Hannover vs Wolfsburg

9 November 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Marco Fritz

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Linton Maina 31’
  • Ihlas Bebou 62’ (pen)
  • Wout Weghorst 82’ (pen)

Match summary

Hannover beat Wolfsburg 2-1. Hannover led 1-0 at half-time.

Linton Maina put Hannover ahead in the 31st minute, set up by Ihlas Bebou, Ihlas Bebou made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute, and Wout Weghorst pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.

Wolfsburg can feel hard done by, creating 3.00 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Hannover's 2.09 from 10.

Match stats

Hannover Wolfsburg
10 Shots 19
4 Shots on Target 9
3 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.09 xG 2.99
1.33 Non-penalty xG 2.23
8 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Hannover Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Linton Maina
Assist: Ihlas Bebou
1-0 (Hannover)
31’
Half-time1-0
Ihlas Bebou
Penalty
2-0 (Hannover)
62’
82’
Wout Weghorst
Penalty
2-1 (Wolfsburg)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Hannover
  • Michael Esser
  • Waldemar Anton
  • Matthias Ostrzolek
  • Walace
Wolfsburg
  • William
  • John Brooks

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 3.00 31’ Linton Maina (Hannover), 1-0 31’ 62’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), 2-0 62’ 82’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), 2-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 3.00 31’ Linton Maina (Hannover), 1-0 Maina 31’ 62’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), 2-0 Bebou 62’ 82’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), 2-1 Weghorst 82’
Hannover 2.09 xGWolfsburg 3.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking Hannover attacking 
62’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 51’ Marcel Tisserand (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.58 xG, off target 54’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 24’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 78’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 35’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 90+3’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 53’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 69’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 13’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 15’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Linton Maina (Hannover), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+5’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (Hannover), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (Hannover), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 90+1’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ John Yeboah (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Linton Maina (Hannover), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Josip Elez (Hannover), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 51’ Marcel Tisserand (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.58 xG, off target 54’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 24’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 78’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 35’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 90+3’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 53’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 69’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 13’ Ihlas Bebou (Hannover), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 15’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Linton Maina (Hannover), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+5’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (Hannover), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (Hannover), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ John Yeboah (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Linton Maina (Hannover), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Josip Elez (Hannover), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Michael Esser GK900 0.000.000
Julian Korb DEF900 0.000.081
Josip Elez DEF901 0.010.061
Waldemar Anton DEF900 0.000.000
Matthias Ostrzolek DEF900 0.000.000
Walace MID900 0.000.000
Marvin Bakalorz MID900 0.000.000
Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee MID722 0.140.000
Ihlas Bebou MID90115 1.830.081
Linton Maina MID7612 0.110.000
Bobby Wood FWD890 0.000.722
Miiko Albornoz Sub180 0.000.000
Hendrik Weydandt Sub140 0.000.000
Genki Haraguchi Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Hannover win 32% Bet365 odds 2.90
Draw 28% Bet365 odds 3.30
Wolfsburg win 40% Bet365 odds 2.37

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.