Hannover 96 vs 20.09.26 11:302 – 1Full Time
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Match report
Hannover 96 hold off Bochum fightback to win 2-1
Hannover 96 beat VfL Bochum 2-1 in a 2. Bundesliga round six meeting at the Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena, moving level on points with their visitors despite finishing below them in the table beforehand. The home side led 2-0 at half-time before Bochum responded in the second period, but S. Wagner's team held firm to take the three points.
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Stefán Þórðarson opened the scoring in the 24th minute, converting after being set up by Franz Roggow. Hannover doubled their advantage just before the break when Marcel Hartel finished from a Kolja Oudenne assist in the 43rd minute, sending the hosts in 2-0 up at half-time.
Bochum pulled one back through T. Meyer in the 77th minute, giving Rösler's side hope of a leveller, but they could not find another way through. Despite having just 43 per cent of possession and only ten shots to Bochum's 28, Hannover made their chances count and saw out the win.
Goalkeeper Leo Weinkauf was rated the top performer on the pitch with a mark of 8.28, having helped Hannover withstand Bochum's late pressure and heavy share of the shots.
Bochum dominated the shot count with 28 attempts to Hannover's 10, yet it was the home side who made theirs count.
Hannover 96 beat VfL Bochum 2–1 (half-time 2–0).
Hannover 96 met VfL Bochum in the 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season - 6). Kick-off was Sunday, 20 September 2026, 11:30 UTC at Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena. Referee: Timo Gansloweit.
Team pages: Hannover 96 · VfL Bochum · 2. Bundesliga
Key moments
- 24' Goal: Stefán Þórðarson (assist: Franz Roggow) — 1–0 · Watch Stefán Þórðarson's goal video (24')
- 43' Goal: Marcel Hartel (assist: Kolja Oudenne) — 2–0 · Watch Marcel Hartel's goal video (43')
- 77' Goal: T. Meyer — 2–1 · Watch T. Meyer's goal video (77')
Starting line-ups
Hannover 96 (3-3-1-3)
VfL Bochum (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Hannover 96 56%, the draw 27%, VfL Bochum 17%. It finished Hannover 96 2–1 VfL Bochum.
Hannover 96's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Hannover 96 are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their control of the ball on top gives Hannover 96 a clear lead. The draw at 27% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Hannover 96 at 56%?
Hannover 96 sit 109 points higher on our strength rating — 1664 to 1555. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,840 such games. Hannover 96 hold 10 more possession points (56 to 46 in recent games) across a 109-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,703 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 59–21–20.
Why only 56%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Hannover 96's column. Across 11,218 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the VfL Bochum win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,162. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
VfL Bochum come into this after a busy window — 15 arrivals and 15 departures over the summer. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336).
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About this match
On this page: the Hannover 96 vs VfL Bochum final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this 2. Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Stefán Þórðarson's goal against VfL Bochum (24').
- Watch Marcel Hartel's goal against VfL Bochum (43').
- Watch T. Meyer's goal against Hannover 96 (77').
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