Hannover 96 vs Bochum: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Tue 15.December
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: HDI-Arena (49000 seats)

The visiting Bochum side should be favourites in this visit to Hannover 96, as the away team holds a 7 point advantage from their eleven league games this season.

Insights:
  • Hannover 96 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Bochum has the most clean sheets (5) in 2. Bundesliga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hannover and Bochum.

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Hannover 96 form and stats

Overall 2. Bundesliga stats at home this season for Hannover 96 are 3-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Hamburger SV.

This is expected to be a close game, with Hannover perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hannover 96 as a small favourite), we find seven games. Hannover 96 has won one of these, drawn one and lost five.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hannover as they are travelling to their away game against Jahn Regensburg in the 2. Bundesliga. That match is three days after this one.

A decent goal production from Hannover in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Hannover have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bochum form and stats

3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Bochum, who have the most clean sheets (5) in 2. Bundesliga, playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season.

Prior to that match, the Bochum manager T. Reis faced defeat when travelling to Holstein Kiel and losing 1-3.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bochum playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Bochum wins, five draws and five defeats.

After this away game Bochum return home for a 2. Bundesliga game against Heidenheim. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Bochum has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. As for defending, Bochum rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 8 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Hannover 96-Bochum H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hannover 96 five wins, Bochum three wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BochumR. Zulj
R. Zulj
7 goals
BochumS. Zoller
S. Zoller
6 goals
HannoverM. Ducksch
M. Ducksch
3 goals

Hannover 96 missing players

Bochum missing players

Hannover 96 Bochum
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 2 5 11
4 3 1 Won W 1 3 6
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
5 1 1 Lost L 1 2 3
13 9 2 Scored S 4 9 21
13 4 3 Conceded C 4 8 12
82% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
64% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 82%
55% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 64%
18% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 60% 45%
18% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 18%
36% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 45%
45% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 45%
36% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3 2.4
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.2 14.4 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 11.2 13.9
3.5 5.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4 5.1
34% 32% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 45% 38%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Bochum has the most clean sheets (5) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Bochum has the most scored goals in the second half (13) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Bochum have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bochum have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Hannover 96 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hannover 96 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hannover 96 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  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 11 6 3 2 22 11 5 2 1 2 8 5 6 4 2 0 14 6 11 21
2 Bochum 11 6 2 3 21 12 6 3 2 1 12 4 5 3 0 2 9 8 9 20
3 Holstein Kiel 10 5 4 1 16 9 6 3 2 1 10 8 4 2 2 0 6 1 7 19
4 Hamburger SV 10 5 2 3 19 15 6 3 1 2 11 8 4 2 1 1 8 7 4 17
5 Karlsruher SC 10 5 1 4 16 11 4 2 0 2 7 5 6 3 1 2 9 6 5 16
6 Osnabruck 10 4 4 2 14 13 5 2 1 2 7 9 5 2 3 0 7 4 1 16
7 Heidenheim 10 4 3 3 16 13 5 3 2 0 10 4 5 1 1 3 6 9 3 15
8 Erzgebirge Aue 10 4 3 3 14 11 5 2 2 1 7 5 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 15
9 Jahn Regensburg 10 4 3 3 15 14 5 3 1 1 9 6 5 1 2 2 6 8 1 15
10 Paderborn 11 4 2 5 14 13 5 3 0 2 9 7 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 14
11 Fortuna Dusseldorf 10 4 2 4 11 17 5 4 1 0 8 4 5 0 1 4 3 13 -6 14
12 Nurnberg 10 3 4 3 18 15 5 1 2 2 7 8 5 2 2 1 11 7 3 13
13 Hannover 96 10 4 1 5 13 13 5 3 1 1 9 4 5 1 0 4 4 9 0 13
14 Darmstadt 98 10 3 3 4 18 21 4 1 2 1 6 6 6 2 1 3 12 15 -3 12
15 Sandhausen 11 3 2 6 12 21 6 2 2 2 8 12 5 1 0 4 4 9 -9 11
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 10 3 2 5 11 22 5 3 1 1 8 7 5 0 1 4 3 15 -11 11
17 St. Pauli 10 1 4 5 13 19 4 1 1 2 6 8 6 0 3 3 7 11 -6 7
18 Wurzburger Kickers 10 1 1 8 11 24 6 1 1 4 8 14 4 0 0 4 3 10 -13 4

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