Schalke 04 2-1 Hertha BSC: result and report

2. Bundesliga · Friday 1 August 2025

Result

Schalke 04 2-1 Hertha BSC

2. Bundesliga · Friday 1 August 2025, 18:30 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Schalke 04 2-1 Hertha BSC: match report

Schalke 04 defeated Hertha BSC 2-1 in the 2. Bundesliga on Friday 1 August 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Moussa Sylla opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Schalke 04's goals came from Moussa Sylla (16') and Nikola Katic (23'). Hertha BSC scored through Sebastian Grönning (89').

Discipline: Schalke 04 received 6 yellow cards and 1 red card; Hertha BSC received 1 yellow card.

Schalke 04 went on to finish that season 1st with 70 points, and Hertha BSC 7th with 51.

Schalke 04 lined up in a 5-4-1 and Hertha BSC in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Moussa Sylla of Schalke 04 (8.0), ahead of Sebastian Grönning (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Schalke 04 wins, 2 draws and 5 for Hertha BSC.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Moussa SyllaSchalke 04 · 1-0
  • 23'Goal · Nikola KaticSchalke 04 · 2-0
  • 32'Yellow card · Adrian GantenbeinSchalke 04
  • 45'Yellow card · Christopher Antwi-AdjeiSchalke 04
  • 66'Yellow card · Diego DemmeHertha BSC
  • 74'Yellow card · Felipe SánchezSchalke 04
  • 89'Goal · Sebastian GrönningHertha BSC · 2-1
  • 89'Yellow card · Timo BeckerSchalke 04
  • 89'Yellow card · Nikola KaticSchalke 04
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Loris KariusSchalke 04
  • 90+8'Second yellow · Nikola KaticSchalke 04

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Schalke 04 3, draws 2, Hertha BSC 5.

Team news

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Schalke 04 line-up (5-4-1)

Loris Karius, Adrian Gantenbein, Timo Becker, Nikola Katic, Felipe Sánchez, Vitalie Becker, Peter Remmert, Ron Schallenberg, Soufiane El-Faouzi, Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Moussa Sylla

Hertha BSC line-up (3-4-1-2)

Tjark Ernst, Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Toni Leistner, Márton Dárdai, Julian Eitschberger, Michaël Cuisance, Diego Demme, Michal Karbownik, Maurice Krattenmacher, Dawid Kownacki, Fabian Reese