VfB Stuttgart vs Hannover 96 Betting Tips and Predictions

Only league leaders Bayern Munich have picked up as many points as Stuttgart in the second half of the season so far. Their 1-1 draw to FC Schalke 04 last weekend were the first points they have dropped this calender year.

That comes as stark contrast to Hannover 96 whose 1-0 loss to FC Augsburg at home was their 16th defeat from 22 matches this season. That means Hannover are without a point in the Bundesliga since the start of the year as their poor form continues.

REASON FOR BETTING TIPS

With 16 losses from 22 fixtures this season, Hannover 96 already seemed set for relegation into the 2nd Bundesliga (no team with so many defeats after 22 games has ever survived the drop at the end of the season). Hannover have lost the last 5 away from home and if they lose on Saturday then they will equal the club record of 9 consecutive Bundesliga defeats in a row. VfB Stuttgart are the in-form team taking 13 points from a possible 15 points so far in 2016 and they have also won the last 3 home games. To make matters worse, Hannover have lost a total of 16 out of the 19 matches they have ever played in Stuttgart. With VfB Stuttgart’s joint best form in the league and Hannover 96 coming into this game crushed and demoralized at the bottom of the table, a Stuttgart win with a score of 2-0 at 15/2 seems likely for this one.

RECENT FORM

All competitions, most recent first:

VfB Stuttgart: DWLWWW

Hannover 96: LLLLLL

Head-To-Head

Stuttgart came from behind to beat Hannover 3-1 and record their first win of the season in the reverse fixture from earlier this season. Stuttgart have not lost any of their last 6 games against Hannover.

Statistics

Daniel Schwaab (VfB Stuttgart) has never lost against Hannover 96 (8 games) and scored his only Bundesliga goal against them. Hannover 96 are 4 games without scoring a goal in the Bundesliga (that has only happened once before in the 2002 season where they failed to score within 5 games).

Team News

VfB Stuttgart: missing star midfielder Daniel Didavi to suspension and defender Baumgarti, infrequently used centre forward Ginczek and reserve defender Barba to injury.

Hannover 96: missing midfielder Gülselam to suspension and bench warmer striker Benschop to injury.

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