Hamburger SV supporters put their faith in manager D. Thioune to deliver victory against Hannover 96

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 05.December
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Volksparkstadion (57000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Hamburger SV fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Hannover 96's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Hamburger SV has the most scored goals (11) at home in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hannover 96 have lost all their away matches so far.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

L L D D W

Hamburger SV form and stats

Hamburger SV, who have the most scored goals (11) at home in 2. Bundesliga, have collected 10 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 3-1-1.

Hamburger lost their last game at Heidenheim (placed 9th) after a 2-3 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Bochum with the scoreline 1-3.

Did Hamburger get overconfident in their match against Heidenheim? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-3 defeat.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hamburger have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost two.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (11 in 5 games), Hamburger SV's attacking play is working. Hamburger's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

L L D D L

Hannover 96 form and stats

The manager K. Kocak is not happy with the away performances in the 2. Bundesliga so far, as all 4 matches have been lost. It's all red in the travel logs of Hannover, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Home advantage was not enough for Hannover in their previous game, as they lost their 2. Bundesliga-match, hosting Holstein Kiel, 0-3. Prior to that match, the Hannover 96 manager K. Kocak faced defeat when travelling to Wurzburger Kickers and losing 1-2.

Hannover 96 are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of three matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hannover as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. For Hannover 96, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Hamburger victories, two draws and four Hannover 96 wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hamburger SVS. Terodde
S. Terodde
9 goals
Hannover 96M. Ducksch
M. Ducksch
3 goals
HamburgerK. Narey
K. Narey
2 goals

Hamburger SV missing players

Hannover 96 missing players

Hamburger SV Hannover 96
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 3 4 9
5 3 1 Won W 0 0 3
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 3 4 5
19 11 5 Scored S 2 3 12
14 7 3 Conceded C 7 9 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
89% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 78%
78% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 75% 67%
56% 60% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 22%
22% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 22%
78% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 75% 44%
22% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.1 12.6 18 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10 12.4
4.2 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 1.8 3.9
50% 58% 71% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 43% 34%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Hamburger SV's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Hamburger SV has the most scored goals (11) at home in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hamburger SV have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hamburger SV have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hannover 96 have scored away.
  • Hamburger SV have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Hamburger SV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hannover 96 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Hannover 96 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Hannover 96 have lost all their away matches so far.
  • 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 Greuther Fürth 9 5 3 1 19 10 4 2 1 1 8 4 5 3 2 0 11 6 9 18
2 Hamburger SV 9 5 2 2 19 14 5 3 1 1 11 7 4 2 1 1 8 7 5 17
3 Holstein Kiel 9 4 4 1 13 8 5 2 2 1 7 7 4 2 2 0 6 1 5 16
4 Osnabrück 9 4 4 1 13 11 4 2 1 1 6 7 5 2 3 0 7 4 2 16
5 Erzgebirge Aue 9 4 3 2 14 9 4 2 2 0 7 3 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 15
6 Paderborn 9 4 2 3 14 8 4 3 0 1 9 5 5 1 2 2 5 3 6 14
7 Bochum 8 4 2 2 12 9 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 3 0 1 8 5 3 14
8 Karlsruher SC 9 4 1 4 14 10 4 2 0 2 7 5 5 2 1 2 7 5 4 13
9 Heidenheim 9 3 3 3 15 13 5 3 2 0 10 4 4 0 1 3 5 9 2 12
10 Jahn Regensburg 9 3 3 3 13 14 5 3 1 1 9 6 4 0 2 2 4 8 -1 12
11 Darmstadt 98 9 3 3 3 16 18 4 1 2 1 6 6 5 2 1 2 10 12 -2 12
12 Fortuna Dusseldorf 8 3 2 3 8 10 4 3 1 0 5 2 4 0 1 3 3 8 -2 11
13 Nurnberg 9 2 4 3 16 15 5 1 2 2 7 8 4 1 2 1 9 7 1 10
14 Hannover 96 9 3 1 5 12 13 5 3 1 1 9 4 4 0 0 4 3 9 -1 10
15 Sandhausen 9 2 2 5 9 16 5 2 2 1 8 9 4 0 0 4 1 7 -7 8
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 9 2 2 5 9 21 4 2 1 1 6 6 5 0 1 4 3 15 -12 8
17 St. Pauli 9 1 4 4 12 17 4 1 1 2 6 8 5 0 3 2 6 9 -5 7
18 Wurzburger Kickers 9 1 1 7 9 21 5 1 1 3 6 11 4 0 0 4 3 10 -12 4

2. Bundesliga:
Germany:

Read more about 2. Bundesliga

The 2. Bundesliga (Zweite Bundesliga) is the second level of German professional football. Like the Bundesliga it has 18 clubs playing a total of 306 fixtures to decide the final league table. The two top teams are promoted while number three has to qualify through a playoff. Two or three teams are relegated through a similar system.