FC Heidenheim vs Hannover 96 prediction and preview
2. Bundesliga · Sunday 8 November 2026, 12:30 UTC
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FC Heidenheim vs Hannover 96
2. Bundesliga · Sunday 8 November 2026, 12:30 UTC · Walter-Birkhold-Jugendstadion, Heidenheim an der Brenz
FC Heidenheim vs Hannover 96 preview
FC Heidenheim host Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 12:30 UTC at Walter-Birkhold-Jugendstadion in Heidenheim an der Brenz. FC Heidenheim sit 6th on 15 points after 10 matches, while Hannover 96 go into the round 12th, on 11 points from 10 games.
FC Heidenheim come into the game with a L-D-L-D-D run in the league (0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Hannover 96's recent sequence reads W-L-D-L-W. Over their last 6, FC Heidenheim have scored 1.0 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Hannover 96 average 1.0 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
Head to head, FC Heidenheim have 6 wins to Hannover 96's 4 across 10 meetings, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 14 Apr 2023, ended Hannover 96 0-3 FC Heidenheim.
FC Heidenheim are without Maximilian Breunig (injury) and Sirlord Conteh (injury). Hannover 96 are without Benedikt Pichler (injury), Joschua Siewert (injury) and Karl Steinmann (injury). Robin Braun is the appointed referee. Across 68 earlier matches in our data the average is 4.6 yellow cards per game and 0.4 penalties per game, and home sides won 50% of those games.
Bookmaker prices make FC Heidenheim favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.
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Form and table
- FC HeidenheimLast five: D D L D L
- Hannover 96Last five: W L D L W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | FC Heidenheim | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 15 | DDLDL |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 11 | WLDLW |
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FC Heidenheim expected line-up (4-4-2)
Thomas Dähne, Oualid Mhamdi, Patrick Mainka, Jonas Föhrenbach, Michael Heule, Marcel Costly, Jan Schöppner, Paul Hennrich, Christian Conteh, Budu Zivzivadze, Mikkel Kaufmann
Hannover 96 expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
Leo Weinkauf, Virgil Ghiță, Boris Tomiak, Jean Hugonet, Emir Sahiti, Marcel Hartel, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Kolja Oudenne, Hayate Matsuda, Husseyn Chakroun, Benjamin Källman
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