Hannover 96 vs Dynamo Dresden Prediction

How each side has been going lately

Hannover's recent sample shows ten wins, seven draws and just three losses across their last twenty fixtures, though that run includes cup games against lower-level opposition and pre-season friendlies, so it overstates how comfortable things have actually been in the league. Strip that back to 2. Bundesliga matches and it's a more even picture: a home win over Bochum, a loss at Nürnberg, a draw with Karlsruhe, and further league defeats at Darmstadt and Wolfsburg mixed in with a win over Cottbus.

Hannover 96: 20 completed matches; Dynamo Dresden: 20 completed matches.

Hannover 96

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

48

Conceded

21

Difference

+27

Dynamo Dresden

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

49

Conceded

26

Difference

+23

Dresden's overall record of eleven wins from twenty is skewed even more heavily by one-sided cup and friendly results, including a 14-0 and a 6-0 against amateur sides. Their actual league form has been shakier: defeats to Hertha, Bochum and Heidenheim sit alongside a draw at Braunschweig, which points to a side still finding consistency.

Once the friendlies and cup blowouts are set aside, neither side's league form stands out as strong.

Comparative Team Statistics: Hannover 96 vs Dynamo Dresden

A history of tight, low-scoring meetings

The last two league meetings between these two finished 0-0 and 2-2, and several of the earlier encounters on record were also close. There have been some one-sided results further back, including a couple of two-goal away wins, but the recent pattern leans towards tight, hard-to-call games.

Early-season table positions

Six games in, Hannover sit tenth with seven points from two wins, a draw and three losses. Dresden are down in seventeenth on four points, having won once, drawn once and lost four times. It's a modest early gap rather than a clear gulf between the two.

Who's been contributing

V. Vermeij leads Dresden's assist chart with two in six matches, while K. Oudenne has the same tally for Hannover over the same number of games, so both sides have a creative outlet worth watching. Dresden's T. Keller has picked up three yellow cards in just four matches, which is worth bearing in mind for suspension risk even though there's nothing to confirm he'll miss this one.

Hannover 96:

Best assist providers:

K. Oudenne - 2

Dynamo Dresden:

Best assist providers:

V. Vermeij - 2

Penalty cards:

T. Keller x 1 x 3