The Germany 2. Bundesliga begins this weekend and on the 29th of July we have a meeting between Hannover 96 and SV 07 Elversberg.
The game will be played at the HDI-Arena and the hosts finished 10th in the 2. Bundesliga while the visitors finished top of the 3. Liga last season.
Zum Abschluss des Tages gibt's für Euch ab jetzt noch den dreifachen #Schaub und alle Highlights aus dem Test gegen @VillarrealCF im Video! 🎥⤵#H96 #NiemalsAllein ⚫⚪💚— Hannover 96 (@Hannover96) July 22, 2023
Zum Abschluss des Tages gibt's für Euch ab jetzt noch den dreifachen #Schaub und alle Highlights aus dem Test gegen @VillarrealCF im Video! 🎥⤵#H96 #NiemalsAllein ⚫⚪💚
Hannover 96 come into the match on the back of a 3-0 home friendly win over Villarreal.
It was the third of 3 friendly fixtures for Hannover 96 and they won every game. The two additional wins came over Borussia Hildesheim away and MSV Duisburg at home.
Hannover 96 ended last season with just 1 win from their final 4 league fixtures. The win came at home over Darmstadt and Hannover 96 came out on top 2-1.
However, there were defeats away to Karlsruhe and at home to Holstein Kiel, the latter of which was a heavy 5-1 loss.
Hannover 96 were 5-0 down after only 62 minutes in the defeat against Holstein Kiel.
Trends show Hannover 96 won 3 of their last 5 home 2. Bundesliga games, with the victories coming over Sandhausen, Nürnberg, and Darmstadt.
They are the only 3 victories from their 9 most recent home 2. Bundesliga matches. Hannover 96 have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 9 home 2. Bundesliga games.
SV 07 Elversberg travel to the HDI-Arena having beat Waldhof Mannheim 2-0 away in a friendly match.
It was one of 6 friendlies played by SV 07 Elversberg in the build up to the new campaign and they won 5 of those 6 matches.
In addition to the win over Waldhof Mannheim, SV 07 Elversberg beat Borussia Monchengladbach II, Ingolstadt, Hoffenheim, and Wormatia Worms.
There was one defeat and that came against Sandhausen away.
SV 07 Elversberg won back-to-back promotions to find themselves in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
They won the 3. Liga last season, finishing on 74 points, 1 point clear of second place Freiburg II.
However, SV 07 Elversberg did not finish the season strongly and they won only 2 of their final 8 league fixtures.
Away form in the league shows SV 07 Elversberg have won 1 of their last 5 away trips, all of which were in the 3. Liga.
They have scored in 3 of their last 4 away league games.
Team news: Hannover 96 have no injury concerns ahead of this match.
Marcel Halstenberg and Brooklyn Ezeh could make their competitive debuts for the club having joined from RB Leipzig and Wehen Wiesbaden respectively.
SV 07 Elversberg also have a clean bill of health coming into the game.
They have signed several players on free transfers, including Dominik Martinovic, Joseph Boyamba, Arne Sicker, and Tim Boss.
This could be a tricky start to the season for Hannover 96 against an SV 07 Elversberg team who will be feeling confident following their promotion. We expect to see the away team find the back of the net and this one could end level.