Getting nearer the top clubs is the task when these mid-table clubs duel. Both will be targeting to strenghten their league status, Hannover 96 in 12th and Dynamo Dresden in 11th spot.
- Hannover 96 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 2. Bundesliga
- Dynamo Dresden have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
The hosts Hannover 96 saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the DFB Pokal. Thankfully the previous game, versus Borussia Mönchengladbach, was also a home game here at HDI-Arena. The away team is better rested.
Hannover 96 form and stats
When playing at home in the 2. Bundesliga, Hannover 96 have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games.
Hannover's previous game was a DFB Pokal match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Borussia Mönchengladbach. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfielder Beier was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.7 (out of ten) in that game. Beier scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the game before, an away victory in the 2. Bundesliga match versus Hansa Rostock with a 1-0 scoreline.Hannover 96 have scored 6 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Hannover 96 have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Dynamo Dresden form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dynamo Dresden so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-7 (win-draw-lose).
Dynamo Dresden's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hamburger SV that finished 1-1. Attacker Daferner got a player rating of 7.84 in the game. "Man of the match" Daferner scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ingolstadt wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dresden as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Dynamo Dresden have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides met each other before this season: Dynamo Dresden - Hannover 96 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Hannover 96 four wins, one draw and Dynamo Dresden two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Daferner 9 goals |   S. Kerk 5 goals |  L. Maina 4 goals |
Hannover 96 missing players
Dynamo Dresden missing players
| Hannover 96 | Dynamo Dresden | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 27 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 26 |
| 89% | 89% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 44% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 74% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 58% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 20% | 16% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 37% |
| 37% | 44% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 26% |
| 37% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 37% |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.3 | 11.9 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.3 | 13.3 |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| 23% | 16% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 25% | 24% |
| 13.8 | 14.2 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 16.2 | 14.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.4 | 4.7 |
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hannover 96 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hannover 96 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hannover 96 have the most matches under the total-line (11) 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 | St. Pauli | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 4 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 31 |
| 7 | Jahn Regensburg | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Nurnberg | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 13 | Holstein Kiel | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -19 | 17 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -24 | 10 |
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