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Professionals, 20. December 2019

Hannover 96: Saturday’s opponents by numbers

Tim Walter’s VfB Stuttgart travel to Hannover 96 in their final game of the calendar year on Saturday (kick-off 13:00 CET) and the first of thia season’s return fixtures. Here are some of the key stats on the Lower Saxony outfit.

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After four draws and three defeats, Hannover finally registered their first home win of the season at the eighth time of asking last weekend, defeating FC Erzgebirge Aue on Matchday 16 to become the last professional German team to register a three-pointer at home this term.

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Two Hannover players, namely Dennis Aogo and Ron-Robert Zieler, are familiar faces. The 32-year-old defensive midfielder and 30-year-old goalkeeper spent the previous two seasons with VfB.

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Hendrik Weydandt is Hannover’s top scorer this season with six goals to his name.

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Hannover have picked up the second-fewest points at home in Bundesliga 2 this season (7). They have also scored just seven goals in their eight home matches so far, fewer than any other team in the second tier.

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Marvin Ducksch has been directly involved in ten goals (scoring five himself and setting up another five) in 16 league appearances for Hannover this season - more than any of his team-mates.

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With 20 points and 20 goals scored, Hannover occupy 14th place at the halfway point of the campaign and sit level on points with Karlsruhe, Darmstadt and Bochum.

28,500

An average of 28,500 fans attended Hannover’s first eight home games of the campaign, putting them among the top five teams in Bundesliga 2.