Wednesday , 7 October 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Hannover 96, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Hannover 96 — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Patrick Ittrich
  • Referee Norbert Grudzinski
  • Referee Sascha Thielert
  • Referee Thorben Siewer
  • Referee Sven Jablonski

Head-to-Head

1
1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Hannover 96

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Hannover 96 H 2–2 D
07 Oct SC Freiburg A 0–0 D
04 Oct AEK Larnaka H 4–2 W
29 Sep Borussia Dortmund H 2–4 L
26 Sep TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf A 2–1 W
23 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–2 D
06 Oct VfB Stuttgart H 3–1 W
30 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–4 L
25 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–3 L
22 Sep 1. FC Nurnberg A 0–2 L
15 Sep RB Leipzig A 2–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Patrik Schick 4 G 1 A
Christian Kofane 2 G
Ibrahim Maza 1 G 1 A
Facundo Medina 1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Hannover 96 — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 6' The referee has no hesitation. Felipe is booked for Hannover 96 — Yellow card on 6.
  • 11' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Hannover 96 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 21' Hannover 96 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Florent Muslija is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 30' It looks surprising Hannover 96 does not make any changes. Julian Brandt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' Lars Bender has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 34 minutes.
  • 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' Miiko Albornoz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 49' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Mitchell Weiser gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' The deadlock is broken! Felipe gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Felipe.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Hannover 96! Kevin Wimmer comes on to replace Bobby Wood.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Isaac Thelin comes on to replace Dominik Kohr.
  • 68' A change in the Hannover 96 ranks — Florent Muslija exits the field as Matthias Ostrzolek enters on 68.
  • 73' Pirmin Schwegler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 75' Karim Bellarabi is replacing Mitchell Weiser for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
  • 79' Michael Esser is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Hannover 96 — Marvin Bakalorz on, Pirmin Schwegler off on 81 minutes.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Miiko Albornoz. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' Over 89 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 90' Assisted by Lars Bender with the perfectly-timed delivery and Karim Bellarabi makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Hannover 96 xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen47% Draw24% Hannover 9629%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
72%
Draw or Hannover 96
53%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Hannover 96
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen34% Draw42% Hannover 9624%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push Hannover 96 covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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