Overview
- Marten Winkler settled the match with a 56th‑minute header from a Fabian Reese cross.
- Referee Michael Bacher rescinded an 88th‑minute handball penalty for Braunschweig after a VAR review showed Linus Gechter’s arm was tucked.
- Hertha recorded a fifth consecutive clean sheet, a run last achieved by the club in 2001 according to match reporting.
- The result lifted Hertha to fourth in the 2. Bundesliga table at least overnight.
- Braunschweig fell to a fourth straight defeat as both fan groups staged a 12‑minute silence to protest proposed stricter stadium security measures.