Thursday , 2 July 2026

VfB Stuttgart vs Hannover 96, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
VfB Stuttgart
5 – 1
Full Time
Hannover 96
Sun 3 Mar 2019 · 14:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 60' Oliver Sorg
Steven Zuber 75' Y
Alexander Esswein 75' Y
Y 75' Marvin Bakalorz

Overview

Match Preview

VfB Stuttgart vs Hannover 96 — Bundesliga at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Referee Robert Kempter
  • Referee Rene Rohde
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

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

1
1
VfB Stuttgart 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Hannover 96
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-03 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 Hannover 96 2018-10-06 Hannover 96 3–1 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 München A 1–4 L
Hannover 96
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Mercedes-Benz Arena that hosts another battle between VfB Stuttgart and Hannover 96.
  • 4' VfB Stuttgart is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mario Gomez on 4.
  • 9' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 14' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 14 minutes.
  • 16' GOAL! Ozan Kabak scores on 16. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro
  • 21' It’s high time Thomas Doll made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' 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 Felipe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' VfB Stuttgart started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' What a strike from Ozan Kabak! The score is 3-0.
  • 46' The Hannover 96 manager makes a substitution. Felipe departs to be replaced by Marvin Bakalorz.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' It’s a booking for Hannover 96 player. Oliver Sorg gets a Yellow card.
  • 65' Takuma Asano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 68' Goal! Jonathas scores his 5 goal in 370 matches.
  • 73' VfB Stuttgart manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Gentner is hanging Mario Gomez on the field on 73 minute.
  • 75' Steven Zuber was booked on 75.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Hannover 96. Pirmin Schwegler is replaced by Nicolai Muller.
  • 78' Goal! Steven Zuber scores his 11 goal in 407 matches.
  • 81' GOAL! Steven Zuber scores on 81. Assisted by Christian Gentner
  • 84' It is a substitution in VfB Stuttgart team. Steven Zuber is replaced by Erik Thommy on 84 minute.
  • 88' VfB Stuttgart manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tasos Donis is hanging Alexander Esswein on the field on 88 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Weinzierl

Hannover 96 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Doll

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bobby Wood 2
Mario Gomez 2
Bobby Wood 2
Steven Zuber 2
Ozan Kabak 2
Jonathas 1
Ihlas Bebou 1
Mario Gomez 1

Head to Head

2019-03-03 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 Hannover 96 2018-10-06 Hannover 96 3–1 VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart Form

2019-03-03 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 Hannover 96 W 2019-02-22 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 VfB Stuttgart D 2019-02-16 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 RB Leipzig L 2019-02-10 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 3–0 VfB Stuttgart L 2019-02-03 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 SC Freiburg D 2019-01-27 FC Bayern München 4–1 VfB Stuttgart L

Hannover 96 Form

2019-03-03 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 Hannover 96 L 2019-02-24 Hannover 96 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2019-02-16 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–0 Hannover 96 L 2019-02-09 Hannover 96 2–0 1. FC Nurnberg W 2019-02-01 Hannover 96 0–3 RB Leipzig L 2019-01-26 Borussia Dortmund 5–1 Hannover 96 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.42 VfB Stuttgart xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Hannover 96 xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfB Stuttgart59% Draw21% Hannover 9620%
Actual: VfB Stuttgart win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
VfB Stuttgart45% Draw37% Hannover 9618%
Actual: VfB Stuttgart win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 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.