SV Darmstadt 98 vs Hannover 96, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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SV Darmstadt 98 vs Hannover 96 — 2. Bundesliga at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor.
- SV Darmstadt 98 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
- Hannover 96 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Florian Badstubner
- Assistant 1 Markus Schuller
- Assistant 2 Jan Seidel
8 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 10.0 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertha BSC | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 20 |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 17 |
| 7 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 11 | 16 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 11 | 14 |
| 9 | FC St. Pauli 1910 | 11 | 12 |
| 10 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | FC Energie Cottbus | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | VfL Osnabrück | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 9 |
| 18 | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 8 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Hannover 96 | H | 0–2 | L |
| 04 Apr | Arminia Bielefeld | A | 1–2 | L |
| 21 Mar | FC Schalke 04 | H | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Mar | 1. FC Magdeburg | A | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Mar | Holstein Kiel | H | 2–0 | W |
| 27 Feb | SG Dynamo Dresden | A | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | SV Darmstadt 98 | A | 2–0 | W |
| 05 Apr | SV 07 Elversberg | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Mar | Eintracht Braunschweig | H | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Mar | FC Schalke 04 | A | 2–2 | D |
| 08 Mar | SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 | H | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Feb | Arminia Bielefeld | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| SV Darmstadt 98 | Hannover 96 | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #11 |
| 9 | Points | 12 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 2 / 3 / 6 | W / D / L | 3 / 3 / 5 |
| 9 | Scored | 12 |
| 21 | Conceded | 18 |
| -12 | GD | -6 |
| 0.82 | PPG | 1.09 |
| 18% | Win % | 27% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
9%
Clean Sheets
SV Darmstadt 98 this season
SV Darmstadt 98 this season
9%
Clean Sheets
Hannover 96 this season
Hannover 96 this season
SV Darmstadt 98 are 17th (9 pts). Hannover 96 are 11th (12 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
SV Darmstadt 98
0-15
1/7
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/4
61-75
–/4
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Hannover 96
0-15
1/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
4/–
61-75
2/3
76+
–/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
SV Darmstadt 98
| Milan Smit | 3 G | |
| Ho-Jae Lee | 2 G | 1 A |
| Aleksandar Vukotic | 2 G |
Hannover 96
| Marcel Hartel | 3 G | 1 A |
| Lars Gindorf | 3 G | |
| Maurice Neubauer | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against SV Darmstadt 98 and Hannover 96 has kicked off!
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SV Darmstadt 98 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' It’s high time Florian Kohfeldt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 14' Assisted by Benedikt Pichler with the perfectly-timed delivery and Maurice Neubauer makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 19' It looks surprising SV Darmstadt 98 does not make any changes. Enzo Leopold has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' The whistle greets Benedikt Pichler as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Kallman.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. SV Darmstadt 98 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 35' Elias Saad, a Tunisia forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 38' Christian Titz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 38.
- 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 48' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 53' Hiroki Akiyama is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SV Darmstadt 98 so far.
- 55' Maik Nawrocki makes way for Virgil Ghita at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from Hannover 96.
- 56' Stefan Teitur Thordarson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
- 57' Florian Kohfeldt is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
- 62' That is a card for Hannover 96. Ime Okon will be fuming at that decision.
- 63' The SV Darmstadt 98 manager makes a substitution. Matondo-Merveille Papela departs to be replaced by Marco Richter.
- 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SV Darmstadt 98 and Hannover 96 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 72' It is a substitution in Hannover 96 team. Elias Saad is replaced by Husseyn Chakroun on 72 minute.
- 73' Time for substitution for Hannover 96. Stefan Teitur Thordarson is replaced by Hayate Matsuda.
- 76' Another substitution for SV Darmstadt 98 to replace Niklas Schmidt by Matthias Bader on 76 minute.
- 79' Controversy at the stadium! Virgil Ghita argues furiously but the card stands.
- 83' Fresh legs for SV Darmstadt 98! Aleksandar Vukotic comes on to replace Fabian Nurnberger.
- 84' Fresh legs for SV Darmstadt 98! Yosuke Furukawa comes on to replace Sergio Lopez Galache.
- 89' Husseyn Chakroun has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 302 appearances.
- It finishes all square. SV Darmstadt 98 and Hannover 96 share the spoils 0-2.
Lineups
SV Darmstadt 98 Lineups
4-3-2-1Starting XI
- 1
-
31
Niklas Schmidt ↓ Matthias Bader 76'
- 6
- 15
- 9
- 19
- 21
- 2
- 16
- 5
- 34
Bench
-
23
Marco Richter ↑ 63'
-
26
Matthias Bader ↑ 76'
- 32
- 30
- 18
-
20
Aleksandar Vukotic ↑ 83'
-
27
Bartosz Bialek ↑ 84'
-
44
Yosuke Furukawa ↑ 84'
- 22
Coach
Florian Kohfeldt
Hannover 96 Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 11
-
6
Maik Nawrocki ↓ Virgil Ghita 55'
- 26
- 33
- 17
- 1
- 8
- 23
-
24
Elias Saad ↓ Husseyn Chakroun 72'
- 15
- 20
Bench
- 30
-
5
Virgil Ghita ↑ 55'
-
9
Benjamin Kallman ↑ 20'
- 7
- 10
- 19
- 29
-
27
Hayate Matsuda ↑ 73'
-
14
Husseyn Chakroun ↑ 72'
Coach
Christian Titz
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Fraser Hornby | 2 |
| Kilian Corredor | 1 |
| Andreas Voglsammer | 1 |
| Lars Gindorf | 1 |
| Maurice Neubauer | 1 |
| Stefan Teitur Thordarson | 1 |
| Philipp Forster | 1 |
| Fabian Nurnberger | 1 |
Head to Head
SV Darmstadt 98 Form
Hannover 96 Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.14
SV Darmstadt 98 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44
Hannover 96 xG
I would bet for:
SV Darmstadt 98 or Hannover 96 71%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Hannover 96 win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
SV Darmstadt 98 or Draw
60%
Draw or Hannover 96
68%
SV Darmstadt 98 or Hannover 96
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Hannover 96 win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
9.9%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.6%
Asian Handicap — SV Darmstadt 98
| Handicap | SV Darmstadt 98 covers | Push | Hannover 96 covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 8% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 17% | 72% |
| -0.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| +0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +1 | 57% | 21% | 21% |
| +1.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +2 | 79% | 13% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
SV Darmstadt 98 keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet
33%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.