VfL Wolfsburg vs Hannover 96, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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VfL Wolfsburg vs Hannover 96 — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.
- VfL Wolfsburg 32 games · 26 pts (2025/26)
- Hannover 96 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Benjamin Cortus
- Referee Florian Badstubner
- Referee Christian Bandurski
- Referee Christian Leicher
- Referee Markus Schmidt
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 32 83 2 Borussia Dortmund 32 67 3 RB Leipzig 32 62 4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 32 58 5 VfB Stuttgart 32 58 6 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 32 58 7 SC Freiburg 32 44 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 32 43 9 FC Augsburg 32 40 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 32 37 11 Borussia Monchengladbach 32 35 12 Hamburger SV 32 34 13 1. FC Union Berlin 32 33 14 1. FC Koln 32 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 32 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 32 26 17 FC St. Pauli 1910 32 26 18 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 32 23 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Hannover 96 H 3–1 W 30 Mar Borussia Dortmund A 0–2 L 16 Mar TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 5–2 W 09 Mar FC Bayern Munchen A 0–6 L 03 Mar SV Werder Bremen H 1–1 D 23 Feb Borussia Monchengladbach A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr VfL Wolfsburg A 1–3 L 31 Mar FC Schalke 04 H 0–1 L 16 Mar FC Augsburg A 1–3 L 10 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–3 L 03 Mar VfB Stuttgart A 1–5 L 24 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt H 0–3 L Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Volkswagen Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Wolfsburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 13' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 13.
- 18' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolai Muller on 20.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Hannover 96 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' Goal! Hendrik Weydandt scores his 12 goal in 288 matches.
- 32' What an equalizer from Renato Steffen!
- 37' Pavao Pervan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 42' Hannover 96 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
- 47' VfL Wolfsburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 52' The travelling Hannover 96 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' It’s high time Bruno Labbadia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Ginczek is hanging Josip Brekalo on the field on 62 minute.
- 67' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marvin Bakalorz suffering a number of foals already.
- 70' Florent Muslija has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolai Muller on 70 minute.
- 71' VfL Wolfsburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Renato Steffen on 71.
- 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
- 77' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yunus Malli is hanging Renato Steffen on the field on 77 minute.
- 78' Goal! Jerome Roussillon scores his 5 goal in 460 matches.
- 79' Another substitution for Hannover 96 to replace Marvin Bakalorz by Sebastian Soto on 79 minute.
- 84' It’s a booking for Hannover 96 player. Kevin Wimmer gets a Yellow card.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Felix Klaus. He replaces Admir Mehmedi on 85 minute.
- 90' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- With this win, VfL Wolfsburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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VfL Wolfsburg
Starting XI- 1
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Renato Steffen ↓ Yunus Malli 77'
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Josip Brekalo ↓ Daniel Ginczek 62'
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Admir Mehmedi ↓ Felix Klaus 85'
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Bench-
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Felix Klaus ↑ 85'
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Daniel Ginczek ↑ 62'
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Yunus Malli ↑ 77'
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Coach Bruno LabbadiaHannover 96
Starting XI- 27
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Bench- 22
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Florent Muslija ↑ 70'
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Sebastian Soto ↑ 79'
Coach Thomas Doll -
Head to Head
VfL Wolfsburg Form
2019-04-06 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 Hannover 96 W 2019-03-30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2019-03-16 VfL Wolfsburg 5–2 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf W 2019-03-09 FC Bayern Munchen 6–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2019-03-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2019-02-23 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg W