HANNOVER. Magdeburg overcome Hannover 96 to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Magdeburg to strike first with a goal of Baris Atik at the 48′. Then Luc Castaignos scored again for Magdeburg in the 61′ minute. Eventually, Louis Schaub reduced the distance for Hannover 96 (69′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Magdeburg was truly better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Fabian Kunze received a red card (55′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Hannover 96 lost the match.

The match was played at the HDI-Arena stadium in Hannover on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin Thomsen who was helped by Tobias Schultes and Dominik Jolk. The 4th official was Lasse Koslowski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.8 degrees Celsius or 40.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Hannover 96

1 - 2

Magdeburg

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 17 Total 19
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 5 Shots blocked 5
  • 89 Attack 96
  • 39 Dangerous attack 44
  • 73 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 18 Total 8
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Magdeburg was in firm control of the ball 68% while Hannover 96 was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Magdeburg was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Magdeburg won the match.​

Hannover 96 shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Magdeburg shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Hannover 96 received 4 yellow cards (Fabian Kunze, Phil Neumann, Enzo Leopold and Derrick Köhn). On the other side, Magdeburg received 3 yellow cards (Herbert Bockhorn, Kai Brünker and Daniel Elfadli).

Fabian Kunze (Hannover 96) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (55′).

Match Timeline

Fabian Kunze- Yellow
20'
32'
Herbert Bockhorn- Yellow
34'
Phil Neumann- Yellow
43'
45'
Daniel Elfadli- Yellow
46'
Tatsuya Ito- sub ->Jason Ceka
48'
Baris Atik(goal)
Fabian Kunze(yellowred)
55'
60'
Luc Castaignos- sub ->Kai Brünker
Enzo Leopold- sub ->Sebastian Kerk
60'
60'
Connor Krempicki - sub ->Daniel Elfadli
Sei Muroya- sub ->Jannik Dehm
60'
Louis Schaub- sub ->C. Teuchert
60'
60'
61'
Luc Castaignos(goal)T. Ito
Louis Schaub(goal)Louis Schaub
69'
77'
81'
J. Lawrence- sub ->S. Gnaka
N. Tresoldi- sub ->S. Ernst
87'
Enzo Leopold- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Heidenheim
67
34
Darmstadt 98
67
34
Hamburger SV
66
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
58
34
St. Pauli
58
34
Paderborn
55
34
Karlsruher SC
46
34
Holstein Kiel
46
34
Kaiserslautern
45
34
Hannover 96
44
34
Magdeburg
43
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Nürnberg
39
34
Eintracht Braunschweig
36
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
34
34
Jahn Regensburg
31
34
Sandhausen
28
34

After this match, Hannover 96 will stay with 29 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Magdeburg will have 24 points like Hansa Rostock to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Hannover 96 will play away against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 5th of March with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Hannover 96 (2 draws).

Magdeburg will host DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of DSC Arminia Bielefeld (1 draw).

Hannover 96 – Formation

Hannover 96
G
Ron-Robert Zieler 1.Germany
6.6
D
L. Krajnc 32.Slovenia
6.8
D
Jannik Dehm 20.Germany
7.1
60'
D
Phil Neumann 5.Germany
7.1
43'
D
Derrick Köhn 18.Germany
6.7
90'
M
Sebastian Kerk 37.Germany
6.8
60'
M
Sebastian Ernst 10.Germany
6.2
87'
M
Fabian Kunze 6.Germany
7.2
55'
M
Håvard Nielsen 16.Norway
7.3
F
Cedric Teuchert 36.Germany
6.6
60'
F
Maximilian Beier 14.Germany
6.1
77'
Substitutes
G
L. Weinkauf 30.Germany
D
Sei Muroya 21.Japan
6.3
60'
D
Y. Lührs 34.Germany
M
Enzo Leopold 8.Germany
6.5
60' 90'
M
Louis Schaub 11.Austria
7.7
60' 69'
M
Max Besuschkow 7.Germany
F
N. Tresoldi 23.Germany
87'
F
Hendrik Weydandt 9.Germany
77'
F
Monju Momuluh 38.Germany

Hannover 96 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Stefan Leitl decided to play with the following team: Ron-Robert Zieler (6.6), Jannik Dehm (7.1), Phil Neumann (7.1), Luka Krajnc (6.8), Derrick Köhn (6.7), Håvard Nielsen (7.3), Fabian Kunze (7.2), Sebastian Ernst (6.2), Sebastian Kerk (6.8), Maximilian Beier (6.1) and Cedric Teuchert (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Leo Weinkauf, Enzo Leopold (6.5), Nicolò Tresoldi, Hendrik Weydandt, Monju Momuluh, Louis Schaub (7.7), Sei Muroya (6.3), Max Besuschkow and Yannik Luhrs.

Substitutions

Hannover 96 made 5 changes: Sebastian Kerk for Enzo Leopold (60′), C. Teuchert for Louis Schaub (60′), Jannik Dehm for Sei Muroya (60′), Maximilian Beier for Hendrik Weydandt (77′) and S. Ernst for Nicolo Tresoldi (87′).

Best player: Louis Schaub​

The most impressive player for Hannover 96 was Louis Schaub.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 3 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 60′.

Magdeburg – Formation

Magdeburg
G
Dominik Reimann 1.Germany
6.9
D
Daniel Heber 15.Germany
6.9
D
Silas Gnaka 25.Ivory Coast
7.2
81'
D
Daniel Elfadli 6.Libya
6.5
60' 45'
M
Herbert Bockhorn 7.Germany
7.4
32'
M
Amara Condé 29.Germany
7.4
60'
M
Moritz-Broni Kwarteng 8.Germany
6.6
M
Mohammed El Hankouri 11.Morocco
6.6
F
Baris Atik 23.Germany
7.7
48'
F
Jason Ceka 10.Germany
6.7
46'
F
Kai Brünker 9.Germany
6.4
60' 34'
Substitutes
G
Tim Boss 28.Germany
D
J. Lawrence 5.Germany
81'
D
Tim Sechelmann 22.Germany
6.1
60'
D
Maximilian Ullmann 31.Austria
D
Julian Rieckmann 20.Germany
D
Malcolm Cacutalua 27.Germany
M
Connor Krempicki 13.Germany
6.4
60'
F
Luc Castaignos 3.Netherlands
7.4
60' 61'
F
Tatsuya Ito 37.Japan
7.8
46'

Magdeburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Christian Titz played with: Dominik Reimann (6.9), Daniel Heber (6.9), Daniel Elfadli (6.5), Silas Gnaka (7.2), Herbert Bockhorn (7.4), Amara Condé (7.4), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (6.6), Mo El Hankouri (6.6), Jason Ceka (6.7), Kai Brünker (6.4) and Barış Atik (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Tim Boss, Jamie Lawrence, Luc Castaignos (7.4), Tim Sechelmann (6.1), Tatsuya Ito (7.8), Maximilian Ullmann, Julian Rieckmann, Connor Krempicki (6.4) and Malcolm Cacutalua.

Substitutions

Magdeburg made 5 changes: Jason Ceka for Tatsuya Ito (46′), Kai Brünker for Luc Castaignos (60′), Daniel Elfadli for Connor Krempicki (60′), Amara Condé for Tim Sechelmann (60′) and S. Gnaka for Jamie Lawrence (81′).

Best player: Tatsuya Ito​

The most impressive player for Magdeburg was Tatsuya Ito even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 10 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​