TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Hannover 96, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Hannover 96 — Bundesliga at Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena.
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 games · 61 pts (2025/26)
- Hannover 96 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Markus Hacker
- Referee Tobias Welz
- Referee Daniel Siebert
- Referee Jan Seidel
- Referee Michael Bacher
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 16 Feb Hannover 96 H 3–0 W 09 Feb Borussia Dortmund A 3–3 D 02 Feb TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 1–1 D 26 Jan SC Freiburg A 4–2 W 18 Jan FC Bayern Munchen H 1–3 L 23 Dec 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Feb TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 0–3 L 09 Feb 1. FC Nurnberg H 2–0 W 01 Feb RB Leipzig H 0–3 L 26 Jan Borussia Dortmund A 1–5 L 19 Jan SV Werder Bremen H 0–1 L 22 Dec TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim0-151/416-304/231-454/146-601/–61-75–/176+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena that hosts another battle between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Hannover 96.
- 4' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joelinton on 4.
- 9' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 14' What a strike from Ishak Belfodil! The score is 2-0.
- 19' Nicolai Muller has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 42 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 24' It’s high time Thomas Doll made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 29' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is showing some good football. However, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Hannover 96 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 39' 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.
- 44' 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.
- 46' Takuma Asano is replacing Marvin Bakalorz for the Hannover 96 side.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' 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 Pirmin Schwegler suffering a number of foals already.
- 61' Hannover 96 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 66' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 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.
- 67' Bobby Wood is replacing Jonathas for the Hannover 96 side.
- 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
- 74' Leonardo Bittencourt is replacing Joelinton for the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim side.
- 79' Another substitution for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to replace Andrej Kramaric by Adam Szalai on 79 minute.
- 80' What a strike from Kerem Demirbay! The score is 3-0.
- 85' David Otto is replacing Ishak Belfodil for the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim side.
- 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering TSG 1899 Hoffenheim that had 397 games and scored 452 goals.
- Another three points for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
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Lineups
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups
Starting XI
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Andrej Kramaric ↓ Adam Szalai 79'
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- 38
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Ishak Belfodil ↓ David Otto 85'
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Bench
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Leonardo Bittencourt ↑ 74'
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Adam Szalai ↑ 79'
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David Otto ↑ 85'
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- 9
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Coach Julian NagelsmannHannover 96 Lineups
Starting XI
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Jonathas ↓ Bobby Wood 67'
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Marvin Bakalorz ↓ Takuma Asano 46'
- 22
- 23
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- 31
- 10
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Walace ↓ Pirmin Schwegler 67'
- 28
- 21
Bench
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Pirmin Schwegler ↑ 67'
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Bobby Wood ↑ 67'
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Takuma Asano ↑ 46'
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Coach Thomas Doll -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ishak Belfodil 2 Niclas Fullkrug 1 Pavel Kaderabek 1 Joshua Brenet 1 Ishak Belfodil 1 Niclas Fullkrug 1 Kerem Demirbay 1 Joelinton 1 Head to Head
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form
2019-02-16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–0 Hannover 96 W 2019-02-09 Borussia Dortmund 3–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2019-02-02 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf D 2019-01-26 SC Freiburg 2–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2019-01-18 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–3 FC Bayern Munchen L 2018-12-23 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.13 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.86 Hannover 96 xGI would bet for: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.99Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Draw 86%Draw or Hannover 96 35%TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Hannover 96 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.3%1 – 0 10.3%1 – 1 10%2 – 1 9.4%3 – 0 Actual3 – 1 6.7%0 – 0 6.7%4 – 0 4.2%2 – 2 4%1 – 2 3.8%4 – 1 3.6%0 – 1 3.6%Asian Handicap — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Handicap TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers Push Hannover 96 covers -2.5 22% — 78% -2 22% 20% 58% -1.5 42% — 58% -1 42% 23% 35% -0.5 65% — 35% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 9% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.