5th spot in the 2. Bundesliga table for Hannover 96 right now, a fine achievement. The match-going supporters hope for more entertainment as 8th-placed Magdeburg visit HDI-Arena.
- Hannover 96 have the most scored goals (20) in 2. Bundesliga
- Magdeburg have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Hannover 96 form and stats
Overall 2. Bundesliga results playing at home this season for Hannover 96 are 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Hannover 96 has recorded two wins in a row here at HDI-Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
In their previous game, the manager Leitl led his Hannover to a defeat away at Kaiserslautern. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at HDI-Arena. The first defeat after going undefeated in four league fixtures. Zieler had a busy but productive day in the Kaiserslautern match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.
Ahead of that match, Hannover 96 won a home game hosting Wehen Wiesbaden (2-0).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 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Goals are plentiful at HDI-Arena in the league this season as Hannover has scored 11 goals here in 4 home games. Hannover 96 have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Magdeburg form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Magdeburg have produced an overall stat of 1-2-2 so far. Magdeburg seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Magdeburg delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Karlsruher SC (placed 14th) in their previous match. The draw against Karlsruher SC came from a losing position. The Magdeburg manager Titz brought on Castaignos as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfielder Gnaka was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.05. Gnaka hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 46 successful passes (of 55 total).
Prior to that match, the Magdeburg manager Titz faced defeat when travelling to Nurnberg and losing 0-1.Magdeburg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
Magdeburg has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. Magdeburg's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 8 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - zero - two (Hannover 96 wins - draws - Magdeburg wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Teuchert 7 goals |  H. Kallevik Nielsen 4 goals |   L. Schuler 4 goals |
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| Hannover 96 | Magdeburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 89% |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 78% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 44% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 33% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | 33% |
| 67% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 78% |
| 22% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 11% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 22% |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.2 | 5.7 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 17.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11 | 13.8 |
| 5.1 | 7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 43% | 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 39% |
| 14.1 | 13.2 | 23 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 18.4 | 14.7 |
| 4.9 | 4.5 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 10.5 | 7.6 | 6.2 |
- Hannover 96 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Hannover 96 have the most scored goals (20) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hannover 96 have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hannover 96 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Magdeburg have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won 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 | St. Pauli | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Kaiserslautern | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Holstein Kiel | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | Paderborn | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Magdeburg | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Hertha BSC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Greuther Furth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Elversberg | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Schalke 04 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Osnabruck | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 6 |
| 18 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
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