VfB Stuttgart - Hannover 96

I wrote often about Suttgart in the past and it has not changed much. They have a very small squad available but they did better in the past matches and got some imp. points. Above all on the road they had much more success as at home in the past. But anyway they managed to win their first match at home against Frankfurt 2-1 with a late goal from Ibisevic. Maybe this give them much more self confidence now and also the match against Dortmund and in Kopenhagen helps additional. Stuttgart is a team who plays offensive at home and in this case they can create some with their dangerous players but above all Ibisevic is always able to score. On the other side they conceded in almost all matches at home and it is not such a stable defensive. They do not found the right balance at home so far and they have to work on it.

It seems a bit different for Hannover 96 if they play at home or away from home. They did much better at home in the past. On the road they won only their first match with 4-0 against Wolfsburg and losing all their 3 coming away matches with conceding 7. Do not know why because they have some good players in their rows, also they love normally to play their counter style. Maybe their were not so focused in the past matches but they showed some good actions. If I compare the match in Hamburg or against Frankfurt they were not much weaker but they missed to often a lot. Maybe the return of top striker Diouf can help more. He is in great shape and showed some of his skills in Cup against Dresden and also in EL against Helsingborg. This EL match showed Hannover’s form and problems very well, upfront they are always able to score some but in defensive they are to often to careless and give many opportunities to their opponents and maybe let them comebcak into the match.

I expect an open match where both go for the 3 points. Also both had matches under the week and which also have impact on the freshness and fitness of the players  the longer the match lasts. Therefore I expect a few mistakes on both sides when the power and concentration decreases and thus we can hope for some goals.

Recommend Bet: OVER 2,75 @ 1,83 (3 Units)