Heidenheim should be expected winners of this home game against Hannover 96, if the league table is thought to provide some clues. Or could we be looking at a possible?
- Hannover 96 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 2. Bundesliga
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.
Heidenheim form and stats
Heidenheim are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at Voith-Arena. 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games. After failing to beat St. Pauli here at Voith-Arena, Heidenheim has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
An away draw last time out for Heidenheim, facing Hansa Rostock in a game that ended 0-0. Hüsing was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.74 out of 10. The defender Hüsing won 6 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that match, Heidenheim won a home game hosting Ingolstadt (2-1).The Heidenheim fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Heidenheim have conceded only 9 goals.
Hannover 96 form and stats
Playing away, Hannover 96 have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season. Momentum is building for Hannover 96 in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Hannover 96 have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler. It's been 186 minutes since they last conceded in 2. Bundesliga.
There were no winners in Hannover 96's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Dynamo Dresden (placed 12th). Hult, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.15. Hult hit three key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.
Goals are few and far between in Hannover 96's away league games. Only 9 goals from 10 travels. The attacking power of Hannover when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Hannover 96 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also met each other previously this match year: Hannover 96 - Heidenheim 1-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Heidenheim victories, zero draws and four Hannover 96 wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Kleindienst 7 goals |  R. Leipertz 5 goals |   S. Kerk 5 goals |
Heidenheim missing players
Hannover 96 missing players
| Heidenheim | Hannover 96 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 27 |
| 85% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 85% |
| 70% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 20% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 35% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 35% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 5.5 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.1 | 15 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 32% | 38% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | 21% |
| 13.1 | 12.9 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
- Hannover 96 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 (12) 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 | Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | St. Pauli | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 37 |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Nürnberg | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 9 | Paderborn | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 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 | Holstein Kiel | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 24 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 15 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 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 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -20 | 15 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -26 | 10 |
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