SGF Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth - H96 Hannover Hannover 96

Fürth emerge as fortunate winners of a match with few chances. Hannover had more possession in the first half but Fürth won more duels. In the second half, there wasn't a single big opportunity - until Futkeu was left completely unmarked in the 85th minute following a flicked-on corner.

The match is over.

Fürth manages to clear the ball with a collective effort.

Muroya wins a set piece on the right.

Hannover can't get into attacking positions.

There will be five minutes of stoppage time.

Based on the course of the match so far, it was clear a set-piece might be needed for a goal to come today.

Luca Itter requires treatment to his ankle.

There haven't been any dangerous attempts on goal yet in the second half. Both teams are finding it extremely difficult today.

In the second half, Fürth are regaining possession much quicker.

The ball bounces too far away from Green, who puts in a sliding tackle and receives a yellow card.

While the teams are striving to create goalscoring opportunities, let's take a look at the table from the visitors' perspective. Cologne are currently in first place. However, Hannover would jump to the top spot if they can win this, but they would need to show more here in Fürth.

The match remains disjointed and the pitch, in poor condition, is making it very difficult for the players.

Asta gets caught in the poor pitch and requires treatment as the game is briefly interrupted.

There have been no shots on goal since the 18th minute (until then the shot count read 5-3 for Fürth). All involved are hoping for a more active second half with more chances.

We're off again. The second half begins without any substitutions for either side.

A balanced first half ends goalless. Hannover had possession for long periods, while Fürth initially won more tackles. Neither side could get any more than a few half-chances and blocked shots away.

Both teams are neutralising each other and not taking any risks. It's been a first half with few goal-scoring opportunities.

The ball is moving quite fluidly in both teams' ranks. This hasn't led to any truly dangerous moments in front of the goals yet.

After a reckless challenge, Neumann receives his fifth yellow card and will have to watch from the sidelines for next week's final match before the winter break.

That's a fourth yellow card of the season for Sacha Bansé, who is a bit too late with his tackle on the touchline.

We're underway in Fürth.

After coming off the bench to bag a brace against Ulm, Nicolo Tresoldi has been called up to the starting XI.

Moritz Schulze makes his debut in the Bundesliga 2, whilst Nahuel Noll is absent from the squad. In addition, Simon Asta replaced the suspended Maximilian Dietz.

Zieler - Knight, Halstenberg, Neumann - Muroya, Leopold, Kunze, Dehm - Voglsammer, Lee, Tresoldi

Schulze - Asta, Jung, Itter - Meyerhöfer, Banse, Green, Gießelmann - Massimo, Hrgota, Futkeu

"Hannover are a very ambitious opponent. They are a good team with a good manager. I'm looking forward to this match because it will present us with a challenge and we can show once again everything we're capable of. I hope we can come away with the best possible result."

"I think Fürth have an exciting team. They have a good mix of experienced and young players and a lot of quality. It will be a very tough match for us."

Stefan Leitl has been present in the last eight meetings between these two teams - four times as Hannover boss, four times in charge of Fürth. He coached the hosts from February 2019 to June 2022, achieving promotion to the Bundesliga with the Cloverleaves in 2021. As a head coach, he has never lost against a former club.

Hannover have picked up 13 victories in 24 competitive matches against Fürth (the sides have met twice in the Bundesliga and 22 times in the Bundesliga 2) and lost only four times.

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 16 fixture between Greuther Fürth and Hannover.