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Matchday

DFB Pokal 26/27, Round 1 · 22 Aug 2026

1. FC Saarbrücken 1–1 Hertha BSC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.4 – 1.6
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made 1. FC Saarbrücken favourites at 55%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Kevin Broll, 67.2 in 120′.

Well above their usual level: Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson +17.2, Oluwaseun Adewumi +11.9.

Well below it: Márton Dárdai −9.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

1. FC Saarbrücken

15 Aug 2025L 1–3v 1. FC Magdeburg DFB-Pokal

Hertha BSC

10 Feb 2026D 0–0v SC Freiburg DFB-Pokal
2 Dec 2025W 6–1v 1. FC Kaiserslautern DFB-Pokal
28 Oct 2025W 3–0v SV 07 Elversberg DFB-Pokal
18 Aug 2025D 0–0at Preußen Münster DFB-Pokal

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

1. FC Saarbrücken

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kevin Broll Goalkeeper12000–67.2–
Kelsey Owusu Midfielder4600–48.0–
Siemen Voet Defender12000–44.1–
Abdoulaye Kamara Midfielder3600–42.5–
Mladen Cvjetinović Defender12000–39.7–
Philip Fahrner Defender12010–33.4–
Daniel Gleiber Midfielder6100–33.3–
Sebastian Vasiliadis Midfielder5900–32.9–
Alexander Staff Forward6000–31.1–
Niko Bretschneider Defender8400–30.6–
Kai Brünker Forward6000–27.7–
Abdenego Nankishi Midfielder7400–23.0–
Calogero Rizzuto Defender3600–19.3–
Florian Pick Midfielder12000–18.7–
Patrick Sontheimer Midfielder12000–17.7–
Christian Kühlwetter Forward8400–11.4–

Hertha BSC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson Forward8600–62.7+17.2
Deyovaisio Zeefuik Defender12000–56.3–
Oluwaseun Adewumi Forward4700–52.9+11.9
Niklas Kolbe Defender6400–52.2–
Marius Gersbeck Goalkeeper12000–47.9–
Josip Brekalo Midfielder12000–47.9−1.8
Sebastian Grønning Forward7300–47.4–
Linus Gechter Defender12000–47.3+2.9
Jan Luca Schuler Forward4700–46.8–
Paul Seguin Midfielder8710–45.9–
Soufian Gouram Midfielder7300–43.9–
Kevin Sessa Midfielder12000–42.8–
Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Midfielder3400–42.7–
Julian Eitschberger Defender12000–37.7+3.5
Pascal Klemens Midfielder3300–35.0–
Márton Dárdai Defender5600–34.0−9.1