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Hannover 96 vs VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Sat 6 Oct 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Hannover 96 vs VfB StuttgartBundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Frederick Assmuth
  • Referee Mike Pickel
  • Referee Patrick Alt
16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game 10.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
1
Hannover 96 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Nürnberg A 0–2 L
15 Sep RB Leipzig A 2–3 L
31 Aug Borussia Dortmund H 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct Hannover 96 A 1–3 L
29 Sep SV Werder Bremen H 2–1 W
26 Sep RB Leipzig A 0–2 L
21 Sep TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf H 0–0 D
16 Sep SC Freiburg A 3–3 D
01 Sep FC Bayern München H 0–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Hannover 96 and VfB Stuttgart.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Borna Sosa made 438 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Josip Elez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VfB Stuttgart tonight.
  • 14' Time for substitution for Hannover 96. Takuma Asano is replaced by Genki Haraguchi.
  • 19' It’s a booking for Hannover 96 player. Miiko Albornoz gets a Yellow card.
  • 24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hannover 96 and VfB Stuttgart are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 29' VfB Stuttgart fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' A goal from the USA international Bobby Wood! He fires home on 30 to make it 1-0!
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Bobby Wood is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' A goal from the USA international Bobby Wood! He fires home on 45 to make it 3-0!
  • 46' The whistle greets Gonzalo Castro as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Gonzalez.
  • 50' Mario Gomez does the damage! The net is bulging and VfB Stuttgart surge ahead!
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' 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 Walace suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' VfB Stuttgart is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' Hannover 96 have won 159 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Bobby Wood as he leaves the pitch. Marvin Bakalorz steps in for Hannover 96.
  • 81' Andreas Beck needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Borna Sosa on 82.
  • 84' The whistle greets Christian Gentner as he departs to be replaced by Hans Nunoo Sarpei.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Erik Thommy on 85.
  • 87' Iver Fossum is replacing Pirmin Schwegler for the Hannover 96 side.
  • 90' Magnificent from Ihlas Bebou! That is 49 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • With this win, Hannover 96 is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.95 Hannover 96 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 VfB Stuttgart xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hannover 9654% Draw24% VfB Stuttgart22%
Actual: Hannover 96 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Hannover 96 or Draw
78%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart
46%
Hannover 96 or VfB Stuttgart
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hannover 9640% Draw42% VfB Stuttgart18%
Actual: Hannover 96 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Hannover 96

Handicap Hannover 96 covers Push VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5 16% 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% 45%
+0.5 79% 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet
32%
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
15%

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