HANNOVER. Hannover 96 finds its way back against Karlsruher SC with an own goal from M. Halstenberg 11′ and a goal on the L. Stindl 53′. Hannover 96 was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the HDI Arena stadium in Hannover on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Lechner with the collaboration of Steven Greif and Julius Martenstein. The 4th official was Timo Gansloweit. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 0.29 degrees Celsius or 32.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Timeline

Marcel Halstenberg(own-goal)
11'
Max Christiansen- sub ->Bright Arrey-Mbi
46'
53'
Lars Stindl (goal)Igor Matanovic
Sebastian Ernst- sub ->Enzo Leopold
62'
Andreas Voglsammer- sub ->Nicolò Tresoldi
62'
Andreas Voglsammer(goal)Kolja Oudenne
72'
76'
Dzenis Burnic- sub ->Leon Jensen
76'
Fabian Schleusener- sub ->Budu Zivzivadze
C. Scott- sub ->Fabian Kunze
80'
C. Scott- Yellow
87'
Sei Muroya(goal)
90'
90'
Christoph Kobald- sub ->Igor Matanovic

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 this match, Hannover 96 has 24 points like Elversberg to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Karlsruher SC will has 18 points like Kaiserslautern to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Hannover 96 will play away with Holstein Kiel on the 16th of December with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Hannover 96 (1 draw).

Karlsruher SC will host Elversberg on the 16th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Hannover 96 – Formation

Hannover 96
G
Ron-Robert Zieler 1.Germany
7.7
D
B. Arrey-Mbi 4.Germany
7.1
46'
D
Phil Neumann 5.Germany
6.6
D
Marcel Halstenberg 23.Germany
7.1
M
Fabian Kunze 6.Germany
6.6
80'
M
Enzo Leopold 8.Germany
7.0
62'
M
Derrick Köhn 18.Germany
7.0
M
Sei Muroya 21.Japan
7.8
90'
M
K. Oudenne 29.Sweden
7.7
F
N. Tresoldi 9.Germany
6.8
62'
F
Håvard Nielsen 16.Norway
6.7
Substitutes
G
L. Weinkauf 30.Germany
D
Jannik Dehm 20.Germany
D
Julian Börner 31.Germany
D
Y. Lührs 34.Germany
M
Sebastian Ernst 10.Germany
6.7
62'
M
Max Christiansen 13.Germany
6.4
46'
M
A. Fóti 24.Cyprus
M
C. Scott 40.Germany
7.0
80' 87'
F
Andreas Voglsammer 32.Germany
8.1
62' 72'

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

The manager Stefan Leitl decided to play with the following team: Ron-Robert Zieler (7.7), Phil Neumann (6.6), Marcel Halstenberg (7.1), Bright Arrey-Mbi (7.1), Sei Muroya (7.8), Fabian Kunze (6.6), Enzo Leopold (7.0), Derrick Köhn (7.0), Kolja Oudenne (7.7), Håvard Nielsen (6.7) and Nicolò Tresoldi (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Ernst (6.7), Max Christiansen (6.4), Jannik Dehm, Antonio Foti, Leo Weinkauf, Julian Börner, Andreas Voglsammer (8.1), Yannik Luhrs and Christopher Scott (7.0).

Substitutions

Hannover 96 made 4 changes: Bright Arrey-Mbi for Max Christiansen (46′), Enzo Leopold for Sebastian Ernst (62′), Nicolò Tresoldi for Andreas Voglsammer (62′) and Fabian Kunze for Christopher Scott (80′).

Player of the match: Andreas Voglsammer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hannover 96 was Andreas Voglsammer.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 13 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was fantastic also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 62′.

Karlsruher SC – Formation

Karlsruher SC
G
Patrick Drewes 23.Germany
7.0
D
Sebastian Jung 2.Germany
6.8
D
Marcel Beifus 4.Germany
7.1
D
Philip Heise 16.Germany
7.0
D
Robin Bormuth 32.Germany
7.3
M
Leon Jensen 6.Germany
7.3
76'
M
Jérôme Gondorf 8.Germany
7.3
M
Lars Stindl 13.Germany
7.7
53'
M
P. Nebel 26.Germany
7.5
F
I. Matanović 9.Croatia
7.3
90'
F
Budu Zivzivadze 11.Georgia
7.0
76'
Substitutes
G
Kai Eisele 1.Germany
G
Max Weiß 29.Germany
D
David Herold 20.Germany
D
Marco Thiede 21.Germany
D
Christoph Kobald 22.Austria
90'
M
Dzenis Burnic 15.Germany
7.5
76'
M
Eren Öztürk 30.Turkey
F
Fabian Schleusener 24.Germany
7.0
76'

Karlsruher SC started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Christian Eichner played with: Patrick Drewes (7.0), Sebastian Jung (6.8), Robin Bormuth (7.3), Marcel Beifus (7.1), Philip Heise (7.0), Leon Jensen (7.3), Jérôme Gondorf (7.3), Paul Nebel (7.5), Lars Stindl (7.7), Budu Zivzivadze (7.0) and Igor Matanovic (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Kai Eisele, Dženis Burnić (7.5), David Herold, Marco Thiede, Christoph Kobald, Fabian Schleusener (7.0), Max Weiss and Eren Öztürk.

Substitutions

Karlsruher SC made 3 changes: Budu Zivzivadze for Fabian Schleusener (76′), Leon Jensen for Dženis Burnić (76′) and Igor Matanovic for Christoph Kobald (90′).

Player of the match: Lars Stindl​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Karlsruher SC was Lars Stindl.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 36 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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