VfL Osnabrück vs Hertha BSC — 2. Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow5 clips- 10′Hertha BSC, yellow card:Foul
- 37′Hertha BSC, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 50′VfL Osnabrück, yellow card:Foul
- 50′Hertha BSC, goal:0–1
- 55′VfL Osnabrück, yellow card:Foul
- 59′VfL Osnabrück, VAR review:Penalty confirmed
- 60′VfL Osnabrück, missed penalty:Missed penalty
- 68′Hertha BSC, substitution:off
- 68′VfL Osnabrück, substitution:off
- 70′Hertha BSC, goal:0–2
- 77′Hertha BSC, substitution:off
- 77′VfL Osnabrück, substitution:off
- 77′Hertha BSC, substitution:off
- 77′VfL Osnabrück, substitution:off
- 82′VfL Osnabrück, goal:1–2assist
- 87′Hertha BSC, substitution:off
- 87′Hertha BSC, substitution:off
- 90+1′VfL Osnabrück, substitution:off
- 90+1′VfL Osnabrück, substitution:off
- 90+2′Hertha BSC, goal:1–3assist
- Full-time1 – 3
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VfL Osnabrück
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Match report
Hertha BSC hit three past Osnabrück to stay top of 2. Bundesliga
Hertha BSC claimed a 3-1 win away at VfL Osnabrück in matchday five of the 2. Bundesliga, extending their unbeaten start to the season. The first half finished goalless, but the visitors broke the deadlock early in the second period and never relinquished control from there.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Josip Brekalo put Hertha ahead in the 50th minute, and Kevin Sessa doubled the lead on 70 minutes to leave Osnabrück facing an uphill task. Jonathan Gómez pulled one back for the hosts in the 82nd minute, assisted by Adrian Beck, briefly stirring hope of a comeback. That hope was extinguished deep into stoppage time when Farid Alfa-Ruprecht, set up by S. Gouram, restored the two-goal cushion in the 90+2nd minute to seal it at 1-3.
Hertha dominated territory and chances despite having less of the ball, and their control of the closing stages proved decisive as Osnabrück could not build on Gómez's strike. The result lifted Hertha to the summit of the table on 15 points from five games, while Osnabrück remained mid-table on six points after their fourth defeat in five outings.
Jonathan Gómez earned the highest rating on the pitch at 8.01 despite finishing on the losing side, scoring Osnabrück's only goal in the 82nd minute. Kevin Sessa was not far behind for Hertha, contributing a goal of his own with a 7.97 rating.
Hertha managed 22 shots to Osnabrück's 14, underlining their greater threat in front of goal despite having only 43 percent of possession.
Hertha BSC won 3–1 away against VfL Osnabrück (half-time 0–0).
VfL Osnabrück met Hertha BSC in the 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Sunday, 13 September 2026, 11:30 UTC at Bremer Brücke. Referee: F. Weller.
Team pages: VfL Osnabrück · Hertha BSC · 2. Bundesliga
Key moments
- 50' Goal: Josip Brekalo — 0–1 · Watch Josip Brekalo's goal video (50')
- 70' Goal: Kevin Sessa — 0–2 · Watch Kevin Sessa's goal video (70')
- 82' Goal: Jonathan Gómez (assist: Adrian Beck) — 1–2 · Watch Jonathan Gómez's goal video (82')
- 90+2' Goal: Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (assist: S. Gouram) — 1–3 · Watch Farid Alfa-Ruprecht's goal video (90+2')
Starting line-ups
VfL Osnabrück (3-4-2-1)
Hertha BSC (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave VfL Osnabrück 24%, the draw 23%, Hertha BSC 53%. It finished VfL Osnabrück 1–3 Hertha BSC.
Hertha BSC's rating gap outweighs VfL Osnabrück's home ground — Hertha BSC are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Hertha BSC the lean. The draw at 23% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Hertha BSC at 53%?
Hertha BSC sit 275 points higher on our strength rating — 1344 to 1620. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,084 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims VfL Osnabrück's column. Across 11,115 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.6% 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 26–22–52.
Why only 53%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 53% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and VfL Osnabrück at 24%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 22.8%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,203. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment takes 1.9 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Hertha BSC average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 275 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. VfL Osnabrück have gained 61 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,360 such games vs 40.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the VfL Osnabrück 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 Josip Brekalo's goal against VfL Osnabrück (50').
- Watch Kevin Sessa's goal against VfL Osnabrück (70').
- Watch Jonathan Gómez's goal against Hertha BSC (82').
- Watch Farid Alfa-Ruprecht's goal against VfL Osnabrück (90+2').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from VfL Osnabrück 1–3 Hertha BSC. Explore more on the VfL Osnabrück and Hertha BSC team pages or the 2. Bundesliga page.