Wolfsburg vs Hannover

6 April 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Benjamin Cortus

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Renato Steffen 32’, 71’
  • Jérôme Roussillon 78’
  • Hendrik Weydandt 30’

Match summary

Wolfsburg came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Hannover. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Hendrik Weydandt put Hannover ahead in the 30th minute, set up by Linton Maina and Renato Steffen equalised with a header in the 32nd minute, set up by Josuha Guilavogui. In the second half, Steffen put Wolfsburg in front in the 71st minute, set up by Daniel Ginczek and Jérôme Roussillon made it 3-1 in the 78th minute, set up by Yunus Malli.

There was little between the sides on chances: Wolfsburg created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Hannover 1.54 from 11.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Hannover
13 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 4
9 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 1.54
1.44 Non-penalty xG 1.54
9 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Wolfsburg Hannover
Kick-off
30’
Hendrik Weydandt
Assist: Linton Maina0-1 (Hannover)
Renato Steffen
Assist: Josuha Guilavogui1-1 (Wolfsburg)
32’
Half-time1-1
Renato Steffen
Assist: Daniel Ginczek2-1 (Wolfsburg)
71’
Jérôme Roussillon
Assist: Yunus Malli3-1 (Wolfsburg)
78’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Renato Steffen
Hannover
  • Kevin Wimmer
  • Nicolai Müller

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.54 30’ Hendrik Weydandt (Hannover), 0-1 30’ 32’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 1-1 32’ 71’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 2-1 71’ 78’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), 3-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.54 30’ Hendrik Weydandt (Hannover), 0-1 Weydandt 30’ 32’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 1-1 Steffen 32’ 71’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 2-1 Steffen 71’ 78’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), 3-1 Roussillon 78’
Wolfsburg 1.44 xGHannover 1.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hannover attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
30’ Hendrik Weydandt (Hannover), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 58’ Genki Haraguchi (Hannover), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 71’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 43’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 10’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 51’ Genki Haraguchi (Hannover), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 78’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 37’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 28’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 67’ Nicolai Müller (Hannover), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Hendrik Weydandt (Hannover), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Marvin Bakalorz (Hannover), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 89’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Marvin Bakalorz (Hannover), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Hendrik Weydandt (Hannover), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Linton Maina (Hannover), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Nicolai Müller (Hannover), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Florent Muslija (Hannover), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Hendrik Weydandt (Hannover), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 58’ Genki Haraguchi (Hannover), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 71’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 43’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 10’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 51’ Genki Haraguchi (Hannover), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 78’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 28’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 37’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 67’ Nicolai Müller (Hannover), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Hendrik Weydandt (Hannover), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Marvin Bakalorz (Hannover), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 89’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Marvin Bakalorz (Hannover), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Linton Maina (Hannover), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Nicolai Müller (Hannover), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Hendrik Weydandt (Hannover), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Florent Muslija (Hannover), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pavao Pervan GK900 0.000.000
William DEF901 0.030.322
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
John Brooks DEF900 0.000.000
Jérôme Roussillon DEF9012 0.150.473
Josuha Guilavogui MID9010 0.000.052
Renato Steffen MID7724 0.540.000
Elvis Rexhbecaj MID900 0.000.000
Admir Mehmedi MID851 0.290.000
Josip Brekalo MID620 0.000.000
Wout Weghorst FWD903 0.400.000
Daniel Ginczek Sub2810 0.000.381
Yunus Malli Sub1310 0.000.131
Felix Klaus Sub51 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 72% Bet365 odds 1.33
Draw 17% Bet365 odds 5.50
Hannover win 11% Bet365 odds 8.50

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg WDLWL
Hannover LLLLL

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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.