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RB Leipzig vs Hannover 96, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
RB Leipzig
3 – 2
Full Time
Hannover 96
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Niclas Fullkrug
Diego Demme 45' Y
Nordi Mukiele 55' Y
Y 68' Bobby Wood
Y 74' Oliver Sorg
Kevin Kampl 74' Y
Y 90' Waldemar Anton
Yussuf Poulsen 90' Y
Marcel Sabitzer 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs Hannover 96 — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Jan Seidel
  • Referee Robert Kampka
  • Referee Benedikt Kempkes
  • Referee Christian Bandurski
  • Referee Soren Storks

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 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

4
1
2
RB Leipzig 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Hannover 96
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 RB Leipzig 3–2 Hannover 96 2018-02-09 Hannover 96 2–1 RB Leipzig 2017-09-10 RB Leipzig 1–2 Hannover 96 2015-04-05 RB Leipzig 2–0 Hannover 96 2014-10-17 Hannover 96 1–1 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Hannover 96
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
32% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

RB Leipzig
0-15
1/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
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' 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.
  • 9' Goal! Yussuf Poulsen scores his 70 goal in 513 matches.
  • 13' Goal! Niclas Fullkrug scores his 61 goal in 291 matches.
  • 18' Hannover 96 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 23' The travelling Hannover 96 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Hannover 96 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 30' RB Leipzig is showing some good football. However, RB Leipzig are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' RB Leipzig 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.
  • 40' Goal! Timo Werner scores his 114 goal in 165 matches.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Diego Demme. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nordi Mukiele on 55.
  • 60' Konrad Laimer is replacing Diego Demme for the RB Leipzig side.
  • 63' Goal! Timo Werner scores his 114 goal in 165 matches.
  • 65' Goal! Miiko Albornoz scores his 2 goal in 291 matches.
  • 65' Genki Haraguchi is replacing Takuma Asano for the Hannover 96 side.
  • 68' Bobby Wood is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 73' RB Leipzig started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oliver Sorg.
  • 74' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg is replaced by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 79' 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.
  • 84' It looks like no one’s ball. RB Leipzig is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 87' The Hannover 96 manager makes a substitution. Oliver Sorg departs to be replaced by Marvin Bakalorz.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Waldemar Anton.
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

Hannover 96 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andre Breitenreiter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Timo Werner 2
Timo Werner 2
Willi Orban 2
Christopher Nkunku 2
Yussuf Poulsen 1
Miiko Albornoz 1
Niclas Fullkrug 1
Yussuf Poulsen 1

Head to Head

2018-09-15 RB Leipzig 3–2 Hannover 96 2018-02-09 Hannover 96 2–1 RB Leipzig 2017-09-10 RB Leipzig 1–2 Hannover 96 2015-04-05 RB Leipzig 2–0 Hannover 96 2014-10-17 Hannover 96 1–1 RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig Form

2018-09-15 RB Leipzig 3–2 Hannover 96 W 2018-09-02 RB Leipzig 1–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf D 2018-08-30 RB Leipzig 3–2 FK Zorya Luhansk W 2018-08-26 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 RB Leipzig L 2018-08-23 FK Zorya Luhansk 0–0 RB Leipzig D 2018-08-19 FC Viktoria Koln 1904 1–3 RB Leipzig W

Hannover 96 Form

2018-09-15 RB Leipzig 3–2 Hannover 96 L 2018-08-31 Hannover 96 0–0 Borussia Dortmund D 2018-08-25 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 Hannover 96 D 2018-08-19 Karlsruher SC 0–6 Hannover 96 W 2018-05-13 Hannover 96 1–1 TSV Steinbach D 2018-05-06 FC Viktoria Koln 1904 3–1 Hannover 96 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Hannover 96 xG
I would bet for: RB Leipzig or Hannover 96 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig45% Draw25% Hannover 9630%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
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 21%
79%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
70%
Draw or Hannover 96
55%
RB Leipzig or Hannover 96
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RB Leipzig30% Draw44% Hannover 9626%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual

Asian 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.