Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hannover 96 & Fortuna Düsseldorf face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hannover 96 and Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Hannover 96 form and stats
Hannover have reached this DFB Pokal stage through battling and winning against Eintracht Norderstedt. Hannover 96 participated in DFB Pokal the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Hannover 96 at their home stadium (HDI-Arena) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Hannover 96 are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at HDI-Arena, having lost their two previous games here.
No payout for Hannover in their previous match, an away game at Jahn Regensburg that ended in defeat 1-3. Sebastian Kerk (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Kerk scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the home 2. Bundesliga game against Schalke 04 that was lost 0-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Hannover 96 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hannover 96 as a small favourite), we find eight games. Hannover has won two of these, drawn two and lost four.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 2. Bundesliga game versus Erzgebirge Aue in only three days. This game is also played here at HDI-Arena.
Hannover aren't scoring a lot here at HDI-Arena in the league, with only 3 goals from 5 games. On the other hand, Hannover 96 have conceded 6 goals.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated VfL Oldenburg in order to reach 2nd round of DFB Pokal. Düsseldorf's mission in DFB Pokal last season failed in the 2nd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Bundesliga travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Christoph Klarer and Khaled Narey scored in Fortuna Düsseldorf's previous match, the home game against Karlsruher SC that ended 3-1. Defender Christoph Klarer was the best team player with a rating of 7.82. Klarer scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Hamburger SV.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fortuna Düsseldorf playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Düsseldorf win, one draw and four defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The 2. Bundesliga trip to Hansa Rostock.
Düsseldorf have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. 7 goals have been conceded by Fortuna Düsseldorf in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the preceeding nine meetings): Hannover 96 won four games, one match ended with a draw and Fortuna Düsseldorf managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / twoTop Goalscorers
  R. Hennings 6 goals |   S. Kerk 3 goals |  K. Narey 3 goals |
Hannover 96 missing players
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
| Hannover 96 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Scored | S | 20 | 46 | ||
| 44 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.7 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.4 | 15.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 |
| 2 | Jahn Regensburg | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | Nurnberg | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Heidenheim | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 9 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 5 |
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