Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Hannover 96, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Hannover 96 — Bundesliga .
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- Hannover 96 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Patrick Ittrich
- Referee Norbert Grudzinski
- Referee Sascha Thielert
- Referee Thorben Siewer
- Referee Sven Jablonski
18 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 5.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 34 89 2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73 3 RB Leipzig 34 65 4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62 5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59 7 SC Freiburg 34 47 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44 9 FC Augsburg 34 43 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40 11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39 12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38 13 Hamburger SV 34 38 14 1. FC Koln 34 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29 17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26 18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Dusseldorf A 2–1 W 23 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen0-152/216-302/131-454/346-602/161-752/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to score. At the same time, Hannover 96 does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 6' Hannover 96 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 16' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Hannover 96 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 21' Hannover 96 seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 25' Florent Muslija puts Hannover 96 on the lead.
- 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 34' What an equalizer from Lars Bender!
- 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jonathan Tah suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' 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.
- 49' Mitchell Weiser was booked on 49.
- 54' Sensational shot from Felipe. Hannover 96 is back in the lead.
- 57' Hannover 96 player sees a Red card in front of him.
- 61' The Hannover 96 manager makes a substitution. Bobby Wood departs to be replaced by Kevin Wimmer.
- 64' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Thelin is hanging Dominik Kohr on the field on 64 minute.
- 68' The whistle greets Florent Muslija as he departs to be replaced by Matthias Ostrzolek.
- 73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pirmin Schwegler.
- 75' Karim Bellarabi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mitchell Weiser on 75 minute.
- 79' Hannover 96 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
- 81' Marvin Bakalorz is replacing Pirmin Schwegler for the Hannover 96 side.
- 84' Miiko Albornoz was booked on 84.
- 89' It looks surprising Hannover 96 does not make any changes. Kevin Wimmer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 90' Goal! Karim Bellarabi scores his 22 goal in 530 matches.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
Starting XI
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- 10
- 4
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31
Kevin Volland ↓ Leon Bailey 75'
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21
Dominik Kohr ↓ Isaac Thelin 64'
- 13
- 29
- 18
- 8
- 23
- 1
Bench
- 28
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9
Leon Bailey ↑ 75'
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38
Karim Bellarabi ↑ 75'
- 16
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11
Isaac Thelin ↑ 64'
- 6
- 30
Coach Heiko HerrlichHannover 96 Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 27
- 3
- 24
- 23
- 5
- 31
- 10
- 8
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17
Bobby Wood ↓ Kevin Wimmer 61'
- 35
Bench
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6
Marvin Bakalorz ↑ 81'
- 1
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22
Matthias Ostrzolek ↑ 68'
- 18
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28
Kevin Wimmer ↑ 61'
- 11
- 26
Coach Andre Breitenreiter -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kevin Volland 2 Karim Bellarabi 1 Lars Bender 1 Felipe 1 Florent Muslija 1 Kai Havertz 1 Mitchell Weiser 1 Jonathas 1 Head to Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2018-10-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 Hannover 96 D 2018-10-07 SC Freiburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2018-10-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–2 AEK Larnaka W 2018-09-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund L 2018-09-26 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-09-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.86 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.48 Hannover 96 xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.34Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.6%2 – 1 8.7%1 – 2 7%2 – 2 Actual2 – 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.