In the epilogue round number 16 of 2.Bundesliga Monday at 19:15, the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart match will be played – Hannover. Hosts can return to the first position of the ranking, in case of obtaining a positive result.
VfB Stuttgart
Lacking contribution of A.Maxim, VfB definitely was imposed in the previous round, traveling to Aue, 4-0. Even if Terodde, the team’s leading scorer, failed to find the way empty, its place has been taken by Baumgartl, Gentner and Mane (double) the scorers list. The last two have together scored nine times for their club team. Thus obtaining the fifth victory in six stages, the hosts climbed to first place in the rankings, but were brought forward at this stage, after Braunschweig was imposed in confronting Bielefeld.
With almost perfect route home, Maxim’s team can only have one objective in the game Monday night. Incidentally, the last five matches played at Mercedes-Benz Arena, this led both at halftime and at the end.
Hannover 96
On the other side, the guests had to work hard to get the three points of confrontation with Heidenheim. Led twice, D.Stendel his band managed to recover decisively, after his success Fullkrug and bases, in 68 minutes or 70. In advance Harnik achieved a draw in the first innings. Moreover, the Austrian is the team’s leading scorer with seven goals. Obtaining eighth victory in the current season, Hannover remains in third place, four points behind his adversary.
Far from having an excellent go on foreign land, it received exactly two goals in each of the last four trips made.
direct meetings
The last time the two teams met in February this year, the Bundesliga when the same arena, Hannover managed to win 2-1 after he was ruled mentally since 18. It was Guest obtained first success after a break of more than three years.
| Prediction: | Over 2,5 goals |
| Odds: | 2,00 |
