H96 Hannover Hannover 96 - KSC Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC

Seven additional minutes have been indicated.

A duel between Franke and Chakroun in the penalty area was reviewed by the VAR, but no penalty was given.

Karslruhe make two changes, though it will be very difficult for the visitors to come back from here.

It's a dream comeback for Pichler, who provides Hannover's seventh goal from a substitute this season, sending them joint-top of the league on points with Elversberg.

Pinto Pedrosa makes a deep run, but is dispossessed fairly just outside the penalty area, though subsequently requires treatment from what was a physical challenge. Hannover use the break to make a substitution.

On both sides, the passes to the forwards have been too imprecise in the last few minutes.

The ball is rolling again. Hannover have made two substitutions.

Two minutes.

The match has changed in the past few minutes. Hannover are now sitting deep and allowing KSC to play. The visitors are now showing more confidence.

Bundu goes down on the edge of the penalty area, but doesn't get a free-kick. Wanitzek then initiates the counter-attack, but the KSC offensive becomes too intricate, and the visitors fail to get a shot off.

With the end of the protest silence, the Hannover fans raise a two-part choreography. Is this the starting signal for more offensive play?

Hannover have had around 65 per cent possession. However, the visitors have the first shot attempt, although it is blocked before it can become dangerous.

On the pitch, there hasn't been any noteworthy, cleanly executed attack in the first three minutes. Both teams are pressing energetically, which is preventing a structured build-up play.

As was the case last weekend in several Bundesliga stadiums, it remains quiet in the stands at the beginning in Hannover. Due to the ongoing security discussions in German stadiums, there is a protest with fans boycotting the atmosphere in the first few minutes.

The ball is rolling in Hannover.

Enzo Leopold is about to play his 100th Bundesliga 2 match, all of which he has played in the Hannover 96 shirt. For the visitors, Nicolai Rapp is playing his 200th second-division match, with his appearances spread across seven different clubs.

For the hosts, Maurice Neubauer (missed two matches) and Benedikt Pichler (missed more than two months) are back in the squad. For KSC, Niclas Dühring is in the professional squad for the first time - the 21-year-old joined from Ingolstadt in the summer, where he made twelve appearances as a left-back in the 3rd division.

Marcel Beifus plays for the visitors from Karlsruhe in place of Christoph Kobald, who is suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards. With Beifus in the starting eleven, Karlsruhe have collected 10 points in five matches this season. Sebastian Jung also starts for the first time since matchday 6 after recovering from a two-month injury break, although youngster Rafael Pinto Pedrosa retains his place despite both players often playing in the same position.

After the convincing performance against league leaders Paderborn (2-0), Hannover's coach has no reason to change anything and starts with the same eleven.

Hannover are unbeaten at home against KSC in their last 13 competitive matches (nine wins, four draws). The team from Baden last won at Maschsee in July 1988 in the Bundesliga under manager Winnie Schäfer, when an own goal by Karl-Heinz Geils in the 89th minute gave them a 3-2 away victory.

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