Hannover 96 have come here for an entertaining battle against the hosting Darmstadt 98. Read up on the match with this in-depth 2. Bundesliga preview!
- Darmstadt 98 have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in 2. Bundesliga
Both contenders have had plenty of rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Darmstadt 98's two home games in the 2. Bundesliga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
The home team returns to Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor after being equal after 90 minutes with Hamburger SV (placed 7th) on their last time out; the 2. Bundesliga game ended 2-2. The attacker Phillip Tietz was "man of the match" for Darmstadt with a rating of 9.7/10. Tietz scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that, Darmstadt had a home game versus Ingolstadt which ended with a victory 6-1.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 98 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won six, drawn five and lost six.
Darmstadt 98 has scored 6 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Hannover 96 form and stats
The 2. Bundesliga season is young and Hannover 96 have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Hannover won their last game, 1-0 versus Heidenheim played at home. Jannik Dehm, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.61. Dehm hit one key pass and won 7 of 14 duels. Hendrik Weydandt came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Heidenheim last time out, making the manager J. Zimmermann feel like a tactical genius.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Dynamo Dresden's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hannover 96 playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were seven Hannover wins, zero draws and five defeats.
1 goal so far away for Hannover 96, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last seven meetings featuring these teams: Darmstadt won five, Hannover 96 triumphed in one and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Tietz 4 goals | L. Pfeiffer 2 goals |  F. Schnellhardt 1 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Hannover 96 missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Hannover 96 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 14.5 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 15 | 13.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 42% | 67% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 20% | 17% |
- Darmstadt 98 have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in 2. Bundesliga
| Darmstadt 98 | Last season | Hannover 96 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 63 | 29 | Scored | S | 23 | 53 | ||
| 55 | 23 | Conceded | C | 29 | 51 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 91% | ||
| 91% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 74% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 65% | ||
| 47% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 35% | ||
| 26% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 71% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 59% | ||
| 15% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 26% | ||
| 18% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12.9 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.4 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jahn Regensburg | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Paderborn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Karlsruher SC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Nurnberg | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Hamburger SV | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Schalke 04 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Holstein Kiel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bochum | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 67 |
| 2 | Greuther Furth | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 69 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 25 | 64 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 22 | 62 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 58 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 56 |
| 6 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 52 |
| 7 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 63 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 51 |
| 9 | Paderborn | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 47 |
| 10 | St. Pauli | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 56 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -5 | 47 |
| 11 | Nurnberg | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -5 | 44 |
| 12 | Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -9 | 44 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 42 |
| 14 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -13 | 38 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 41 | 60 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 39 | -19 | 34 |
| 16 | Osnabrück | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -23 | 33 |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 36 | -29 | 31 |
| 18 | Würzburger Kickers | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 69 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 36 | -32 | 25 |
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