The visiting Stuttgart side should be favourites in this visit to Hannover 96, as the away team holds a 10 point advantage from their 17 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Hannover 96 form and stats
With {1 2. Bundesliga wins}, 4 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Hannover 96 are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The fans are hoping that Hannover 96 will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the 2. Bundesliga game against Bochum (placed 11th). Ahead of that match, Hannover 96 won a home game hosting Erzgebirge Aue (3-2).
Hannover 96's goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler was extremely busy against Bochum, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.
Hannover 96 have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hannover 96 defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Stuttgart form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Stuttgart have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Darmstadt 98 (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The 2. Bundesliga match ended in a draw 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Nürnberg.
Stuttgart have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stuttgart have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Stuttgart - Hannover 96 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Hannover 96, 2 draws and 4 wins for Stuttgart. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Top Goalscorers
  H. Weydandt 6 goals |  M. Ducksch 5 goals |   H. Al Ghaddioui 5 goals |
Hannover 96 missing players
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| Hannover 96 | Stuttgart | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 28 |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 22 |
| 94% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 88% | 94% |
| 88% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 76% |
| 59% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 65% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 12% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 53% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 65% |
| 24% | 12% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 29% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 5.1 | 6.4 | 8.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 8.6 | 7 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 254 | 136 | 58 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 153 | 319 |
| 75 | 29 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 53 | 103 |
| 27% | 24% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 27% |
- Hannover 96 has the fewest scored goals (7) at home
- Hannover 96 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Stuttgart have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Stuttgart have won significantly more corners away than 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 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Osnabrück | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Greuther Fürth | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Sandhausen | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Bochum | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Nürnberg | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
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