Overview

• Hertha has collected just one point from two league games after losing 1-2 at Schalke and drawing 0-0 with Karlsruher SC.
• Large sections of the Olympiastadion crowd booed the team’s performance following the goalless draw in Berlin.
• Stefan Leitl said his forwards Fabian Reese and Dawid Kownacki need better positioning to convert chances.
• Mistakes by defenders Toni Leistner and Marton Dardai led to early scoring opportunities for Karlsruher SC.
• With eight players sidelined by injury, Hertha introduced 16-year-old Kennet Eichhorn, the youngest player in 2. Bundesliga history.