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Hannover and Heidenheim play in the HDI-Arena, in a match of the 15th round of the 2. League. These two teams have never played before, so this will be their first direct confrontation. Although this is a game between 3rd and 4th of the overall standings, it is actually a game between the No. 8 in home games and the 8th as a visitor.
Hannover
After 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, the home team is in 3rd place, having won 25 points. In the last match, they drew with Fortuna Düsseldorf away by (2-2), after having won at home in a game against Erzgebirge Aue (2-0). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved better results outside of the home, having won 10 points as a visitor and only in their stadium. For the championship, Hannover have won 15 points in 18 chances, after 5 wins and 1 loss in their last 6 matches at their stadium.
In this competition, he won the last 4 games that he played in his stadium. In their home league games the most frequent marker in the break was 1-0 (3 out of 6 matches). His attack has marked regularly, since he has managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 14 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Hannover is currently in the playoff zone and if they are to continue in the fight to get back to the elite, they have to continue to present good football and not lose points in the home. Knowing this, he will go to Heidenheim to try to add three more points, but he knows that it will not be easy, after all, the opponent is a direct competitor and has the same score, so he will not be able to make any mistakes in this confrontation. For this match coach Daniel Stendel will not be able to count on Charlison Benschop, Timo Hübers, Artur Sobiech and Uffe Bech who are injured.
Heidenheim
After 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is in 4th place, having won 25 points. In the last match, they beat St. Pauli at home (2-0), after losing in the last match in a match against Arminia Bielefeld (2-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 17 points, compared to only 8 in their games as a visitor. In the last 6 away games Heidenheim recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, having won 8 points out of 18. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 14 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Heidenheim has been making a good campaign in the second division of the German league and is not only playoff access zone because of the tiebreaker criteria, so much so that if they win back there. The team knows that the match against Hannover is not easy, after all the opponent will play under their dominions and is their direct competitor, but they will still be behind the victory, however they know that a draw can not be considered a bad result due to the circumstances . For this match coach Frank Schmidt will not be able to count on Kevin Kraus and Martin Rasner who are injured.
Prediction: Hannover Win @ 1.80