2. Bundesliga match preview: St. Pauli versus Hannover 96

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Millerntor-Stadion (25546 seats)

With their 8 point advantage in the league table, St. Pauli fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Hannover 96.

Insights:
  • St. Pauli haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Hannover 96 is in the worst form (1-0-5)

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.

Pauli are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Hannover 96 most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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St. Pauli form and stats

St. Pauli have played 16 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Pauli, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

No payout for Pauli in their previous match, an away game at Holstein Kiel that ended in defeat 0-4. Ahead of that match, Pauli won a home game hosting Greuther Furth (2-1).

St. Pauli were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

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 St. Pauli have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn four and lost four.

A decent goal production from Pauli in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 16 league matches. 23 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Hannover 96 form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hannover 96 so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-10 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Hannover 96's last three away games as they have all been lost. Three has not been a lucky number for Hannover as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Jahn Regensburg match.

Hannover 96 are travelling again after losing away to Holstein Kiel in their previous match (0-1). A 1-2 loss hosting Darmstadt 98 before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Hannover 96 in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Hannover, zero draws and five defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Hannover have scored 21 goals in 16 league games away. As for defending, Hannover rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 28 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Hannover 96 - St. Pauli 2-3 played earlier this season. Pauli-Hannover 96 H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: St. Pauli two wins, Hannover 96 four wins, one draw. two of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Hannover 96M. Ducksch
M. Ducksch
14 goals
St. PauliG. Burgstaller
G. Burgstaller
10 goals
St. PauliD. Kyereh
D. Kyereh
9 goals

St. Pauli missing players

Hannover 96 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
St. Pauli Hannover 96
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
13 8 4 Won W 2 4 11
8 3 0 Drew D 1 2 6
11 5 1 Lost L 2 10 15
50 27 10 Scored S 8 21 50
51 23 2 Conceded C 6 28 48
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
88% 88% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 72%
66% 62% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 62%
41% 38% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 31% 38%
16% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 31% 25%
59% 50% 20% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 56%
16% 25% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 28%
28% 25% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 31% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.9 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.7 13.1 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 13.6 11.7 12.1
4.4 4.7 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.6 4.6
35% 36% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 36% 34%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Hannover 96 is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • St. Pauli haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Bochum 32 20 3 9 62 37 16 11 2 3 37 15 16 9 1 6 25 22 25 63
2 Holstein Kiel 31 17 8 6 50 27 15 10 2 3 26 14 16 7 6 3 24 13 23 59
3 Greuther Furth 32 16 10 6 62 40 16 8 4 4 31 21 16 8 6 2 31 19 22 58
4 Hamburger SV 32 15 10 7 65 41 16 9 4 3 36 16 16 6 6 4 29 25 24 55
5 Fortuna Dusseldorf 32 15 8 9 50 43 16 10 4 2 29 20 16 5 4 7 21 23 7 53
6 Heidenheim 32 15 6 11 47 42 16 10 3 3 27 14 16 5 3 8 20 28 5 51
7 St. Pauli 32 13 8 11 50 51 16 8 3 5 27 23 16 5 5 6 23 28 -1 47
8 Paderborn 32 12 10 10 50 40 16 8 5 3 30 22 16 4 5 7 20 18 10 46
9 Karlsruher SC 32 12 10 10 46 41 16 4 6 6 16 16 16 8 4 4 30 25 5 46
10 Darmstadt 98 32 13 6 13 55 52 16 6 3 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 31 30 3 45
11 Erzgebirge Aue 32 11 8 13 42 49 16 7 4 5 27 27 16 4 4 8 15 22 -7 41
12 Nürnberg 32 10 10 12 43 49 16 5 6 5 21 22 16 5 4 7 22 27 -6 40
13 Hannover 96 32 11 6 15 50 48 16 7 4 5 29 20 16 4 2 10 21 28 2 39
14 Jahn Regensburg 31 8 11 12 32 45 16 5 6 5 20 21 15 3 5 7 12 24 -13 35
15 Sandhausen 32 9 4 19 38 57 16 8 4 4 27 21 16 1 0 15 11 36 -19 31
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 7 10 15 29 53 16 6 4 6 16 21 16 1 6 9 13 32 -24 31
17 Osnabrück 32 8 6 18 31 54 16 2 1 13 13 32 16 6 5 5 18 22 -23 30
18 Wurzburger Kickers 32 5 6 21 34 67 16 3 5 8 21 32 16 2 1 13 13 35 -33 21

2. Bundesliga:
Germany:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bochum 32 20 3 9 62 37 16 11 2 3 37 15 16 9 1 6 25 22 25 63
2 Holstein Kiel 31 17 8 6 50 27 15 10 2 3 26 14 16 7 6 3 24 13 23 59
3 Greuther Furth 32 16 10 6 62 40 16 8 4 4 31 21 16 8 6 2 31 19 22 58
4 Hamburger SV 32 15 10 7 65 41 16 9 4 3 36 16 16 6 6 4 29 25 24 55
5 Fortuna Dusseldorf 32 15 8 9 50 43 16 10 4 2 29 20 16 5 4 7 21 23 7 53
6 Heidenheim 32 15 6 11 47 42 16 10 3 3 27 14 16 5 3 8 20 28 5 51
7 St. Pauli 32 13 8 11 50 51 16 8 3 5 27 23 16 5 5 6 23 28 -1 47
8 Paderborn 32 12 10 10 50 40 16 8 5 3 30 22 16 4 5 7 20 18 10 46
9 Karlsruher SC 32 12 10 10 46 41 16 4 6 6 16 16 16 8 4 4 30 25 5 46
10 Darmstadt 98 32 13 6 13 55 52 16 6 3 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 31 30 3 45
11 Erzgebirge Aue 32 11 8 13 42 49 16 7 4 5 27 27 16 4 4 8 15 22 -7 41
12 Nürnberg 32 10 10 12 43 49 16 5 6 5 21 22 16 5 4 7 22 27 -6 40
13 Hannover 96 32 11 6 15 50 48 16 7 4 5 29 20 16 4 2 10 21 28 2 39
14 Jahn Regensburg 31 8 11 12 32 45 16 5 6 5 20 21 15 3 5 7 12 24 -13 35
15 Sandhausen 32 9 4 19 38 57 16 8 4 4 27 21 16 1 0 15 11 36 -19 31
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 7 10 15 29 53 16 6 4 6 16 21 16 1 6 9 13 32 -24 31
17 Osnabrück 32 8 6 18 31 54 16 2 1 13 13 32 16 6 5 5 18 22 -23 30
18 Wurzburger Kickers 32 5 6 21 34 67 16 3 5 8 21 32 16 2 1 13 13 35 -33 21

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