Hannover 96 - Heidenheim: Small difference between teams in 2. Bundesliga clash

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 11.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: HDI-Arena (49000 seats)

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 Hannover 96 - Heidenheim latest:

Insights:
  • Hannover 96 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Heidenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a 2. Bundesliga match only three days ago. This match was also played here at HDI-Arena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Heidenheim have had more rest.

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Hannover 96 form and stats

Hannover 96 have collected 22 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 6-4-3.

The Hannover crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Würzburger Kickers here at HDI-Arena in a 2. Bundesliga match. In the match before that, Hannover 96 hosted Hamburger SV and drew the game 3-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Hannover have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost four.

There will be little rest for Hannover 96 after this match as they are travelling to Holstein Kiel for a 2. Bundesliga game in only three days.

The Hannover 96 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. On the other hand, Hannover have conceded 14 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Heidenheim form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Heidenheim so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-7 (win-draw-lose).

Tim Kleindienst scored in Heidenheim's previous match, the home game against Holstein Kiel that ended 1-0. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Greuther Furth.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Heidenheim playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were three Heidenheim wins, eight draws and six defeats.

Heidenheim have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As for defending, Heidenheim rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Heidenheim - Hannover 96 1-0, played this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's three Hannover 96 victories, zero draws and two Heidenheim wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HeidenheimC. Kühlwetter
C. Kühlwetter
13 goals
Hannover 96M. Ducksch
M. Ducksch
11 goals
HannoverG. Haraguchi
G. Haraguchi
8 goals

Hannover 96 missing players

Heidenheim missing players

Hannover 96 Heidenheim
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 27
10 6 0 Won W 0 3 12
6 4 2 Drew D 1 3 6
10 3 1 Lost L 2 7 9
40 24 2 Scored S 5 13 38
33 14 3 Conceded C 8 24 35
88% 85% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
69% 77% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 70%
58% 62% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 48%
31% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 31% 30%
23% 23% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 19%
50% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 54% 44%
35% 54% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 33%
27% 23% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.2 3.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.6
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12 13.1 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 17.3 12.7 13.3
4.5 5.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.1 4.3
34% 32% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 25% 32%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Hannover 96 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hannover 96 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Heidenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Heidenheim 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 Bochum 27 17 3 7 50 27 14 9 2 3 28 11 13 8 1 4 22 16 23 54
2 Hamburger SV 27 14 8 5 56 33 13 8 3 2 29 11 14 6 5 3 27 22 23 50
3 Greuther Furth 27 14 8 5 51 32 13 6 3 4 23 17 14 8 5 1 28 15 19 50
4 Holstein Kiel 26 13 7 6 39 25 12 7 2 3 19 14 14 6 5 3 20 11 14 46
5 Fortuna Dusseldorf 27 12 7 8 39 37 13 8 3 2 22 16 14 4 4 6 17 21 2 43
6 Karlsruher SC 27 12 6 9 39 33 14 4 4 6 14 14 13 8 2 3 25 19 6 42
7 Heidenheim 27 12 6 9 38 35 14 9 3 2 25 11 13 3 3 7 13 24 3 42
8 St. Pauli 27 10 8 9 41 43 14 6 3 5 21 22 13 4 5 4 20 21 -2 38
9 Erzgebirge Aue 27 10 7 10 36 37 13 7 4 2 23 15 14 3 3 8 13 22 -1 37
10 Hannover 96 26 10 6 10 40 33 13 6 4 3 24 14 13 4 2 7 16 19 7 36
11 Paderborn 27 9 8 10 35 34 13 6 4 3 23 19 14 3 4 7 12 15 1 35
12 Darmstadt 98 27 9 5 13 43 46 14 5 2 7 19 19 13 4 3 6 24 27 -3 32
13 Nürnberg 27 8 8 11 35 41 14 4 5 5 17 20 13 4 3 6 18 21 -6 32
14 Jahn Regensburg 26 7 10 9 28 33 14 5 5 4 19 17 12 2 5 5 9 16 -5 31
15 Osnabruck 26 7 5 14 25 40 12 2 1 9 12 21 14 5 4 5 13 19 -15 26
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 27 6 8 13 23 46 14 6 3 5 16 19 13 0 5 8 7 27 -23 26
17 Sandhausen 27 7 4 16 29 47 14 6 4 4 21 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -18 25
18 Würzburger Kickers 27 5 4 18 29 54 13 3 4 6 18 25 14 2 0 12 11 29 -25 19

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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.