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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

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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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Hannover 96 are looking to make home advantage count against Borussia Dortmund.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Marvin Bakalorz, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Hannover 96 side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Niclas Fullkrug has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Hannover 96 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Borussia Dortmund needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Hannover 96 must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lukasz Piszczek, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Dortmund that had 521 games and scored 798 goals.
  • 46' The Hannover 96 bench stirs into life. Takuma Asano is withdrawn and Bobby Wood gets his opportunity.
  • 51' It’s high time Lucien Favre made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' Manuel Akanji is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Hannover 96 so far.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Waldemar Anton made 291 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Borussia Dortmund is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 76' The travelling Borussia Dortmund supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 79' The BV Borussia 09 Dortmund bench stirs into life. Maximilian Philipp is withdrawn and Jadon Sancho gets his opportunity.
  • 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 86' Time for substitution for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund. Mahmoud Dahoud is replaced by Raphael Guerreiro.
  • 89' Marvin Bakalorz gets the nod from Hannover 96. He replaces Ihlas Bebou and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 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.