Statistics people will highlight a considerable gulf in performance between these teams based on the matches played so far, with St. Pauli ahead of Hannover 96 by 16 points.
- St. Pauli have the most points (26) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- Hannover 96 have the fewest scored goals (18) in 2. Bundesliga
Both contenders have had adequate rest since their last match. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic fixture!
St. Pauli form and stats
Home games in the 2. Bundesliga have been a walk in the park for St. Pauli so far, with 26 points won from 10 matches; 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The St. Pauli fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Millerntor-Stadion and will expect new points from this game. St. Pauli has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
A strong away win for Pauli against Jahn Regensburg the last match, as Amenyido, Burgstaller and Kyereh were on target. Hartel (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Hartel hit three key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Paderborn.St. Pauli are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Millerntor-Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 28 goals in 10 matches. St. Pauli have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Hannover 96 form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Hannover 96 playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
Hannover's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Darmstadt 98 that finished 2-2. Midfield player Kerk was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Kerk served one assist and hit four key passes.
A 1-3 defeat away at Heidenheim before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hannover 96 as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. As for defending, Hannover 96 rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches. Hannover 96 has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Hannover 96 - Pauli 1-0 was the end result in these squads' previous H2H match, earlier this season. Stats for the former nine meetings between these two teams are: two wins for St. Pauli, one draw and six wins for Hannover 96. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Burgstaller 16 goals |  D. Kyereh 6 goals |   S. Kerk 5 goals |
St. Pauli missing players
Hannover 96 missing players
| St. Pauli | Hannover 96 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 45 | 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 31 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 32 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 64% |
| 77% | 90% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 45% |
| 55% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 36% | 27% |
| 23% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 64% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 41% |
| 23% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 36% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.6 | 16.8 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | 8.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 39% | 45% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 12.1 | 9.4 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.8 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 |
- All of St. Pauli's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hannover 96 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hannover 96 have the fewest scored goals (18) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hannover 96 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hannover 96 have the most matches under the total-line (12) in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli have not yet lost a game at home.
- St. Pauli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St. Pauli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- St. Pauli have scored in all their home matches so far.
- St. Pauli have scored more than double the goals of Hannover 96.
- St. Pauli have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli have the most points (26) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli have the most scored goals (28) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli have the the best goal difference (+19) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | St. Pauli | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 40 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Nurnberg | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 33 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 25 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -23 | 15 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -21 | 14 |
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