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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
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
56% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Borussia Dortmund
Felix Kalu Nmecha 4 G
Sehrou Guirassy 3 G 2 A
Fabio Silva 3 G 2 A
Maximilian Beier 2 G 2 A
Ioannis Konstantelias 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Hannover 96 host Borussia Dortmund — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Hannover 96 currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Waldemar Anton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Hannover 96 are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Borussia Dortmund's shape.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maximilian Philipp, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Hannover 96 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Hannover 96 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hannover 96 and Borussia Dortmund are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' A tactical swap from Hannover 96 — Bobby Wood on, Takuma Asano off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at . Borussia Dortmund seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' Linton Maina has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 71' 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 Niclas Fullkrug suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Hannover 96 and Borussia Dortmund are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 79' Jadon Sancho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maximilian Philipp on 79 minute.
  • 84' Lukasz Piszczek has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 86' The BV Borussia 09 Dortmund bench stirs into life. Mahmoud Dahoud is withdrawn and Raphael Guerreiro gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Ihlas Bebou makes way for Marvin Bakalorz at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Hannover 96.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.