There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the 2. Bundesliga table so far. Here's the Erzgebirge Aue - Hannover 96 latest:
It's no vacation for neither Erzgebirge Aue nor Hannover 96 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Erzgebirge Aue are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Hannover 96 most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Erzgebirge Aue form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Erzgebirgsstadion as Erzgebirge Aue have scored 30 goals to get 33 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the 2. Bundesliga are 10-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The Erzgebirge fans got no joy from their last match, a 2. Bundesliga game also here at Erzgebirgsstadion: A 1-2 defeat against Bochum (placed 6th). A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at St. Pauli.
Erzgebirge have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Erzgebirgsstadion with 30 goals in 16 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
Hannover 96 form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Hannover 96 have produced an overall stat of 7-1-8 so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Hannover 96 have lost on their last two travels.
The supporters enjoyed Hannover's previous game versus St. Pauli (placed 13th), a 2. Bundesliga 4-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Darmstadt 98's place.
As you can tell from the results above, Hannover was very dominant against St. Pauli, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Cedric Teuchert, Genki Haraguchi, Hendrik Weydandt and Marvin Ducksch providing the goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Hannover 96's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 16 league matches away. Hannover struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hannover 96 - Erzgebirge Aue 3-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Erzgebirge Aue won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Hannover 96 has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / oneTop Goalscorers
  M. Ducksch 12 goals |   D. Nazarov 10 goals |  H. Weydandt 9 goals |
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
Hannover 96 missing players
| Erzgebirge Aue | Hannover 96 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 11 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 42 | 30 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 26 | 51 |
| 46 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 47 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 75% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 81% | 88% |
| 56% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 66% |
| 34% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 38% |
| 12% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 12% |
| 56% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 59% |
| 25% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 28% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 6.3 | 5.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 379 | 197 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 42 | 194 | 453 |
| 129 | 73 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 73 | 137 |
| 33% | 41% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 36% | 37% |
- Erzgebirge Aue have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hannover 96 has the fewest matches under the total-line (11)
- Hannover 96 has the most matches over the total-line (20)
- Hannover 96 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hannover 96 haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 32 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 59 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 32 | 64 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 55 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 54 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 52 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 46 |
| 6 | Bochum | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | Greuther Fürth | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 43 |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 42 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -5 | 42 |
| 11 | Erzgebirge Aue | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -4 | 41 |
| 12 | Sandhausen | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -5 | 40 |
| 13 | St. Pauli | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -7 | 38 |
| 14 | Osnabrück | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -5 | 36 |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | -7 | 36 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | -20 | 31 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -27 | 28 |
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