Week 19 brings us a match on Jan 14th, where Hansa Rostock will host Hannover 96 at Ostseestadion in a meeting of these two 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Hansa Rostock recorded a 2-2 draw against Karlsruher SC. Breier struck first for Hansa Rostock in the 7th minute, then Gordon tied it up for Karlsruher SC in the 13th minute on a feed from Wanitzek . Hansa Rostock is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hannover 96 recorded a 1-4 loss against Werder Bremen. Romano Schmid scored the first goal for Werder Bremen in the 22nd minute, then Sebastian Kerk tied it up for Hannover 96 in the 34th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jul 31st, Hannover 96 hosted Hansa Rostock at the Hdi-arena in their last match together. Hansa Rostock won by a score of 3 to 0 in front of almost 14000 fans. Hanno Behrens scored the first goal for Hansa Rostock in the 40th minute, then Verhoek added another in the 46th minute on a feed from Calogero Rizzuto In the end, Hannover 96 couldn’t muster any offence and Hansa Rostock ran away with the shutout win.
Hannover 96’s top weapon lately has been Linton Maina, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Both Verhoek and Breier have been the hottest scorers for Hansa Rostock in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.