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Hannover 96 vs Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Fri 31 Aug 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Hannover 96 vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Thorsten Schiffner
  • Referee Christof Gunsch

Head-to-Head

1
2
Hannover 96 3 games · Avg 2.7 goals Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Borussia Dortmund H 0–0 D
25 Aug SV Werder Bremen A 1–1 D
19 Aug Karlsruher SC A 6–0 W
13 May TSV Steinbach H 1–1 D
06 May FC Viktoria Köln 1904 A 1–3 L
27 Apr North Shields FC H 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Hannover 96 A 0–0 D
26 Aug RB Leipzig H 4–1 W
20 Aug SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 A 2–1 W
05 May Valencia CF H 5–2 W
28 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–1 D
21 Apr SSC Napoli H 0–3 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
75% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
Sehrou Guirassy 2 G 2 A
Felix Kalu Nmecha 2 G
Fabio Silva 2 G
Ioannis Konstantelias 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Hannover 96 is hosting Borussia Dortmund for another epic battle.
  • 5' Borussia Dortmund is showing some good football. However, Borussia Dortmund are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hannover 96 and Borussia Dortmund are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Hannover 96 are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Borussia Dortmund backline.
  • 25' Oliver Sorg is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Hannover 96 tonight.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' The 31-year-old Takuma Asano has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at . Borussia Dortmund seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Hannover 96. Takuma Asano is replaced by Bobby Wood.
  • 51' Borussia Dortmund are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' Hannover 96 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' 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 Linton Maina suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Andre Breitenreiter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Hannover 96 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 79' The whistle greets Maximilian Philipp as he departs to be replaced by Jadon Sancho.
  • 84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' Raphael Guerreiro gets the nod from BV Borussia 09 Dortmund. He replaces Mahmoud Dahoud and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Ihlas Bebou as he leaves the pitch. Marvin Bakalorz steps in for Hannover 96.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.86 Hannover 96 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Hannover 96 or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Hannover 9637% Draw35% Borussia Dortmund28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Hannover 96 or Draw
72%
Draw or Borussia Dortmund
63%
Hannover 96 or Borussia Dortmund
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Hannover 9621% Draw61% Borussia Dortmund18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
2.3%
3 – 0
1.9%
3 – 1
1.6%
0 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Hannover 96

Handicap Hannover 96 covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 22% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 19% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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