VfL Wolfsburg vs Hannover 96, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
VfL Wolfsburg vs Hannover 96 — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.
- VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
- Hannover 96 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Benjamin Cortus
- Referee Florian Badstubner
- Referee Christian Bandurski
- Referee Christian Leicher
- Referee Markus Schmidt
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 06 Apr Hannover 96 H 3–1 W 30 Mar Borussia Dortmund A 0–2 L 16 Mar TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 5–2 W 09 Mar FC Bayern Munchen A 0–6 L 03 Mar SV Werder Bremen H 1–1 D 23 Feb Borussia Monchengladbach A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr VfL Wolfsburg A 1–3 L 31 Mar FC Schalke 04 H 0–1 L 16 Mar FC Augsburg A 1–3 L 10 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–3 L 03 Mar VfB Stuttgart A 1–5 L 24 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt H 0–3 L Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
VfL Wolfsburg0-151/–16-301/231-453/246-602/361-75–/376+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Volkswagen Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Wolfsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 13' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 13.
- 18' 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.
- 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolai Muller on 20.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Hannover 96 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' Goal! Hendrik Weydandt scores his 12 goal in 288 matches.
- 32' What an equalizer from Renato Steffen!
- 37' Pavao Pervan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 42' Hannover 96 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
- 47' VfL Wolfsburg 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.
- 52' The travelling Hannover 96 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' It’s high time Bruno Labbadia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Ginczek is hanging Josip Brekalo on the field on 62 minute.
- 67' 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 Marvin Bakalorz suffering a number of foals already.
- 70' Florent Muslija has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolai Muller on 70 minute.
- 71' VfL Wolfsburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Renato Steffen on 71.
- 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
- 77' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yunus Malli is hanging Renato Steffen on the field on 77 minute.
- 78' Goal! Jerome Roussillon scores his 5 goal in 460 matches.
- 79' Another substitution for Hannover 96 to replace Marvin Bakalorz by Sebastian Soto on 79 minute.
- 84' It’s a booking for Hannover 96 player. Kevin Wimmer gets a Yellow card.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Felix Klaus. He replaces Admir Mehmedi on 85 minute.
- 90' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- With this win, VfL Wolfsburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg Lineups
Starting XI
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- 9
- 15
- 31
- 25
- 2
- 23
- 37
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Renato Steffen ↓ Yunus Malli 77'
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7
Josip Brekalo ↓ Daniel Ginczek 62'
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14
Admir Mehmedi ↓ Felix Klaus 85'
- 12
Bench
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11
Felix Klaus ↑ 85'
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33
Daniel Ginczek ↑ 62'
- 36
- 3
- 32
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10
Yunus Malli ↑ 77'
- 17
Coach Bruno LabbadiaHannover 96 Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 4
- 6
- 25
- 23
- 40
- 31
- 10
- 28
- 26
- 21
Bench
- 22
- 18
- 5
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35
Florent Muslija ↑ 70'
- 33
- 19
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Sebastian Soto ↑ 79'
Coach Thomas Doll -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Renato Steffen 2 Wout Weghorst 2 Hendrik Weydandt 1 Admir Mehmedi 1 Ihlas Bebou 1 Linton Maina 1 Jerome Roussillon 1 Head to Head
VfL Wolfsburg Form
2019-04-06 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 Hannover 96 W 2019-03-30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2019-03-16 VfL Wolfsburg 5–2 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf W 2019-03-09 FC Bayern Munchen 6–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2019-03-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2019-02-23 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.06 VfL Wolfsburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.1 Hannover 96 xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + VfL Wolfsburg to win 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: VfL Wolfsburg winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.16Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
VfL Wolfsburg or Draw 82%Draw or Hannover 96 40%VfL Wolfsburg or Hannover 96 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.4%2 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 8.9%1 – 0 8.1%3 – 1 Actual3 – 0 6%0 – 0 5.8%2 – 2 5.2%1 – 2 5.1%0 – 1 4%3 – 2 3.7%4 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg
Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push Hannover 96 covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 18% 64% -1.5 36% — 64% -1 36% 22% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 11% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.