Hertha BSC scored through Davie Selke (6'), S. Kalou (31') and Davie Selke (51').
Discipline: RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card; Hertha BSC received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game RB Leipzig were 5th on 28 points from 16 and Hertha BSC 11th on 21 points from 16. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 6th with 53 points, and Hertha BSC 10th with 43.
RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Hertha BSC in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Davie Selke of Hertha BSC (8.8), ahead of Marcel Halstenberg (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 RB Leipzig wins, 0 draws and 0 for Hertha BSC.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Davie Selke
- 7'Red card · J. Torunarigha
- 31'Goal · S. Kalou
- 45'Yellow card · Naby Keïta
- 51'Goal · Davie Selke
- 68'Goal · Willi Orbán
- 78'Yellow card · Genki Haraguchi
- 81'Yellow card · Vedad Ibišević
- 81'Yellow card · Vedad Ibišević
- 88'Yellow card · Valentino Lazaro
- 90+2'Goal · Marcel Halstenberg
Head-to-head
Team news
RB Leipzig line-up (4-2-2-2)
Péter Gulácsi, Lukas Klostermann, Ibrahima Konaté, Willi Orbán, Marcel Halstenberg, Stefan Ilsanker, Naby Keïta, Kevin Kampl, Bruma, Timo Werner, Yussuf Poulsen
Hertha BSC line-up (4-2-3-1)
Rune Jarstein, Peter Pekarík, Niklas Stark, Jordan Torunarigha, Marvin Plattenhardt, Arne Maier, Fabian Lustenberger, Alexander Esswein, Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou, Valentino Lazaro, Davie Selke