Match Report
In the standings it was Schalke 04 1st on 70 points, Hannover 96 4th on 60 — separated by 10. Recent form told a different story for Hannover 96: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Schalke 04 were scoring 1.47 and conceding 0.91, Hannover 96 1.76 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Schalke 04 in 5 games.
25 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Schalke 04 14, draws 4, Hannover 96 7, at 3 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
With 59 matches recorded and 2.7 yellow cards per game, R. Braun was the man in the middle. Veltins-Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 62,271. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Schalke 04 led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Schalke 04: Edin Džeko (29'), Kenan Karaman (38') · Hannover 96: Maik Nawrocki (82'), Benedikt Pichler (90')
Key stats
Possession: Schalke 04 36% · Hannover 96 64% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 4-2