Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Hannover 96 (4th, 60 pts) and Holstein Kiel (12th, 41 pts). The last five rounds placed Holstein Kiel 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 12th in the standings. Per game in the league, Hannover 96 were scoring 1.76 and conceding 1.29, Holstein Kiel 1.29 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Hannover 96, 2 for Holstein Kiel and 0 drawn, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
HDI Arena, capacity 49,200, hosted the game. With 49 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, K. Oldhfer was the man in the middle. Hannover 96 led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Hannover 96: Benjamin Källman (5'), Noel Aseko (21'), Stefán Teitur Thórdarson (78') · Holstein Kiel: Phil Harres (68')
Key stats
Possession: Hannover 96 52% · Holstein Kiel 48% · Total shots: 20-8 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 10-4