Hannover 96 2-3 RB Leipzig: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 31 March 2018

Result

Hannover 96 2-3 RB Leipzig

Bundesliga · Saturday 31 March 2018, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Hannover 96 2-3 RB Leipzig: match report

Hannover 96 lost to RB Leipzig 2-3 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 31 March 2018. The half-time score was 0-1.

Emil Forsberg opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Hannover 96's goals came from Salif Sané (71') and Niclas Füllkrug (78'). RB Leipzig scored through Emil Forsberg (16'), Willi Orbán (54') and Yussuf Poulsen (76').

Discipline: Hannover 96 received 3 yellow cards; RB Leipzig received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Hannover 96 were 13th on 32 points from 27 and RB Leipzig 6th on 43 points from 27. Hannover 96 went on to finish that season 13th with 39 points, and RB Leipzig 6th with 53.

Hannover 96 lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and RB Leipzig in a 4-2-2-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Pirmin Schwegler of Hannover 96 (8.1), ahead of Niclas Füllkrug (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Hannover 96 wins, 0 draws and 1 for RB Leipzig.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Emil ForsbergRB Leipzig · 0-1
  • 51'Yellow card · Diego DemmeRB Leipzig
  • 54'Goal · Willi OrbánRB Leipzig · 0-2
  • 67'Yellow card · Oliver SorgHannover 96
  • 70'Yellow card · Naby KeïtaRB Leipzig
  • 71'Goal · Salif SanéHannover 96 · 1-2
  • 76'Goal · Yussuf PoulsenRB Leipzig · 1-3
  • 78'Goal · Niclas FüllkrugHannover 96 · 2-3
  • 84'Yellow card · Salif SanéHannover 96
  • 85'Yellow card · Dayot UpamecanoRB Leipzig
  • 86'Yellow card · Marcel SabitzerRB Leipzig
  • 87'Yellow card · Pirmin SchweglerHannover 96

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Hannover 96 0, draws 0, RB Leipzig 1.

Team news

Hannover 96 line-up (3-1-4-2)

Philipp Tschauner, Salif Sané, Oliver Sorg, Waldemar Anton, Julian Korb, Marvin Bakalorz, Felix Klaus, Matthias Ostrzolek, Pirmin Schwegler, Jonathas, Martin Harnik

RB Leipzig line-up (4-2-2-2)

Péter Gulácsi, Bernardo, Willi Orbán, Ibrahima Konaté, Konrad Laimer, Naby Keïta, Emil Forsberg, Bruma, Diego Demme, Timo Werner, Jean-Kévin Augustin