VfB Stuttgart vs Hannover 96, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
VfB Stuttgart vs Hannover 96 — Bundesliga at Mercedes-Benz Arena.
- VfB Stuttgart 34 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
- Hannover 96 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Markus Hacker
- Referee Tobias Welz
- Referee Robert Kempter
- Referee Rene Rohde
17 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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 03 Mar Hannover 96 H 5–1 W 22 Feb SV Werder Bremen A 1–1 D 16 Feb RB Leipzig H 1–3 L 10 Feb TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf A 0–3 L 03 Feb SC Freiburg H 2–2 D 27 Jan FC Bayern Munchen A 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Mar VfB Stuttgart A 1–5 L 24 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt H 0–3 L 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 Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
VfB Stuttgart0-152/216-303/231-453/346-602/261-752/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Hannover 96 gets underway.
- 4' Goal! Mario Gomez scores his 14 goal in 427 matches.
- 9' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 14' 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 Marc-Oliver Kempf suffering a number of foals already.
- 16' What a strike from Ozan Kabak! The score is 2-0.
- 21' It looks surprising Hannover 96 does not make any changes. Santiago Ascacibar has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 26' Emiliano Insua needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 31' 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.
- 36' It’s high time Thomas Doll made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Hannover 96 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' Ozan Kabak with the second goal in the match!
- 46' Time for substitution for Hannover 96. Felipe is replaced by Marvin Bakalorz.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 60' Oliver Sorg was booked on 60.
- 65' Hannover 96 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.
- 68' Goal! Jonathas scores his 5 goal in 365 matches.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Christian Gentner. He replaces Mario Gomez on 73 minute.
- 75' Steven Zuber is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
- 75' Time for substitution for Hannover 96. Pirmin Schwegler is replaced by Nicolai Muller.
- 78' What a strike from Steven Zuber! The score is 4-1.
- 81' GOAL! Steven Zuber scores on 81. Assisted by Christian Gentner
- 84' The VfB Stuttgart manager makes a substitution. Steven Zuber departs to be replaced by Erik Thommy.
- 88' Tasos Donis is replacing Alexander Esswein for the VfB Stuttgart side.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.
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Lineups
VfB Stuttgart Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Steven Zuber ↓ Erik Thommy 84'
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Alexander Esswein ↓ Tasos Donis 88'
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- 27
- 21
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- 32
- 6
- 4
- 18
Bench
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- 28
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20
Christian Gentner ↑ 73'
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Tasos Donis ↑ 88'
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Erik Thommy ↑ 84'
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Coach Markus WeinzierlHannover 96 Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
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- 25
- 23
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Felipe ↓ Marvin Bakalorz 46'
- 31
- 10
- 17
- 28
- 11
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Hendrik Weydandt ↓ Jonathas 46'
Bench
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Jonathas ↑ 46'
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Marvin Bakalorz ↑ 46'
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- 35
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Nicolai Muller ↑ 75'
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Coach Thomas Doll -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Bobby Wood 2 Mario Gomez 2 Bobby Wood 2 Steven Zuber 2 Ozan Kabak 2 Ihlas Bebou 1 Mario Gomez 1 Ihlas Bebou 1 VfB Stuttgart Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.42 VfB Stuttgart xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.34 Hannover 96 xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: VfB Stuttgart winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.76Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 51% 49% ± 4.5 32% 68% Double Chance
VfB Stuttgart or Draw 80%Draw or Hannover 96 41%VfB Stuttgart or Hannover 96 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: VfB Stuttgart win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–1 not predicted5 – 1Actual2 – 1 8.9%1 – 1 8.4%3 – 1 7.1%2 – 0 6.9%2 – 2 5.9%3 – 0 5.4%1 – 0 5.3%1 – 2 5%3 – 2 4.7%4 – 1 4.3%0 – 0 3.5%4 – 0 3.3%Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart
Handicap VfB Stuttgart covers Push Hannover 96 covers -2.5 22% — 78% -2 22% 18% 61% -1.5 39% — 61% -1 39% 21% 40% -0.5 60% — 40% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 11% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.