Highlights
90'
+ 6
Full-time: Wolfsburg 1-2 Hertha Berlin
Disaster strikes for Wolfsburg, who finish the season without European football having lost to relegated Hertha Berlin. The hosts enjoyed a solid start at their Volkswagen Arena home, Jakub Kaminski netting after just two minutes. However, Hertha struck back with Ibrahim Maza and Marco Richter condemning the Wolves to an eighth-placed finish.
Full-time
90'
+ 1
Substitution
90'
+ 1
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
80'
Substitution
80'
Substitution
71'
Substitution
Goal probability
Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
67'
SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionGoal
66'
Substitution
66'
Substitution
63'
Substitution
Goal probability
Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
Kick-off!
45'
+ 6
Substitution
45'
+ 6
Substitution
Half-time
45'
+ 5
45'
+ 3
Substitution
41'
SituationNo goal
ReviewPrevious handball?
DecisionNo goal
30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
Goal probability
Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
Kick-off!
Wolfsburg starting line-up
Casteels - Bornauw, Guilavogui, van de Ven - Baku, F. Nmecha, Arnold (c), Gerhardt, Kaminski - Wimmer, Wind
Wolfsburg subs
Pervan, Fischer, Cozza, Svanberg, Franjic, Paredes, Waldschmidt, Pejcinovic, Marmoush
Hertha starting line-up
Ernst - Kenny, Klemens, Kempf, Plattenhardt (c) - Tousart, Serdar - Boetius, Niederlecher, Richter - Ngankam
Hertha subs
Christensen, Pekarik, Rogel, Eitschberger, da Silva Kiala, Maza, Stange, Scherhant, Rölke
Coach's view: Wolfsburg
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Coach's view: Hertha
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Watch: Decision Day at Both Ends
Wolfsburg: personnel
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Wolfsburg: form
Defeat at Freiburg last time out leaves Wolfsburg in a precarious position in terms of European qualification, a point behind sixth-placed Bayer Leverkusen, two ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt in eighth, and not knowing whether seventh will get them into the UEFA Europa Conference League. Unbeaten in six at home and up against already relegated Hertha, there’s a good chance they will be able to bring European football back to the Volkswagen Arena – and that’s not just thanks to their women’s team, who contest the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in a week.
Maximilian Mittelstädt (pictured r.) misses Hertha’s final Bundesliga game for who knows how long due to suspension for five yellow cards, while Kevin-Prince Boateng, Tolga Cigerci, Marton Dardai and Filip Uremovic sit out the trip to Wolfsburg through injury. Jessic Ngankam could come in up front as part of a reshuffle. It remains to be seen how many of this squad will still be here when the Old Lady kick off life in Bundesliga 2 next season, and whether any youth players are given a chance to shine now ahead of the expected rebuild in the second division.
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Hertha: form
Hertha looked like taking their top-flight survival push to the final day last week, only to concede a very late equaliser at home to Bochum that confirmed the end of their decade in the Bundesliga – as well as last spot in the table. Victory over Stuttgart three weeks ago is their only win since the end of February, with Pal Dardai’s return failing to re-ignite their push to avoid the trap door.
Wolfsburg: probable XI
Casteels - Bornauw, Guilavogui, Van de Ven - Baku, F. Nmecha, Arnold (c), Svanberg, Kaminski - Wimmer, Wind
Wolfsburg: out
Lacroix (shoulder), L. Nmecha (knee), Otavio (ankle)
Hertha: probable XI
Christensen - Pekarik, Rogel, Kempf, Plattenhardt (c) - Tousart, Serdar - Lukebakio, Jovetic, Richter - Ngankam
Hertha: Out
Boateng (knee), Cigerci (calf), M. Dardai (muscular), Jarstein (not considered), Mittelstädt (suspended), Nsona (knee), Sunjic (not considered), Uremovic (concussion)
Watch: Hertha Berlin 0-5 Wolfsburg - previous meeting
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Watch: Freiburg 2-0 Wolfsburg - higlights
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Watch: Hertha Berlin 1-1 Bochum - highlights
Kovac links
One man who will be particularly sad to see Hertha depart the Bundesliga is Wolfsburg coach Niko Kovac. He played for Hertha from 2003 to 2006 with current coach Pal Dardai and midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng.
Dodi danger
Despite the inferior league position, Hertha's top scorer this season, Dodi Lukebakio, has scored almost twice as many goals (11) as Wolfsburg's top scorers (Yannick Gerhardt and Jonas Wind on 6).
Hope for Hertha
After their past two relegations (in 2010 and 2012), the Berlin club achieved promotion from Bundesliga 2 again immediately in the following season. We may just see this fixture again in 2024/25 therefore, if that trend continues.
Seventh time down
Hertha Berlin have been relegated from the Bundesliga for a seventh time. Only Nuremberg and Bielefeld have dropped down from the top flight more often.
Wolves chasing top six
While the visitors can start planning for life in Bundesliga 2 after their relegation was confirmed last weekend, Wolfsburg need a win - and Leverkusen to drop points against Bochum - to secure sixth spot, as their current seventh may not be enough to secure a European spot if Frankfurt win the DFB Cup final.
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