Hannover 96 0:1 VfL Wolfsburg: 2. Bundesliga Match Result

Match report

Hannover 96 played host to Wolfsburg in the second round of the 2. Bundesliga on 16 August, and the visitors took all three points with a 1-0 victory. The match ended with a single goal, scored from the spot in the 87th minute by F. Reese. Hannover sat 10th in the table with four points from four games, while Wolfsburg moved to second with ten.

And here's the thing — you could watch ninety minutes of this and barely notice the difference until the end. The penalty came late, when Hannover had pushed hard for an equaliser. The home side had created three big chances against Wolfsburg's one, but conversion was poor. Two shots on target from nine attempts tells you everything about a side that dominated possession without finding the net.

To be fair, Wolfsburg kept it simple. They registered fewer attacks overall but were more clinical with their seven shots on target compared to Hannover's two. The visitors had higher expected goals at 1.71, which suggests they took their chances when they came. Hannover pressed and moved the ball well — 52 per cent possession — but the final pass often went astray.

The statistics paint a picture of frustration on both sides. Hannover completed 371 passes against 343 for Wolfsburg, yet the difference in quality showed in shots accuracy: 14 per cent versus 39 per cent. Wolfsburg's goalkeeper made just two saves while Hannover's keeper was called into action six times. The home side threw everything at it in the final quarter, making seven substitutions in the closing stages.

By then, the result was already decided. Wolfsburg's away record in recent friendlies has been mixed — a 0-0 draw with Kaiserslautern and a 2-0 loss at Lyon — but this was different. They held their nerve. Hannover's drop to 10th after four matches looks premature, but three defeats in four games is a problem that will not solve itself overnight.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 2 – 7

Shots off target 9 – 5

Expected goals 1.30 – 1.71

⇄ 46' F. Hornby — Substitution ⇄ 62' B. Tomiak — Substitution ⇄ 62' L. Gindorf — Substitution ⇄ 62' M. Bundu — Substitution ⇄ 66' M. Svanberg — Substitution 🟨 69' Jonas Adjei Adjetey — Yellow card ⇄ 74' Y. Gerhardt — Substitution ⇄ 74' M. Damar — Substitution 🟨 81' Vinícius Souza — Yellow card 🟨 86' Jean Hugonet — Yellow card ⚽ 87' F. Reese — Penalty ⇄ 89' K. Oudenne — Substitution ⇄ 89' J. Maehle — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' B. Allgeier — Substitution

Match events

46' 0:0 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution F. Hornby off: R. Glatzel
62' 0:0 Hannover 96 Substitution B. Tomiak off: I. Okon
62' 0:0 Hannover 96 Substitution L. Gindorf off: B. Kallman
62' 0:0 Hannover 96 Substitution M. Bundu off: B. Pichler
66' 0:0 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution M. Svanberg off: J. Adjetey
69' 0:0 VfL Wolfsburg Yellow card Jonas Adjei Adjetey
74' 0:0 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution Y. Gerhardt off: M. Arnold
74' 0:0 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution M. Damar off: K. Shiogai
81' 0:0 VfL Wolfsburg Yellow card Vinícius Souza
86' 0:0 Hannover 96 Yellow card Jean Hugonet
87' 0:1 VfL Wolfsburg Penalty F. Reese
89' 0:1 Hannover 96 Substitution K. Oudenne off: H. Matsuda
89' 0:1 VfL Wolfsburg Substitution J. Maehle off: K. Fischer
90+1' 0:1 Hannover 96 Substitution B. Allgeier off: T. Etcibasi

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

2 Shots on target 7

9 Shots off target 5

1.30 Expected goals 1.71

3 Big chances 1

101 Attacks 85

8 Corners 6

9 Fouls 9

8 Free kicks 9

4 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 12

23 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

8/1362% Aerial duels 5/1338%

85 Backward passes 67

3 Blocked shots 6

16 Clearances 21

10/1759% Crosses 2/1315%

7/1450% Dribbles 8/1650%

1.16 Expected assists 0.74

94 Failed passes 95

6 Goalkeeper saves 2

7 Interceptions 4

12 Key passes 13

32/6648% Long passes 23/6138%

81 Passes into the final third 82

252 Passes in the opposition half 223

230 Passes in own half 228

0.14 Shot accuracy 0.39

5 Shots from outside the box 11

9 Shots inside the box 7

12/1771% Tackles 10/1856%

465 Total passes 438

Line-ups

Hannover 96

Starting XI
#	Player	number
30	Leo Weinkauf	30
3	Boris Tomiak	3
4	Jean Hugonet	4
17	Bastian Allgeier	17
8	Waniss Taïbi	8
23	Stefán Teitur Þórðarson	23
29	Kolja Oudenne	29
33	Maurice Neubauer	33
7	Mustapha Bundu Shong Hames	7
10	Marcel Hartel	10
25	Lars Timo Gindorf	25

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Pascal Loretz	1
19	Williams Kokolo	19
20	Ime Okon	20
27	Hayate Matsuda	27
13	Franz Roggov	13
9	Benjamin Källman	9
11	Benedikt Pichler	11
14	H. Chacrun	14
28	T. Ecsibasi	28

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VfL Wolfsburg

Starting XI
#	Player	number
30	Jakub Zelinski	30
6	Hauke Finn Wahl	6
21	Joakim Mæhle Pedersen	21
26	Saël Kumbedi Nseke	26
32	Mattias Olof Svanberg	32
37	Elvis Rexhbeçaj	37
5	Vinicius de Souza Costa	5
11	Fabian Reese	11
20	Muhammed Mehmet Damar	20
31	Yannick Gerhardt	31
10	Fraser David Ingham Hornby	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Pavao Pervan	12
2	Kilian Fischer	2
18	Jonas Adjei Adjetei	18
22	Mathieu Angelet	22
8	Bence Dárdai	8
27	Maximilian Arnold	27
7	Kento Shioya	7
19	Robert-Nesta Glatzel	19
23	Alessio Besio	23

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Hertha Berlin	6	6	0	0	18
2	FC Nurnberg	6	5	1	0	16
3	FC Heidenheim	6	4	1	1	13
4	VfL Wolfsburg	6	3	2	1	11
5	FC Kaiserslautern	6	3	2	1	11
6	FC Magdeburg	6	3	1	2	10
7	Energie Cottbus	6	2	2	2	8
8	FC St. Pauli	6	1	4	1	7
9	VfL Bochum	6	2	1	3	7
10	Hannover 96	6	2	1	3	7

Hannover 96 — VfL Wolfsburg, 2. Bundesliga

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