Bundesliga (Week 5) : Hertha BSC beats Bayer 2-1
GERMANY, Sep. 20, 2017 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 5: After their 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen on September 17 and 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim on September 17, the Old Lady bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen this Wednesday.
Hertha Berlin dominated the first half thanks to goals from Leckie ('16) and Kalou ('24). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Old Lady further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Hertha Berlin climbed to 8th place with 8 points from 5 games, tie on points with Borussia Mönchengladbach.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of September 20, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Hoffenheim | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Augsburg | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Mönchengladbach | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Hertha Berlin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Stuttgart | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Mainz | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | SC Freiburg | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | FC Köln | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
Hertha Berlin
- Position: 8 +3
- Best performance of the season:Hertha Berlin 2-0 Stuttgart (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Hoffenheim 1-1 Hertha Berlin (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Mainz - Hertha Berlin (23 Sep.)
Bayer Leverkusen
- Position: 14 -2
- Best performance of the season:Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 SC Freiburg (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 SC Freiburg (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Bayer Leverkusen - Hamburger SV (24 Sep.)
Hertha Berlin
2:1
Bayer Leverkusen
2:1 (2:0)
- 20 September 2017
- 20:30
- Berlin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Borussia Dortmund | 13 |
| 2 |  Bayern Munich | 12 |
| 3 |  Hoffenheim | 11 |
| 4 |  Hannover 96 | 11 |
| 5 |  Augsburg | 10 |
Week 5 Results
| Tuesday 19 September 2017 | ||||
 | Mönchengladbach | 2-0 | Stuttgart |  |
 | Schalke 04 | 0-3 | Bayern Munich | |
 | Wolfsburg | 1-1 | Werder Bremen |  |
| Augsburg | 1-0 | RB Leipzig |  |
| Wednesday 20 September 2017 | ||||
 | FC Köln | 0-1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
 | Mainz | 2-3 | Hoffenheim | |
| Hertha Berlin | 2-1 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
 | SC Freiburg | 1-1 | Hannover 96 | |
 | Hamburger SV | 0-3 | Borussia Dortmund | |