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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 DortmundBundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Thorsten Schiffner
  • Referee Christof Gunsch
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game 4.1 goals/game

Head-to-Head

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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 Koln 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 Furth 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
44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
0-15
2/1
16-30
/
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/
61-75
1/
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Hannover 96 and Borussia Dortmund has kicked off!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lucien Favre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Roman Burki made 521 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Germany international Mahmoud Dahoud has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Borussia Dortmund fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' It’s high time Lucien Favre made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Borussia Dortmund 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.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Hannover 96! Bobby Wood comes on to replace Takuma Asano.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marius Wolf, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Jadon Sancho. He replaces Maximilian Philipp on 79 minute.
  • 84' 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 Jadon Sancho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 86' A tactical swap from BV Borussia 09 Dortmund — Raphael Guerreiro on, Mahmoud Dahoud off on 86 minutes.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Hannover 96 team. Ihlas Bebou is replaced by Marvin Bakalorz on 89 minute.
  • 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.