Hertha Berlin setting record Bundesliga 2 pace in promotion push

Hertha Berlin have set a record-equaling pace in Bundesliga 2 after beating promotion rivals Wolfsburg 2-1 on Matchday 11. The victory moved head coach Stefan Leitl's side seven points clear at the top of the table. With 10 wins and one draw, their 31-point total is the club's best start in 59 seasons of professional football and matches Bayer Leverkusen's 1978/79 second-tier record.

The capital club's impressive unbeaten run comes despite significant summer squad turnover, which saw key players depart and only Mads Pedersen arrive on a permanent deal. Burnley loanee Oluwaseun Adewumi scored the opening goal against Wolfsburg before a home crowd of 70,928 supporters. Hertha will look to protect their division-leading goal difference of +16 after the international break against Energie Cottbus.