Eintracht Braunschweig vs 28.08.26 16:303 – 5Full Time
Hertha BSC — 2. Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Hertha BSC storm back from two down to sink Braunschweig 5-3
Eintracht Braunschweig led Hertha BSC 2-0 inside 33 minutes at the Eintracht-Stadion in this 2. Bundesliga round three fixture, but the visitors fought back to win 5-3 in a chaotic afternoon. Y. Sturm opened the scoring after nine minutes before Kevin Ehlers doubled the hosts' advantage on 33 minutes, assisted by Aaron Opoku.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Hertha responded before the interval through Jón Þorsteinsson, who pulled one back on 43 minutes from a Josip Brekalo assist, and Brekalo himself levelled deep into stoppage time to make it 2-2 at the break. The second half turned decisively in the away side's favour when Ehlers turned into his own net on 53 minutes to hand Hertha a 3-2 lead they never relinquished.
Brekalo converted a penalty on 69 minutes to extend the lead to 4-2, and Oluwaseun Adewumi, teed up by Jan-Luca Schuler, made it 5-2 in the 87th minute. Jan Urbich's late strike a minute later merely reduced the arrears, as Hertha held on to secure a 5-3 win and climb to the top of the table with nine points from three games.
Jón Þorsteinsson scored once and earned a rating of 9.2, the highest of any player on the pitch, capping a decisive attacking display from Hertha.
Hertha registered 3.47 expected goals to Braunschweig's 2.17, reflecting how much of the away side's threat translated into clear-cut chances despite finishing with less possession.
Hertha BSC won 5–3 away against Eintracht Braunschweig (half-time 2–2).
Eintracht Braunschweig met Hertha BSC in the 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Friday, 28 August 2026, 16:30 UTC at Eintracht-Stadion. Referee: Richard Hempel.
Team pages: Eintracht Braunschweig · Hertha BSC · 2. Bundesliga
Key moments
- 9' Goal: Yann Sturm — 1–0 · Watch Yann Sturm's goal video (9')
- 33' Goal: Kevin Ehlers (assist: Aaron Opoku) — 2–0 · Watch Kevin Ehlers's goal video (33')
- 43' Goal: Jón Þorsteinsson (assist: Josip Brekalo) — 2–1 · Watch Jón Þorsteinsson's goal video (43')
- 45' Goal: Josip Brekalo — 2–2 · Watch Josip Brekalo's goal video (45')
- 53' Goal (own goal): Kevin Ehlers — 2–3 · Watch Kevin Ehlers's goal video (53')
- 69' Goal (penalty): Josip Brekalo — 2–4 · Watch Josip Brekalo's goal video (69')
- 87' Goal: Oluwaseun Adewumi (assist: Luca Schuler) — 2–5 · Watch Oluwaseun Adewumi's goal video (87')
- 88' Goal: Jan Urbich — 3–5 · Watch Jan Urbich's goal video (88')
Starting line-ups
Eintracht Braunschweig (4-2-2-2)
Hertha BSC (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Eintracht Braunschweig 31%, the draw 29%, Hertha BSC 40%. It finished Eintracht Braunschweig 3–5 Hertha BSC.
Hertha BSC's rating edge outweighs Eintracht Braunschweig's home ground — Hertha BSC are the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Hertha BSC the lean. The draw at 29% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Hertha BSC at 40%?
Hertha BSC sit 154 points higher on our strength rating — 1445 to 1599. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,105 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Eintracht Braunschweig's column. Across 10,741 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 30–27–43.
Why only 40%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 40% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 29% and Eintracht Braunschweig at 31%.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,891. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Last 6 between them: Eintracht Braunschweig 0 wins, 2 draws, Hertha BSC 4 wins. Most recently Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 Hertha BSC, 4 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.0% of 5592 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the Eintracht Braunschweig vs Hertha BSC final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this 2. Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Yann Sturm's goal against Hertha BSC (9').
- Watch Kevin Ehlers's goal against Hertha BSC (33').
- Watch Jón Þorsteinsson's goal against Eintracht Braunschweig (43').
- Watch Josip Brekalo's goal against Eintracht Braunschweig (45').
- Watch Kevin Ehlers's own goal video (53').
- Watch Josip Brekalo's goal against Eintracht Braunschweig (69').
- Watch Oluwaseun Adewumi's goal against Eintracht Braunschweig (87').
- Watch Jan Urbich's goal against Hertha BSC (88').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Eintracht Braunschweig 3–5 Hertha BSC. Explore more on the Eintracht Braunschweig and Hertha BSC team pages or the 2. Bundesliga page.