FC Saarbrücken vs Hertha BSC Prediction

FC Saarbrücken
1-1
After Penalties
HT 0-0AET 0-0PEN 2-4
Hertha BSC
Ludwigspark-Stadion, Saarbrücken·Benjamin Brand, Germany 22/08/2026
FC SaarbrückenFC Saarbrücken
1-1
After Penalties
Hertha BSCHertha BSC

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Partial
Match Importance
4.2 / 10
Value Analysis
71%Trust
Goals O/U
Under 3.5 Goals
1.53
SignalGOODModel54%SurpriseMediumGap+11.2%
FC Saarbrücken Rest
5 days
Hertha BSC Rest
7 days

FC Saarbrücken vs Hertha BSC: the result in context

Hertha BSC beat FC Saarbrücken on penalties (4-2) after a 1-1 draw in the DFB Pokal on 22 Aug 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Hertha BSC tend to win more corners, 7.4 a game to 4.5 for FC Saarbrücken.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
4%3.22
X
13%3.62
2
83%2.05
Double Chance
1X
17%1.70
X2
95%1.30
Both Teams to Score
Yes
53%1.48
No
47%2.48
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.12 + 3.76 = 4.88
Over 1.5
82%1.16
Over 2.5
50%1.55
Over 3.5
29%2.29
Under 1.5
18%4.75
Under 2.5
50%2.35
Under 3.5
71%1.53
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

60'A. Staff INK. Brunker out
61'D. Gleiber INS. Vasiliadis out
64'N. Kolbe INM. Dardai out
65'K. Brunker
65'L. Gechter
66'S. Leitl
69'P. Seguin
73'S. Gronning INL. Schuler out
73'S. Gouram INO. Adewumi out
74'A. Nankishi INK. Owusu out
84'N. Bretschneider INC. Rizzuto out
84'C. Kuhlwetter INA. Kamara out
86'J. Thorsteinsson INF. Alfa-Ruprecht out
87'P. Seguin INP. Klemens out
90+2'P. Fahrner

Extra Time0 - 0

98'O. Adewumi
117'K. Sessa
118'S. Vasiliadis

Penalty Shootout2 - 4

1J. Brekalo(Penalty)
1M. Cvjetinovic(Penalty)
2L. Gechter(Penalty)
2F. Pick(Penalty missed)
3L. Schuler(Penalty)
3C. Rizzuto(Penalty)
4K. Sessa(Penalty)
4K. Brunker(Penalty missed)

Lineups

FC Saarbrücken
4-2-3-1Coach: Argirios Giannikis
Hertha BSC
4-2-3-1Coach: Stefan Leitl
Avg rating6.83
Avg rating6.68
Kevin Broll8.233K. Broll
Philip Fahrner7.542P. Fahrner
Mladen Cvjetinović7.321M. Cvjetinović
Siemen Voet6.94S. Voet
Niko Bretschneider6.628N. Bretschneider
Daniel Gleiber6.55D. Gleiber
Patrick Sontheimer6.36P. Sontheimer
Florian PickC6.720F. Pick
Christian Kühlwetter6.210C. Kühlwetter
Abdenego Nankishi6.617A. Nankishi
Alexander Staff6.329A. Staff
Marius Gersbeck6.935M. Gersbeck
Julian Eitschberger6.72J. Eitschberger
Linus Gechter6.744L. Gechter
Niklas Kolbe6.927N. Kolbe
Deyovaisio Zeefuik7.042D. Zeefuik
Paul Seguin7.230P. Seguin
Kevin Sessa6.68K. Sessa
Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson6.323J. Dagur Þórsteinsson
Soufian Gouram6.733S. Gouram
Josip BrekaloC6.37J. Brekalo
Sebastian Grønning6.217S. Grønning

FC Saarbrücken Substitutes

9Kai Brünker60'for A. Staff65'
19Sebastian Vasiliadis61'for D. Gleiber118'
1Matteo Bignetti
7Calogero Rizzuto84'for N. Bretschneider
3Anton Bäuerle
15Abdoulaye Kamara84'for C. Kuhlwetter
8Gökdeniz Gürpüz
16Lee Seung-joon
31Kelsey Owusu74'for A. Nankishi

Hertha BSC Substitutes

31Márton Dárdai64'for N. Kolbe
43Tim Goller
29Jerome Diallo
21Boris Mamuzah Lum
20Farid Alfa-Ruprecht86'for J. Thorsteinsson
41Pascal Klemens87'for P. Seguin
28Jelani Ndi
19Oluwaseun Adewumi73'for S. Gouram98'
18Jan Luca Schuler73'for S. Gronning

Match Stats

FC SaarbrückenHertha BSC
37%Ball Possession63%
4Corner Kicks9
1Yellow Cards1
5Total Shots26
2Shots on Goal8
1Shots off Goal10
3Shots Inside Box21
2Shots Outside Box5
2Blocked Shots8
16Fouls20
1Offsides1
7Goalkeeper Saves1
280Total Passes509
196Passes Accurate438
71%Pass Accuracy85%

Team Comparison

FC SaarbrückenFC Saarbrücken
Hertha BSCHertha BSC
1601Elo Rating 1752
1.90Attack 1.38
1.04Defense 2.69
37%Hit Rate 81%
12.5Shots per Game 22.1
6.2Shots on Target 6.3
4.5Corners per Game 7.4
2.9Cards per Game 1.2

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy4.88 goals
📈BTTS Trend
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

FC SaarbrückenFC Saarbrücken
  • Tied at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.4 vs 0.5 in first half)
Hertha BSCHertha BSC
  • Tied at half-time in 100% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.2 vs 0.1 in first half)

Recent Form

FC SaarbrückenFC Saarbrücken
5W3D2L
16/08/2026
SSV Jahn RegensburgFC Saarbrücken
01
W
09/08/2026
FC SaarbrückenRot-Weiß Essen
52
W
26/07/2026
VfR AalenFC Saarbrücken
11
D
25/07/2026
FC AugsburgFC Saarbrücken
11
D
18/07/2026
SV SandhausenFC Saarbrücken
00
D
04/07/2026
QuierschiedFC Saarbrücken
02
W
16/05/2026
FC SaarbrückenHansa Rostock
34
L
10/05/2026
Hoffenheim IIFC Saarbrücken
32
L
02/05/2026
FC SaarbrückenWaldhof Mannheim
20
W
26/04/2026
Rot-Weiß EssenFC Saarbrücken
12
W
Hertha BSCHertha BSC
7W2D1L
15/08/2026
Hertha BSC1. FC Heidenheim
41
W
07/08/2026
VfL BochumHertha BSC
01
W
31/07/2026
1. FC KölnHertha BSC
22
D
21/07/2026
Hertha BSCMamelodi Sundowns
11
D
17/07/2026
Hertha BSCWSG Wattens
32
W
11/07/2026
Lokomotive LeipzigHertha BSC
13
W
08/07/2026
LichtenbergHertha BSC
09
W
04/07/2026
FrohnauerHertha BSC
015
W
17/05/2026
Arminia BielefeldHertha BSC
61
L
10/05/2026
Hertha BSCSpVgg Greuther Fürth
21
W

Referee Profile

Benjamin Brand111 matches

4.32Cards per match
4.15Yellow cards per match
0.17Red cards per match
23.5Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Benjamin Brand4.32
Other referees4.19

4.32 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.19).

Cards come from 105 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

Round of 64
Round of 32
Waldhof Mannheim00
1. FC Kaiserslautern01
After extra time
Preußen Münster1
Karlsruher SC2
SC St. Tönis0
Eintracht Frankfurt11
SV Wehen0
Bayer Leverkusen4
Erzgebirge Aue0
1899 Hoffenheim4
MSV Duisburg1
SV Elversberg3
Hemelingen1
Hannover 969
Lüneburger SK Hansa0
Werder Bremen3
Eintracht Trier0
RB Leipzig6
TSV 1860 München0
Holstein Kiel2
SSV Jeddeloh5
1. FC Heidenheim2
Bahlinger SC0
1. FC Magdeburg4
Westfalia Rhynern0
Dynamo Dresden6
FC Carl Zeiss Jena1
SV Darmstadt 982
Krieschow0
FSV Mainz 059
Schott Mainz0
Borussia Mönchengladbach5
Phönix Lübeck2
SC Paderborn 074
Rot-Weiß Essen2
FC St. Pauli0
Altglienicke25
VfL Wolfsburg26
On penalties
Verl0
Hamburger SV3
Würzburger Kickers1
1. FC Köln2
HEBC0
Borussia Dortmund5
VfL Osnabrück1
Bayern München4
Waldhof Mannheim00
1. FC Kaiserslautern01
After extra time
Preußen Münster1
Karlsruher SC2
SC St. Tönis0
Eintracht Frankfurt11
SV Wehen0
Bayer Leverkusen4
Erzgebirge Aue0
1899 Hoffenheim4
MSV Duisburg1
SV Elversberg3
Hemelingen1
Hannover 969
Lüneburger SK Hansa0
Werder Bremen3
Eintracht Trier0
RB Leipzig6
TSV 1860 München0
Holstein Kiel2
SSV Jeddeloh5
1. FC Heidenheim2
Bahlinger SC0
1. FC Magdeburg4
Westfalia Rhynern0
Dynamo Dresden6
FC Carl Zeiss Jena1
SV Darmstadt 982
Krieschow0
FSV Mainz 059
Schott Mainz0
Borussia Mönchengladbach5
Phönix Lübeck2
SC Paderborn 074
Rot-Weiß Essen2
FC St. Pauli0
Altglienicke25
VfL Wolfsburg26
On penalties
Verl0
Hamburger SV3
Würzburger Kickers1
1. FC Köln2
HEBC0
Borussia Dortmund5
VfL Osnabrück1
Bayern München4

About the FC Saarbrücken vs Hertha BSC forecast

As a knockout tie in the DFB Pokal, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

About DFB Pokal

More DFB Pokal fixtures and forecasts are on the DFB Pokal Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

FC Saarbrücken and Hertha BSC have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. Some underlying data for this fixture is limited, which the model accounts for with a lower confidence rating.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.