Darmstadt 98 hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 18 points and a 13th position in the 2. Bundesliga table. Visiting Hannover 96 holds 9th place with 20 pts.
- Darmstadt 98 has the most matches over the total-line (11) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hannover 96 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in 2. Bundesliga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98 have collected 8 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 2-2-2.
Darmstadt 98 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Bochum. A strong away win before that one, visiting Dynamo Dresden and winning 3-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Darmstadt have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won six, drawn six and lost two.
Darmstadt have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor with 9 goals in 6 league matches. On the other hand, Darmstadt have conceded 8 goals.
Hannover 96 form and stats
Hannover 96 have only collected 4 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 1-1-5 (7 played).
The Hannover goalkeeper Michael Esser is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 340 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Hannover 96 go into this game after a win, the home game against Sandhausen that ended 4-0. A 0-3 loss hosting Werder Bremen before that.
As mentioned above, Hannover was the only team on the pitch versus Sandhausen in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hannover playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were four Hannover 96 wins, zero draws and five defeats.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 10 goals have been conceded by Hannover in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Darmstadt, one draw and zero wins for Hannover 96. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Dursun 9 goals |  T. Kempe 8 goals |   M. Ducksch 6 goals |
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| Darmstadt 98 | Hannover 96 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 26 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 25 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 93% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 86% |
| 93% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 43% | 64% |
| 79% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 50% |
| 57% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 29% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 50% |
| 21% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 10.3 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10 | 12.4 |
| 5.9 | 5.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | 33% |
- Darmstadt 98 has the most matches over the total-line (11) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hannover 96 have scored away.
- Hannover 96 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hannover 96 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Greuther Fürth | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Bochum | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Osnabruck | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Nürnberg | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 12 | Paderborn | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Jahn Regensburg | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -18 | 12 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -19 | 11 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 8 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -18 | 4 |
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