Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Hertha BSC 4th with 5, Zorya Luhansk 3rd with 6. Recent form told a different story for Hertha BSC: only 40th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.17 for Hertha BSC and 0.5/1.5 for Zorya Luhansk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Defeat had not touched Zorya Luhansk in 8 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Hertha BSC had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Zorya Luhansk, 11.
Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin, capacity 74,649, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hertha BSC led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.