1. FC Heidenheim vs Hannover 96 — 2. Bundesliga: prediction, stats, lineups & analysis
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Heidenheim host Hannover on Matchday 11 of the 2. Bundesliga
1. FC Heidenheim welcome Hannover 96 to the Voith-Arena for Matchday 11 of the 2. Bundesliga. Frank Schmidt's side sit sixth on 15 points from ten games, four clear of Hannover, who are twelfth on 11 points, six places lower in the table.
AI-assisted match preview written from official match data.
Heidenheim arrive without a win in five matches, a run that includes three draws and defeats at Wolfsburg and, most recently, Karlsruher SC, 2-1. Hannover, under Sandro Wagner, lost three of their previous five before beating Dynamo Dresden 2-1 at home on 1 November.
Both sides have faced 1. FC Kaiserslautern lately: Heidenheim drew 0-0 with them at home on 9 October, while Hannover lost 2-0 in their own stadium on 28 October. Of their last five home games, Heidenheim have won three and drawn two, and have conceded seven goals.
Across their last 5 meetings, 1. FC Heidenheim won 4, Hannover 96 won 1, with 0 draws. The most recent meeting was Hannover 96 0–3 1. FC Heidenheim on 14 April 2023. Hannover 96's latest win in this sample was Hannover 96 1–0 1. FC Heidenheim on 20 August 2021.
Heidenheim are winless in five, with three draws and two defeats, while Hannover have lost three of their last five but won their latest game against Dresden.
Heidenheim have not lost any of their last five home games, while Hannover have lost three of their last five away from home.
1. FC Heidenheim meet Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season - 11). Kick-off is Sunday, 8 November 2026, 12:30 UTC at Voith-Arena. Referee: Robin Braun.
Team pages: 1. FC Heidenheim · Hannover 96 · 2. Bundesliga
Sirius · Why these numbers
1. FC Heidenheim 42% · Draw 26% · Hannover 96 32%
Home advantage gives Heidenheim a slight lean — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, the usual home advantage puts 1. FC Heidenheim slightly ahead at 42%, though Hannover 96 have scored below what their chances deserved, and cold streaks like that have tended to bounce back. The draw sits at 26%, a touch under its usual 27.5% because both teams' recent games average 3.4 goals.
Why 1. FC Heidenheim in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1467 to 1440. Sides this close won 46.0% of 14,593 home games (draw 27.5%, visitors 26.6%).
Why only 42%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Hannover 96 sit -0.67 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.0% of 1,696 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally.
Why the draw at 26%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.4 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.1% of 18,743. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
1. FC Heidenheim sit -0.34 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. 1. FC Heidenheim have shed 65 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 10,436 such games vs 33.3% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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