Hannover 96

Despite having suffered four defeats in the last six stages, the hosts managed to keep in the first half of the standings, away from the relegable places. The final defeat came in the previous round, in the move from Bremen, where they yielded 0-4 in spite of the 13 goals scored. It was for the third time this season, when the offensive did not manage to find the way to the opponent’s goal. The defensive was once again the neural point of the team, with Hannover receiving no less than 10 goals in the last 3 stages. He had previously received only 5 in 9 stages.

VfB Stuttgart

On the other hand, the guests managed a major success after they were put in front of Dortmund, score 2-1. Akolo si Brekalo scored in the 5th and 51th minutes respectively the goals that brought the 5th victory of the current season. Transferring this summer from Zion, Congolese Chadrac Akolo scored for the 4th, being also the top scorer of the team. With the 3 points won, the VfB managed to get away from the red zone, but the developments so far on the foreign field were not encouraging at all. Six consecutive defeats is the only Bundesliga team that has failed to conquer even one point.

Probable teams:
Hannover: Tschauner – Korb, Anton, S. Sané, Albornoz – Schwegler, Bakalorz – Bebou, Klaus – Harnik, Füllkrug
Stuttgart: Zieler – Baumgartl, Badstuber, Pavard – Beck, Insua – Ascacibar, Gentner – Asano, Özcan – Terodde
Direct meetings

In the last direct confrontation, Hannover was forced to score 1-0. It was the third success in the last five straight games. During this period he recorded only one defeat.