Season ticket holders at HDI-Arena haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Hannover 96 languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Holstein Kiel will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Hannover 96 form and stats
With {1 2. Bundesliga wins}, 7 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Hannover 96 are certainly not brimming with confidence. Three draws in a row here at HDI-Arena for Hannover 96, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Hannover 96 lost their last game at Arminia Bielefeld (placed 1st) after a 0-1 scoreline. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Hamburger SV.
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 96 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost six.
Hannover 96 are traveling soon after this match as the 2. Bundesliga match at Nürnberg awaits in four days.
Hannover 96 has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hannover 96 defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
The visitors are W6-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga. Holstein Kiel love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Holstein Kiel might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Heidenheim proved too strong as Holstein Kiel slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Holstein-Stadion. Prior to that result Holstein Kiel won their away game at Erzgebirge Aue. The scoreline was 2-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Holstein Kiel in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Holstein Kiel, five draws and three defeats.
Holstein Kiel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 12 away games so far. Holstein Kiel have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Holstein Kiel - Hannover 96 1-2.Top Goalscorers
 J. Serra 7 goals |  H. Weydandt 6 goals |  M. Ducksch 6 goals |
Hannover 96 missing players
Holstein Kiel missing players
| Hannover 96 | Holstein Kiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 11 | 22 | 36 |
| 36 | 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 34 |
| 96% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 91% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 91% |
| 57% | 45% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 30% | 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 17% |
| 9% | 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 9% |
| 57% | 73% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 74% |
| 17% | 9% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 13% |
| 30% | 27% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 13% |
| 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 327 | 184 | 93 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 178 | 332 |
| 96 | 41 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 27 | 64 | 106 |
| 29% | 29% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 34% | 34% |
- Holstein Kiel has the most scored goals in the first half (19)
- Holstein Kiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Holstein Kiel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 25 | 47 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 44 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Greuther Fürth | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Darmstadt 98 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Osnabrück | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Nürnberg | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Sandhausen | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | St. Pauli | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 26 |
| 14 | Bochum | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 24 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -17 | 21 |
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