Down To Ten
SV Darmstadt 98
SV Darmstadt 98 played the closing 70 minutes a man down after a 20′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 20′
- Player
- Aleksandar Vukotić
2. Bundesliga · Matchday 3SV Darmstadt 98
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
Hannover 96
L. Gindorf 57'
2. Bundesliga
Matchday 3SV Darmstadt 980–1Hannover 96
0.91
Expected goals
2.31
20′57′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SD9 0.91, H9 2.31.
Match report
SV Darmstadt 98 0-1 Hannover 96
Hannover 96 edged out SV Darmstadt 98 1-0 at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor in 2. Bundesliga. Gindorf opened the scoring for Hannover 96 on 57' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals finished SV Darmstadt 98 0.91, Hannover 96 2.31. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Hannover 96 held 67.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Vukotić was sent off on 20', leaving SV Darmstadt 98 70 minutes to play a man short.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. SV Darmstadt 98 graded out for low-block fortress — 33.0% possession and 1 shots blocked. SV Darmstadt 98 graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 6 saves and 2.31 faced xg.
M. Schuhen came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.8 for SV Darmstadt 98 across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
33%Possession67%
11Shots26
0.91xG2.31
What the numbers say
6 readsLow-Block Fortress
SV Darmstadt 98
SV Darmstadt 98 handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 7 shots blocked or saved on 33.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 33.0%
- Shots blocked
- 1
- Saves
- 6
- Conceded
- 1
Goalkeeper Rescue
SV Darmstadt 98
SV Darmstadt 98's goalkeeper kept them in it — 6 saves against 2.31 xG, conceding just 1.
- Saves
- 6
- Faced xG
- 2.31
- Conceded
- 1
Wasteful Finishing
Hannover 96
Hannover 96 created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.31 xG for 1 goal.
- Expected goals
- 2.31
- Goals
- 1
- Shortfall
- −1.31
Timeline
Aleksandar Vukotić
Professional handball
🟥20'
Y. Luhrs ↑ Y. Furukawa ↓
🔄22'
🔄34'
V. Ghita ↑ I. Okon ↓
🟨39'
Franz Roggow
Foul
Half-time
Marcel Schuhen
Argument
🟨46'
🔄46'
B. Kallman ↑ B. Pichler ↓
🔄46'
M. Bundu ↑ F. Roggow ↓
📺55'
Marcel Hartel · Penalty confirmed
⚽57'
L. Gindorf (Pen)
Lee Ho-Jae ↑ N. Weisshaupt ↓
🔄66'
🔄73'
H. Chakroun ↑ L. Gindorf ↓
L. Kehl ↑ N. Verkooijen ↓
🔄85'
C. Sickinger ↑ C. Lannert ↓
🔄85'
M. Merx ↑ R. Petretta ↓
🔄85'
🟨86'
Maurice Neubauer
Time wasting
Match info
Kickoff
VenueMerck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor, Darmstadt
RefereeTimo Gerach, Germany
Competition2. Bundesliga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished