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1. FC Köln vs Hannover 96, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2024-25
1. FC Köln
2 – 2
Full Time
Hannover 96
Sat 30 Nov 2024 · 12:00 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION 50,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 25' Jessic Ngankam
Tim Lemperle 48' 1–1
Damion Downs 81' 2–1
2–2 86' Florian Kainz og
Y 43' Havard Nielsen
R 54' Max Christiansen
Florian Kainz 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Köln vs Hannover 96 — 2. Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Soren Storks
  • Assistant 1 Thorben Siewer
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Kessel
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 17.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Hertha BSC 6 18
2 1. FC Nürnberg 6 16
3 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 6 13
4 VfL Wolfsburg 6 11
5 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 11
6 1. FC Magdeburg 6 10
7 FC Energie Cottbus 6 8
8 FC St. Pauli 1910 6 7
9 VfL Bochum 1848 6 7
10 Hannover 96 6 7
11 VfL Osnabrück 6 7
12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 6 6
13 Arminia Bielefeld 6 5
14 Karlsruher SC 6 5
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 6 4
16 Holstein Kiel 6 4
17 SG Dynamo Dresden 6 4
18 SV Darmstadt 98 6 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
4
1. FC Köln 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Hannover 96
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-30 1. FC Köln 2–2 Hannover 96 2018-03-05 1. FC Köln 0–1 Hannover 96 2017-09-24 Hannover 96 2–0 1. FC Köln 2015-05-10 Hannover 96 3–1 1. FC Köln 2014-11-29 1. FC Köln 3–0 Hannover 96

Recent Form

1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Hannover 96 H 2–2 D
22 Nov SC Preußen Münster A 1–0 W
09 Nov SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 H 1–0 W
02 Nov Hertha BSC A 1–0 W
29 Oct Holstein Kiel H 3–0 W
25 Oct SC Paderborn 07 H 1–2 L
Hannover 96
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov 1. FC Köln A 2–2 D
23 Nov SV Darmstadt 98 H 1–2 L
10 Nov SV 07 Elversberg A 1–3 L
02 Nov Karlsruher SC H 2–1 W
27 Oct 1. FC Magdeburg A 3–0 W
19 Oct FC Schalke 04 H 1–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Hannover 96 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Hannover 96
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Hannover 96
Lars Gindorf 3 G
Marcel Hartel 2 G
Maurice Neubauer 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at RheinEnergieSTADION. Ninety minutes of football awaits between 1. FC Koln and Hannover 96.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. 1. FC Koln in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Hannover 96's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerhard Struber might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at RheinEnergieSTADION. Hannover 96 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. 1. FC Koln must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Jessic Ngankam adds to his 0 season tally! Hannover 96 lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Hannover 96 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Hannover 96 come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' It’s a booking for Hannover 96 player. Havard Nielsen gets a card.
  • 48' Tim Lemperle is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Hannover 96 that had 298 games and scored 175 goals.
  • 54' Max Christiansen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Sei Muroya has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 444 appearances.
  • 61' Hannover 96 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabian Kunze is hanging Nicolo Tresoldi on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' 1. FC Koln are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Hannover 96 backline.
  • 71' 1. FC Koln ring the changes. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt has done his job and it is now time for Florian Kainz to step up.
  • 76' Florian Kainz picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' Magnificent from Damion Downs! That is 13 goals in 403 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' The whistle greets Jessic Ngankam as he departs to be replaced by Monju Momuluh.
  • 85' Andreas Voglsammer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sei Muroya on 85 minute.
  • 86' What composure from Florian Kainz! The Austria international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 90' Mark Uth is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dejan Ljubicic at the 90 minute mark.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

1. FC Köln Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

Hannover 96 Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefan Leitl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jessic Ngankam 1
Tim Lemperle 1
Damion Downs 1
Lars Gindorf 1

Head to Head

2024-11-30 1. FC Köln 2–2 Hannover 96 2018-03-05 1. FC Köln 0–1 Hannover 96 2017-09-24 Hannover 96 2–0 1. FC Köln 2015-05-10 Hannover 96 3–1 1. FC Köln 2014-11-29 1. FC Köln 3–0 Hannover 96

1. FC Köln Form

2024-11-30 1. FC Köln 2–2 Hannover 96 D 2024-11-22 SC Preußen Münster 0–1 1. FC Köln W 2024-11-09 1. FC Köln 1–0 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 W 2024-11-02 Hertha BSC 0–1 1. FC Köln W 2024-10-29 1. FC Köln 3–0 Holstein Kiel W 2024-10-25 1. FC Köln 1–2 SC Paderborn 07 L

Hannover 96 Form

2024-11-30 1. FC Köln 2–2 Hannover 96 D 2024-11-23 Hannover 96 1–2 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2024-11-10 SV 07 Elversberg 3–1 Hannover 96 L 2024-11-02 Hannover 96 2–1 Karlsruher SC W 2024-10-27 1. FC Magdeburg 0–3 Hannover 96 W 2024-10-19 Hannover 96 1–0 FC Schalke 04 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 1. FC Köln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Hannover 96 xG
I would bet for: 1. FC Köln or Hannover 96 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
1. FC Köln40% Draw28% Hannover 9632%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

1. FC Köln or Draw
68%
Draw or Hannover 96
60%
1. FC Köln or Hannover 96
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
1. FC Köln29% Draw46% Hannover 9625%
Actual: Hannover 96 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Köln

Handicap 1. FC Köln covers Push Hannover 96 covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.