Hannover 96 manages to draw 2-2 with Fortuna Düsseldorf after recovering a 0-2 deficit

HANNOVER. Hannover 96 bounces back against Fortuna Düsseldorf with 2 goals from C. Tzolis from a goal on the 11' and a goal on the 18'.

By
David Brown
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Hannover 96 manages to draw 2-2 with Fortuna Düsseldorf after recovering a 0-2 deficit

HANNOVER. Hannover 96 finds the way to recover against Fortuna Düsseldorf with 2 goals from C. Tzolis from a goal on the 11′ and a goal on the 18′. Hannover 96 was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the HDI Arena stadium in Hannover on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 38,500 spectators.​ The referee was Robert Hartmann who had the assistance of Christian Dietz and Christian Ballweg. The 4th official was Thomas Gorniak. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 12.87 degrees Celsius or 55.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Hannover 96

2 - 2

Team 1

Fortuna Düsseldorf

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 22 Total 7
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 146 Attack 60
  • 71 Dangerous attack 21
  • 104 Ball safe 97
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Hannover 96 was in firm control of the ball 65% while Fortuna Düsseldorf was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hannover 96 had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Hannover 96 to win the match​.

Hannover 96 shot 22 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Düsseldorf shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Hannover 96 received 4 yellow cards (Marcel Halstenberg, Bright Arrey-Mbi, Lars Gindorf and Max Christiansen). On the other side, Fortuna Düsseldorf received 1 yellow card (Daniel Thioune).

Match Timeline

11'
Christos Tzolis(goal)Nicolas Gavory
18'
Christos Tzolis(goal)Ao Tanaka
Max Christiansen- Yellow
49'
B. Arrey-Mbi- Yellow
57'
K. Oudenne- sub ->Sebastian Ernst
59'
Andreas Voglsammer- sub ->Max Christiansen
59'
Andreas Voglsammer(goal)
63'
73'
J. Niemiec- sub ->Felix Klaus
73'
Vincent Vermeij- sub ->Christoph Daferner
Marcel Halstenberg- Yellow
75'
Cedric Teuchert- sub ->Louis Schaub
80'
85'
T. Oberdorf- sub ->Jordy de Wijs
Cedric Teuchert(goal)
86'
L. Gindorf- sub ->Enzo Leopold
87'
L. Gindorf- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
63
31
Holstein Kiel
61
31
Fortuna Düsseldorf
56
31
Hamburger SV
52
31
Karlsruher SC
46
30
Hannover 96
46
31
Paderborn
46
31
Hertha BSC
45
31
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
42
30
Elversberg
40
31
Schalke 04
37
31
Nürnberg
37
30
Magdeburg
36
30
Eintracht Braunschweig
34
31
Kaiserslautern
33
31
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
30
Hansa Rostock
31
31
Osnabrück
24
30

After this match, Hannover 96 has 38 points like SpVgg Greuther Fürth to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Fortuna Düsseldorf will has 37 points like Paderborn to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Hannover 96 will play away against Wehen Wiesbaden on the 9th of March with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Hannover 96 (1 draw).

Fortuna Düsseldorf will host Hamburger SV on the 9th of March with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Hamburger SV (5 draws).

Hannover 96 – Formation

Hannover 96
G
Ron-Robert Zieler  1.Germany
6.8
D
B. Arrey-Mbi 4.Germany
6.6
57'
D
Phil Neumann 5.Germany
7.1
D
Jannik Dehm 20.Germany
6.7
D
Marcel Halstenberg 23.Germany
7.0
75'
M
Enzo Leopold 8.Germany
8.4
87'
M
Sebastian Ernst 10.Germany
7.0
59'
M
Louis Schaub 11.Austria
7.3
80'
M
Max Christiansen 13.Germany
6.4
59' 49'
F
N. Tresoldi 9.Germany
7.1
F
Håvard Nielsen 16.Norway
7.1
Substitutes
G
L. Weinkauf 30.Germany
D
Julian Börner 31.Germany
D
Y. Lührs 34.Germany
M
A. Fóti 24.Cyprus
M
L. Gindorf 25.Germany
6.8
87' 90'
M
K. Oudenne 29.Sweden
6.4
59'
F
M. Ndikom 28.Germany
F
Andreas Voglsammer 32.Germany
7.9
59' Goals63'
F
Cedric Teuchert 36.Germany
7.8
80' Goals86'

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

The manager Stefan Leitl decided to play with the following team: Ron-Robert Zieler (6.8), Jannik Dehm (6.7), Phil Neumann (7.1), Marcel Halstenberg (7.0), Bright Arrey-Mbi (6.6), Enzo Leopold (8.4), Max Christiansen (6.4), Sebastian Ernst (7.0), Louis Schaub (7.3), Håvard Nielsen (7.1) and Nicolò Tresoldi (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Antonio Foti, Lars Gindorf (6.8), Montell Ndikom, Kolja Oudenne (6.4), Leo Weinkauf, Julian Börner, Andreas Voglsammer (7.9), Yannik Luhrs and Cedric Teuchert (7.8).

Substitutions

Hannover 96 made 4 changes: Louis Schaub for Cedric Teuchert (80′), Sebastian Ernst for Kolja Oudenne (59′), Max Christiansen for Andreas Voglsammer (59′) and Enzo Leopold for Lars Gindorf (87′).

Player of the match: Enzo Leopold​

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

His rating is 8.4 with 56 passes (91% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.

Fortuna Düsseldorf – Formation

Fortuna Düsseldorf
G
Florian Kastenmeier 33.Germany
7.9
D
J. Quarshie 5.Germany
6.4
D
Matthias Zimmermann 25.Germany
6.8
D
Jordy de Wijs 30.Netherlands
7.0
85'
D
N. Gavory 34.France
6.7
M
Ao Tanaka 4.Japan
7.3
M
Yannik Engelhardt 6.Germany
6.4
M
Christos Tzolis 7.Greece
8.5
Goals11', 18'
M
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson 8.Iceland
6.6
M
Felix Klaus 11.Germany
7.0
73'
F
Christoph Daferner 22.Germany
6.8
73'
Substitutes
G
K. Niemczycki 1.Poland
D
T. Uchino 2.Japan
D
T. Oberdorf 15.Germany
6.3
85'
D
King Samuel Manu 43.Germany
M
D. Jastrzembski 27.Poland
F
Vincent Vermeij 9.Netherlands
6.8
73'
F
J. Niemiec 18.Germany
6.6
73'
F
Marlon Mustapha 36.Austria

Fortuna Düsseldorf started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Daniel Thioune played with: Florian Kastenmeier (7.9), Matthias Zimmermann (6.8), Joshua Quarshie (6.4), Jordy de Wijs (7.0), Nicolas Gavory (6.7), Felix Klaus (7.0), Ao Tanaka (7.3), Yannik Engelhardt (6.4), Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (6.6), Christos Tzolis (8.5) and Christoph Daferner (6.8).

They had on the bench: Karol Niemczycki, Takashi Uchino, Vincent Vermeij (6.8), Tim Christopher Oberdorf (6.3), Jona Niemiec (6.6), Dennis Jastrzembski, Marlon Mustapha and King Samuel Manu.

Fortuna Düsseldorf could not rely on the presence of Tim Christopher Oberdorf (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Düsseldorf made 3 changes: Jordy de Wijs for Tim Christopher Oberdorf (85′), Felix Klaus for Jona Niemiec (73′) and Christoph Daferner for Vincent Vermeij (73′).

Player of the match: Christos Tzolis​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Düsseldorf was Christos Tzolis.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 20 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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