Sandhausen hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 33 points and a 13th position in the 2. Bundesliga table. Visiting Hannover 96 holds 9th place with 35 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Sandhausen nor Hannover 96 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sandhausen form and stats
When playing at home in the 2. Bundesliga, Sandhausen have managed 4 wins, 7 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Sandhausen are confident in defense, having played 201 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Sandhausen are returning here after visiting Wehen Wiesbaden in a 2. Bundesliga game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Dennis Diekmeier scored the goal(s). Before that, Sandhausen drew at home versus Jahn Regensburg.
The Sandhausen fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 14 matches. Sandhausen have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Hannover 96 form and stats
7 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. That’s the product of Hannover 96 playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season. Hannover 96 has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Hannover's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Karlsruher SC that finished 1-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Osnabrück with the score of 4-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dynamo Dresden in just four days.
Hannover are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 14 away games so far. Hannover have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Hannover 96 - Sandhausen 1-1. Last three meetings between the teams: Sandhausen won zero, Hannover 96 won zero and three draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Behrens 11 goals |  H. Weydandt 8 goals |  M. Ducksch 8 goals |
Sandhausen missing players
Hannover 96 missing players
| Sandhausen | Hannover 96 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 32 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 15 | 23 | 39 |
| 36 | 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 93% | 86% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 68% | 64% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 85% |
| 32% | 43% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 71% | 59% |
| 29% | 36% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 29% | 33% |
| 11% | 14% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 14% | 11% |
| 54% | 57% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 43% | 59% |
| 18% | 21% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 29% | 19% |
| 36% | 36% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 26% |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 452 | 227 | 100 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 163 | 384 |
| 130 | 64 | 33 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 64 | 114 |
| 25% | 27% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 34% |
- Hannover 96 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hannover 96 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sandhausen has the most matches under the total-line (19)
- Sandhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 51 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 53 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 48 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 45 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Greuther Fürth | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 20 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Bochum | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 34 |
| 13 | Osnabrück | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -12 | 31 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -11 | 29 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | -13 | 28 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
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