Low-Block Fortress
Hannover 96
Hannover 96 handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 10 shots blocked or saved on 43.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 43.0%
- Shots blocked
- 1
- Saves
- 9
- Conceded
- 1
2. Bundesliga · Matchday 6Hannover 96
S. T. Thordarson 24'
M. Hartel 43'
2 – 1
FT
HT 2–0
VfL Bochum
T. Meyer 77'
2. Bundesliga
Matchday 6Hannover 962–1VfL Bochum
1.77
Expected goals
1.73
24′43′77′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: H9 1.77, VB 1.73.
Match report
Hannover 96 2-1 VfL Bochum
Hannover 96 edged out VfL Bochum 2-1 at Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena in 2. Bundesliga. Thordarson opened the scoring for Hannover 96 on 24', Hartel made it 2-0 to Hannover 96 on 43' and Meyer pulled one back for VfL Bochum on 77'.
Expected goals finished Hannover 96 1.77, VfL Bochum 1.73. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. VfL Bochum held 57.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Hannover 96 graded out for low-block fortress — 43.0% possession and 1 shots blocked. Hannover 96 graded out for counter-punch — 43.0% possession and 1.77 expected goals.
Leo Weinkauf came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.9 for Hannover 96 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
43%Possession57%
10Shots28
1.77xG1.73
What the numbers say
6 readsCounter-Punch
Hannover 96
Hannover 96 were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.77 xG from 43.0% possession.
- Possession
- 43.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.77
- Opponent xG
- 1.73
Better Chances
Hannover 96
Hannover 96 did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.18 xG per attempt against 0.06.
- xG per shot
- 0.18
- Opponent
- 0.06
- Shots
- 10 v 28
Box Occupation
Hannover 96
Hannover 96 kept getting bodies into the area — 80% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 10
- Share
- 80%
- xG per shot
- 0.18
Timeline
Franz Roggow
Handball
🟨8'
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
Argument
🟨13'
S. T. Thordarson — assist: F. Roggow
⚽24'
M. Hartel — assist: K. Oudenne
⚽43'
Lars Timo Gindorf
Foul
🟨45+2'
Half-time
A. Ikari ↑ F. Roggow ↓
🔄46'
🟨61'
Michael Steinwender
Argument
🔄61'
J. Steuckers ↑ G. Holtmann ↓
B. Pichler ↑ L. Gindorf ↓
🔄72'
🔄72'
B. Taz ↑ C. Patino ↓
⚽77'
T. Meyer
J. Reinhold ↑ B. Kallman ↓
🔄78'
E. Sahiti ↑ K. Oudenne ↓
🔄78'
I. Okon ↑ V. Ghita ↓
🔄86'
🟨90+2'
Sean Klaiber
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueHeinz-von-Heiden-Arena , Hannover
RefereeTimo Gansloweit, Germany
Competition2. Bundesliga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished