In this week 2 match on Jul 23rd, Hannover 96 will host St. Pauli at Hdi-arena in a clash of these two extremely mismatched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Hannover 96 sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Kaiserslautern. Mike Wunderlich scored the first goal for Kaiserslautern in the 11th minute, then Håvard Nielsen tied it up for Hannover 96 in the 80th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while 4th placed St. Pauli is fresh off their 3-2 win against Nürnberg. Jackson Irvine struck first for St. Pauli in the 24th minute, then Leart Paqarda added another in the 37th minute on a penalty kick. St. Pauli is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Hannover 96 won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
St. Pauli is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with I. Matanovic and Lukas Daschner each having 2 goals in their last 5. For Hannover 96, their top scorers are Linton Maina and Weydandt, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.