GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 topped Hannover 96.

The match was played at the Veltins-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 62,271 spectators.​ The referee was Timo Gerach with the collaboration of Patrick Kessel and Tobias Endriß. The 4th official was Mitja Stegemann. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.07 degrees Celsius or 53.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Schalke 04

3 - 2

Hannover 96

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 12 Total 13
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 94 Attack 84
  • 30 Dangerous attack 46
  • 127 Ball safe 235
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 15
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Schalke 04 was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Hannover 96 that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hannover 96 was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Schalke 04 managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Schalke 04 shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Hannover 96 shot 13 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Schalke 04 received 4 yellow cards (Assan Ouédraogo, Marcin Kamiński, Ralf Fährmann and Derry Murkin). On the opposite side, Hannover 96 received 1 yellow card (Fabian Kunze).

Match Timeline

Derry Murkin- Yellow
25'
Bryan Lasme(goal)Kenan Karaman
42'
52'
Enzo Leopold(goal)Derrick Köhn
Marcin Kaminski- Yellow
63'
A. Ouédraogo- sub ->Dominick Drexler
65'
Lino Tempelmann(goal)Assan Ouédraogo
72'
Simon Terodde - sub ->Bryan Lasme
71'
73'
Sei Muroya- sub ->Louis Schaub
73'
N. Tresoldi- sub ->Jannik Dehm
Kenan Karaman(goal)Derry Murkin
76'
Thomas Ouwejan- sub ->Tobias Mohr
82'
85'
C. Scott- sub ->Bright Arrey-Mbi
85'
B. Ezeh- sub ->Derrick Köhn
87'
Sebastian Ernst- sub ->Cedric Teuchert
90'
Marcel Halstenberg(penalty)
Ralf Fährmann- Yellow
89'
90'
Fabian Kunze- Yellow
A. Ouédraogo- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After playing this contest, Schalke 04 will have 10 points to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Hannover 96 will stay with 18 points like Kaiserslautern to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away with SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 19th of May with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Hannover 96 will play away agasint Karlsruher SC on the 11th of May with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Hannover 96 (3 draws).

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Ralf Fährmann 1.Germany
6.0
89'
D
Derry Murkin 5.England
7.0
25'
D
Tomas Kalas 26.Czech Republic
6.6
D
Tobias Mohr 29.Germany
7.8
82'
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
7.1
63'
D
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
6.7
M
Ron Schallenberg 6.Germany
6.4
M
Lino Tempelmann 10.Germany
8.5
72'
M
Bryan Lasme 11.France
6.8
71' 42'
M
Kenan Karaman 19.Turkey
8.8
76'
M
Dominick Drexler 24.Germany
7.0
65'
Substitutes
G
J. Heekeren 28.Germany
D
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
6.3
82'
D
I. Cissé 22.Mali
D
Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany
M
Danny Latza 8.Germany
M
Soichiro Kozuki 14.Japan
M
A. Ouédraogo 43.Germany
6.7
65' 90'
F
Simon Terodde 9.Germany
6.8
71'
F
Y. Kabadayı 17.Germany

Schalke 04 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Karel Geraerts decided to play with the following team: Ralf Fährmann (6.0), Henning Matriciani (6.7), Tomáš Kalas (6.6), Marcin Kamiński (7.1), Derry Murkin (7.0), Tobias Mohr (7.8), Bryan Lasme (6.8), Lino Tempelmann (8.5), Ron Schallenberg (6.4), Dominick Drexler (7.0) and Kenan Karaman (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Ouwejan (6.3), Danny Latza, Simon Terodde (6.8), Soichiro Kozuki, Yusuf Kabadayi, Ibrahima Cissé, Timo Baumgartl, Justin Heekeren and Assan Ouédraogo (6.7).

Schalke 04 could not rely on the presence of Assan Ouédraogo (injured) and Thomas Ouwejan (injured).

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 3 changes: Dominick Drexler for Assan Ouédraogo (65′), Bryan Lasme for Simon Terodde (71′) and Tobias Mohr for Thomas Ouwejan (82′).

Best player: Kenan Karaman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Kenan Karaman.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 28 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Hannover 96 – Formation

Hannover 96
G
Ron-Robert Zieler 1.Germany
6.4
D
B. Arrey-Mbi 4.Germany
6.8
85'
D
Phil Neumann 5.Germany
6.6
D
Marcel Halstenberg 23.Germany
6.7
90'
M
Fabian Kunze 6.Germany
7.0
90'
M
Enzo Leopold 8.Germany
8.1
52'
M
Derrick Köhn 18.Germany
6.7
85'
M
Jannik Dehm 20.Germany
7.0
73'
F
Louis Schaub 11.Austria
7.1
73'
F
Andreas Voglsammer 32.Germany
7.0
F
Cedric Teuchert 36.Germany
6.8
87'
Substitutes
G
L. Weinkauf 30.Germany
D
Sei Muroya 21.Japan
6.6
73'
D
Y. Lührs 34.Germany
D
B. Ezeh 37.Germany
6.4
85'
M
Sebastian Ernst 10.Germany
6.4
87'
M
Max Christiansen 13.Germany
M
K. Oudenne 29.Sweden
M
C. Scott 40.Germany
6.4
85'
F
N. Tresoldi 9.Germany
6.4
73'

Hannover 96 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Stefan Leitl played with: Ron-Robert Zieler (6.4), Phil Neumann (6.6), Marcel Halstenberg (6.7), Bright Arrey-Mbi (6.8), Jannik Dehm (7.0), Fabian Kunze (7.0), Enzo Leopold (8.1), Derrick Köhn (6.7), Louis Schaub (7.1), Andreas Voglsammer (7.0) and Cedric Teuchert (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nicolò Tresoldi (6.4), Sebastian Ernst (6.4), Max Christiansen, Sei Muroya (6.6), Kolja Oudenne, Leo Weinkauf, Yannik Luhrs, Ezeh Brooklyn (6.4) and Christopher Scott (6.4).

Substitutions

Hannover 96 made 5 changes: Louis Schaub for Sei Muroya (73′), Jannik Dehm for Nicolò Tresoldi (73′), Cedric Teuchert for Sebastian Ernst (87′), Bright Arrey-Mbi for Christopher Scott (85′) and Derrick Köhn for Ezeh Brooklyn (85′).

Best player: Enzo Leopold​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hannover 96 was Enzo Leopold.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 45 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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