Hannover 96 vs Hansa Rostock Predictions

• Hannover had the better of a 1-1 draw at Werder Bremen on matchday one.
• Hansa Rostock were poor defensively in a 3-1 home defeat to Karlsruhe last week.
• Both teams have scored in Hannover’s last seven home games and four of Hansa’s last six league games.

Reds to remain unbeaten against Hansa-Kogge

Hannover host newly-promoted Hansa Rostock on matchday two of the new 2.Bundesliga season on Saturday.

The Reds returned from Bremen with a deserved point last weekend as new coach Jan Zimmerman impressed with some tactical tweaks that could have, on another day, seen the visitors shock the former Bundesliga giants.

Hannover will hope Zimmerman can help them rediscover the home form they began last season with as they opened with five wins in their first seven at HDI-Arena, scoring 15 And conceding just four.

Things began to go wrong for the Reds after the winter break as they won only two of their remaining ten home games and lost four of the last five.

One constant amid the contrasting form was that both teams tended to score when Hannover were entertaining and we are forecasting another game like that on Saturday.

Defensive errors cost Hansa on their return to the second-flight against Karlsruhe, but they never gave up and went close to levelling before the visitors got their killer third goal.

We believe Hansa-Kogge, who notched in 13 of their 19 away games last term, can get on the scoresheet in a narrow loss as Hannover build on their unbeaten start.

The correct score prediction is 3-1 to the Reds because unless Hansa cut out the mistakes this could turn into a very long season for them.