Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Erzgebirge Aue in 9th and Hannover 96 in 7th place.
- Erzgebirge Aue have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hannover 96 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in 2. Bundesliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Erzgebirge Aue form and stats
Overall 2. Bundesliga stats at home this season for Erzgebirge Aue are 6-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).
No payout for Erzgebirge in their previous match, an away game at Holstein Kiel that ended in defeat 0-1. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Bochum.
Erzgebirge have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Erzgebirgsstadion with 20 goals in 11 league matches. Erzgebirge have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Hannover 96 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats.
There were no winners in Hannover's previous match, a 2. Bundesliga home game that ended 2-2 vs Greuther Fürth (placed 3rd). A 2-3 defeat away at Fortuna Dusseldorf before that.
As mentioned above, Hannover 96 drew the match against Greuther Fürth. Manager K. Kocak brought on Moussa Doumbouya to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Hannover 96 find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Hannover struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Hannover 96 - Erzgebirge 0-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Erzgebirge one win, three draws and Hannover 96 two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Krüger 10 goals |   M. Ducksch 10 goals |  P. Testroet 9 goals |
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
Hannover 96 missing players
| Erzgebirge Aue | Hannover 96 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 31 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 15 | 35 |
| 31 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 27 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 87% |
| 78% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 58% | 65% |
| 57% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 58% | 57% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 13% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 43% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 58% | 43% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 39% |
| 39% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.2 | 14.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.8 | 12.1 |
| 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| 32% | 34% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 34% |
- Erzgebirge Aue have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Erzgebirge Aue haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Hannover 96 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hannover 96 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in 2. Bundesliga
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 45 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Greuther Fürth | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 42 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 34 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Paderborn | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Darmstadt 98 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -6 | 25 |
| 15 | Osnabruck | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -22 | 20 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 26 | -19 | 18 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -24 | 15 |
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