RB Leipzig vs Hannover 96, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
RB Leipzig vs Hannover 96 — Bundesliga .
- RB Leipzig 34 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
- Hannover 96 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jan Seidel
- Referee Robert Kampka
- Referee Benedikt Kempkes
- Referee Christian Bandurski
- Referee Soren Storks
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 34 89 2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73 3 RB Leipzig 34 65 4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62 5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59 7 SC Freiburg 34 47 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44 9 FC Augsburg 34 43 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40 11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39 12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38 13 Hamburger SV 34 38 14 1. FC Koln 34 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29 17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26 18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Sep Hannover 96 H 3–2 W 02 Sep TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 1–1 D 30 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk H 3–2 W 26 Aug Borussia Dortmund A 1–4 L 23 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk A 0–0 D 19 Aug FC Viktoria Koln 1904 A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Sep RB Leipzig A 2–3 L 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 Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history32% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
RB Leipzig0-151/–16-303/331-452/246-602/161-752/176+3/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for RB Leipzig to score. At the same time, Hannover 96 does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 9' GOAL! Yussuf Poulsen scores on 9.
- 13' What a strike from Niclas Fullkrug! The score is 1-1.
- 18' RB Leipzig started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
- 23' It’s high time Andre Breitenreiter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' The referee calls foul for Niclas Fullkrug. He receives a Yellow card.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RB Leipzig needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' RB Leipzig is taking the lead after the goal scored by Timo Werner on 40.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Demme on 45.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. RB Leipzig is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nordi Mukiele on 55.
- 60' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Diego Demme is replaced by Konrad Laimer on 60 minute.
- 63' What a strike from Timo Werner! The score is 3-1.
- 65' Goal! Miiko Albornoz scores his 2 goal in 288 matches.
- 65' Genki Haraguchi is replacing Takuma Asano for the Hannover 96 side.
- 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bobby Wood.
- 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emil Forsberg, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 74' It’s a booking for Hannover 96 player. Oliver Sorg gets a Yellow card.
- 74' The whistle greets Emil Forsberg as he departs to be replaced by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 79' It looks surprising RB Leipzig does not make any changes. Marvin Bakalorz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 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 Waldemar Anton suffering a number of foals already.
- 87' Marvin Bakalorz is replacing Oliver Sorg for the Hannover 96 side.
- 90' Hannover 96 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.
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Lineups
RB Leipzig Lineups
Starting XI
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11
Timo Werner ↓ Lukas Klostermann 87'
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10
Emil Forsberg ↓ Marcel Sabitzer 74'
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- 6
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31
Diego Demme ↓ Konrad Laimer 60'
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- 44
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Bench
- 21
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16
Lukas Klostermann ↑ 87'
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27
Konrad Laimer ↑ 60'
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Marcel Sabitzer ↑ 74'
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Coach Ralf RangnickHannover 96 Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 3
- 24
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25
Oliver Sorg ↓ Marvin Bakalorz 87'
- 23
- 13
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40
Linton Maina ↓ Bobby Wood 65'
- 31
- 8
- 28
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11
Takuma Asano ↓ Genki Haraguchi 65'
Bench
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6
Marvin Bakalorz ↑ 87'
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- 22
- 18
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10
Genki Haraguchi ↑ 65'
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17
Bobby Wood ↑ 65'
Coach Andre Breitenreiter -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Timo Werner 2 Timo Werner 2 Willi Orban 2 Christopher Nkunku 2 Miiko Albornoz 1 Konrad Laimer 1 Niclas Fullkrug 1 Andre Silva 1 Head to Head
RB Leipzig Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.63 RB Leipzig xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.47 Hannover 96 xGI would bet for: RB Leipzig or Hannover 96 75% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RB Leipzig winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.1Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 59% 41% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 21% 79% Double Chance
RB Leipzig or Draw 70%Draw or Hannover 96 55%RB Leipzig or Hannover 96 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: RB Leipzig win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.7%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 2 7.6%1 – 0 6.5%2 – 2 6.2%0 – 0 6.2%2 – 0 5.9%0 – 1 5.8%0 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 4.6%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 2 ActualAsian Handicap — RB Leipzig
Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push Hannover 96 covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 12% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 19% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 17% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.