HANNOVER. Schalke 04 and Hannover 96 draw 1-1. A. Ouédraogo scored the first goal (17′) for Schalke 04. P. Seguin settled the score (81′) with an own goal. Hannover 96 was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the HDI Arena stadium in Hannover on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg who had the assistance of Stefan Zielsdorf and . The 4th official was Fynn Kohn. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 21.63 degrees Celsius or 70.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hannover 96 had a strong ball possession 59% while Schalke 04 was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hannover 96 had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Hannover 96 to win the match​.

Hannover 96 shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Schalke 04 shot 11 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Hannover 96 received 3 yellow cards (B. Arrey-Mbi, Cedric Teuchert and Andreas Voglsammer). Regarding the opposition, Schalke 04 received 1 yellow card (Paul Seguin).

Standings

After this contest, Hannover 96 has 44 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Schalke 04 will has 32 points like Magdeburg to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Hannover 96 will play away with Eintracht Braunschweig on the 11th of April with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Hannover 96 (3 draws).

Schalke 04 will host Nürnberg on the 11th of April with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Schalke 04 (6 draws).

Hannover 96 – Formation

Hannover 96 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Stefan Leitl decided to play with the following team: Ron-Robert Zieler  (7.0), Phil Neumann (6.7), Marcel Halstenberg (7.5), B. Arrey-Mbi (6.7), Sei Muroya (7.0), Enzo Leopold (7.5), Max Christiansen (6.8), Sebastian Ernst (6.6), Andreas Voglsammer (6.6), N. Tresoldi (6.8) and Håvard Nielsen (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Fabian Kunze, Louis Schaub (7.1), M. Damar, L. Gindorf (6.4), K. Oudenne, L. Weinkauf, Y. Lührs, Cedric Teuchert (7.3) and C. Scott.

Hannover 96 could not rely on the presence of Cedric Teuchert (injured).

Substitutions

Hannover 96 made 3 changes: Andreas Voglsammer for C. Teuchert (40′), Max Christiansen for Louis Schaub (63′) and Sebastian Ernst for L. Gindorf (77′).

Player of the match: Enzo Leopold​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hannover 96 was Enzo Leopold.

His rating is 7.5 with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 15 crosses.

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04 started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Karel Geraerts played with: Marius Müller (7.0), Cédric Brunner (7.0), Tomas Kalas (7.3), Marcin Kaminski (6.8), Derry Murkin (7.0), A. Ouédraogo (7.7), Paul Seguin (6.4), Thomas Ouwejan (7.0), Kenan Karaman (6.6), Simon Terodde  (6.7) and K. Topp (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Ralf Fährmann, Bryan Lasme (6.6), Y. Kabadayı (6.8), Blendi Idrizi (6.4), I. Cissé, Darko Churlinov, Dominick Drexler, J. Kaparos and S. van der Sloot (6.7).

Schalke 04 could not rely on the presence of Y. Kabadayı (injured).

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 4 changes: A. Ouédraogo for Y. Kabadayı (64′), Thomas Ouwejan for Blendi Idrizi (84′), K. Topp for Bryan Lasme (84′) and Cédric Brunner for Steven van der Sloot (84′).

Player of the match: A. Ouédraogo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Schalke 04 was A. Ouédraogo.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 8 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​

• Osnabrück – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 2-0
• Hannover 96 – Schalke 04 – 1-1
• Fortuna Düsseldorf – Eintracht Braunschweig – 2-0