With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Hannover 96 fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Dynamo Dresden.
Hannover 96 form and stats
Overall 2. Bundesliga stats at home this season for Hannover 96 are 2-7-3 (wins-draw-losses).
A strong away win for Hannover 96 against Nürnberg the last match, as Linton Maina, Hendrik Weydandt and Timo Hubers were on target. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Holstein Kiel.
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 Hannover 96 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost two.
Hannover 96 has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Hannover have conceded 19 from these games.
Dynamo Dresden form and stats
Dynamo Dresden have only collected 7 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 1-4-7 (12 played).
Patrick Schmidt (2) scored in Dynamo Dresden's previous match, the home game against Erzgebirge Aue that ended 2-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Jahn Regensburg with the score of 2-1.
We have checked recent matches where Dynamo Dresden have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were two victories, four draws and six defeats.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Dresden's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Dynamo Dresden - Hannover 0-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Hannover won three games, one match ended with a draw and Dynamo Dresden has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / threeTop Goalscorers
  H. Weydandt 8 goals |  M. Ducksch 6 goals | C. Teuchert 5 goals |
Hannover 96 missing players
Dynamo Dresden missing players
| Hannover 96 | Dynamo Dresden | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 34 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 37 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 23 | 41 |
| 96% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 84% | 92% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 72% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 56% |
| 32% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 24% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 56% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 20% | 8% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 20% |
| 28% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 5.3 | 6.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 357 | 205 | 67 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 113 | 272 |
| 105 | 46 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 33 | 97 |
| 32% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | 26% |
- Dynamo Dresden has the fewest scored goals (25)
- Dynamo Dresden has the fewest scored goals (9) away
- Dynamo Dresden has the fewest scored goals in the first half (8)
- Dynamo Dresden has the the worst goal difference (-14) away
- Dynamo Dresden has the the worst goal difference (-16)
- Dynamo Dresden have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Dynamo Dresden have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dynamo Dresden have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 51 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 41 |
| 5 | Erzgebirge Aue | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Greuther Fürth | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Darmstadt 98 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 36 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Bochum | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 30 |
| 13 | Osnabrück | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -11 | 27 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | -12 | 25 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
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