Record against Hannover
Overall: 57 games, 25 wins, 12 draws, 20 defeats, 95:83 goal difference
Home: 28 games, 20 wins, 2 draws, 6 defeats, 62:31 goal difference
Away: 29 games, 5 wins, 10 draws, 14 defeats, 33:52 goal difference
Looking back
The last meeting between VfB and Hannover at the Mercedes-Benz Arena ended in a 1-1 draw in April 2018.
Former players
VfB goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler played for Sunday’s opponents between 2010 and 2016, while Hannover forward Takuma Asano spent two seasons on loan at VfB between 2016 and 2018.
Biggest Bundesliga home win
VfB enjoyed a 7-0 triumph over Hannover in February 1986, which remains the biggest-ever Bundesliga home win in the Cannstatt club’s history.
Goals guaranteed
When VfB host Hannover, the home fans normally have something to cheer about. Their team have scored at least once in 26 of their 28 previous Bundesliga home matches against the 96ers, netting 62 goals in total.