Nürnberg vs Hannover 96: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nürnberg played Hannover 96 in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The match was played on 21 December 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Nürnberg: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Hannover 96: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nürnberg scores 1.06 and concedes 1.38 goals per match. Hannover 96 scores 1.81 and concedes 1.25. League average: 2.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nürnberg 56%, Hannover 96 50%. Over 2.5: Nürnberg 56%, Hannover 96 75%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Hannover 96 has higher xG: 1.76 vs 1.41. Nürnberg: 12.1 shots per match, Hannover 96: 15.4.

Match halves

Nürnberg: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.69. Hannover 96: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Nürnberg: 46-60 (5 goals). Hannover 96: 61-75 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Bundesliga: 2.83 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

33Possession (%)67
NürnbergHannover 96
10Shots16
NürnbergHannover 96
5Shots on target8
NürnbergHannover 96
1.17xG1.92
NürnbergHannover 96
3Corners6
NürnbergHannover 96
26Dangerous attacks47
NürnbergHannover 96
14Fouls9
NürnbergHannover 96
4Cards2
NürnbergHannover 96

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

NürnbergHannover 96
1.06Goals scored / match1.81
NürnbergHannover 96
1.38Goals conceded / match1.25
NürnbergHannover 96
51%Average possession57%
NürnbergHannover 96
4.31Shots on target / match5.69
NürnbergHannover 96

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.13Shots per match15.44
NürnbergHannover 96
4.31Shots on target5.69
NürnbergHannover 96
8.8%Shot conversion11.7%
NürnbergHannover 96
51%Possession57%
NürnbergHannover 96
1.41xG for1.76
NürnbergHannover 96
1.45xG against1.26
NürnbergHannover 96

Shooting quality

Nürnberg: BalancedHannover 96: Dominant
NürnbergHannover 96
Accuracy (shots on target)36%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Hannover 96 is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Nürnberg · 1.6 pts / match - Hannover 96

Nürnberg
WWLDL
Season result split
31% W25% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-7
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Hannover 96
LWWDD
Season result split
50% W31% R19% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-3
1.81 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-0
Last 5 away
2-3-0
DWDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.82Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Hannover 96 is 71% better for: goals scored per match.

1.06 goals / match - Nürnberg · 1.81 goals / match - Hannover 96

Hannover 96 is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.38 goals / match - Nürnberg · 1.25 goals / match - Hannover 96

Nürnberg scoring profile: strong

Nürnberg scores in 63% of matches (10 of 16 matches), while Hannover 96 keeps a clean sheet in 38% (6 of 16 matches).

Hannover 96 scoring profile: very strong

Hannover 96 scores in 81% of matches (13 of 16 matches), while Nürnberg keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 16 matches).

17Goals scored (season)29
NürnbergHannover 96
22Goals conceded (season)20
NürnbergHannover 96
2.44Average goals in match3.06
NürnbergHannover 96
6Goals scored (last 5)9
NürnbergHannover 96
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
NürnbergHannover 96

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal81%
NürnbergHannover 96
38%2 goals75%
NürnbergHannover 96
6%3 goals25%
NürnbergHannover 96
0%4 goals0%
NürnbergHannover 96

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal63%
NürnbergHannover 96
38%2 goals44%
NürnbergHannover 96
13%3 goals19%
NürnbergHannover 96
0%4 goals0%
NürnbergHannover 96

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time25%
NürnbergHannover 96
0%BTTS in both halves13%
NürnbergHannover 96
13%Scored in both halves31%
NürnbergHannover 96

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
NürnbergHannover 96
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
NürnbergHannover 96
40%BTTS - last 540%
NürnbergHannover 96

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
NürnbergHannover 96
31%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
NürnbergHannover 96
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
NürnbergHannover 96

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
NürnbergHannover 96
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
NürnbergHannover 96
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
NürnbergHannover 96

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Hannover 96 is 21% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.19 pts / match - Nürnberg · 1.44 pts / match - Hannover 96

Nürnberg - half-time state
19% leading63% draw19% trailing
Hannover 96 - half-time state
31% leading50% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.19Points per match (1st half)1.44
NürnbergHannover 96
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.81
NürnbergHannover 96
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
NürnbergHannover 96
0.88Average goals (1st half)1.38
NürnbergHannover 96
63%Clean sheet before half-time56%
NürnbergHannover 96
69%No goal before half-time50%
NürnbergHannover 96

After half-time (2nd half)

1.19Points per match (2nd half)1.5
NürnbergHannover 96
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)1
NürnbergHannover 96
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)0.69
NürnbergHannover 96
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.69
NürnbergHannover 96
38%Clean sheet after half-time56%
NürnbergHannover 96
56%No goal after half-time38%
NürnbergHannover 96

Nürnberg - second-half results

31% W25% R44% P
19
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Hannover 96 - second-half results

38% W38% R25% P
23
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding161%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nürnberg - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.42.2
1 goal20%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Hannover 96 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.00
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Nürnberg
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
3
0
16-30
2
7
31-45
5
2
46-60
2
4
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Hannover 96
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
3
3
16-30
8
3
31-45
2
2
46-60
9
2
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nürnberg

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Hannover 96

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
135%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (2. Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

NürnbergLigaHannover 96
Average goals in match 2.442.83 3.06
Both teams scored 56%54% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%57% 75%
Clean sheets 13%26% 38%
Goal before half-time 50%67% 69%
Goal after half-time 88%83% 81%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.83
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.34
Away goals / match
+11%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Hannover 96GoalBenjamin Källman
  2. NürnbergYellow cardRafael Lubach
  3. NürnbergGoalRafael LubachAssist: Adriano Grimaldi
  4. NürnbergGoalMohamed Alì ZOmaAssist: Tim Drexler
  5. NürnbergYellow cardTom Baack
  6. NürnbergYellow cardPape Demba Diop
  7. NürnbergSubstitutionOn: Ondřej KarafiátOff: Tom Baack
  8. Hannover 96Yellow cardBoris Tomiak
  9. NürnbergSubstitutionOn: Tim JanischOff: Mohamed Alì ZOma
  10. Hannover 96Yellow cardNahuel Noll
  11. NürnbergYellow cardOndřej Karafiát

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Max BurdaMatches officiated: 13
5.31Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 262%Home wins23%Draws15%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Nürnberg vs Hannover 96?

The 2. Bundesliga match finished Nürnberg 2:1 Hannover 96. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Nürnberg vs Hannover 96?

Nürnberg score 1.06 goals per game on average and Hannover 96 1.81. The 2. Bundesliga average is 2.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Nürnberg's matches and 50% of Hannover 96's.

What form are Nürnberg and Hannover 96 in?

Over the last 5 games Nürnberg have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Hannover 96 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nürnberg vs Hannover 96?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.