Bundesliga

January 18, 2013
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    Schalke 04
    Hannover 96
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Full-time

Schalke 04

5 - 4

Hannover 96

Bundesliga

19:30 +00:00, January 18, 2013

Veltins Arena, Germany

Schalke 04 v Hannover 96: Preview

Team Stat Comparison

Schalke 04 Hannover 96
Matches Played 34 34
Table Position 4 9
Points 55 45
Goal Difference 8 -2
Goals for * 2.1 1.5
Goals against * 1.3 2.3
Last 5 W-L-W-W-L W-L-D-W-L
Last 5 home L-W-D-W-W W-D-L-D-D
Last 5 away W-W-L-W-L L-W-L-W-L
*  Goals per match - home matches for home club and away matches for away club
Stats: Schalke 04 | Hannover 96

Competition Stats

Schalke 04 Hannover 96
Goals Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 10 Mame Biram Diouf 12
Assists Lewis Holtby 7 Szabolcs Huszti 9
Yellows Christian Fuchs 7 Mame Biram Diouf 6
Reds Jermaine Jones 1 Sergio Pinto 1
Squads: Schalke 04 | Hannover 96

Tables

POTEAMPWDLFAGDPts
1
Bayern
 34 29 4 1 98 18 80 91
2
Dortmund
 34 19 9 6 81 42 39 66
3
Leverkusen
 34 19 8 7 65 39 26 65
4
Schalke 04
 34 16 7 11 58 50 8 55
5
SC Freiburg
 34 14 9 11 45 40 5 51
6
Frankfurt
 34 14 9 11 49 46 3 51
7
Hamburg SV
 34 14 6 14 42 53 -11 48
8
Gladbach
 34 12 11 11 45 49 -4 47
9
Hannover 96
 34 13 6 15 60 62 -2 45
10
Nurnberg
 34 11 11 12 39 47 -8 44
11
Wolfsburg
 34 10 13 11 47 52 -5 43
12
Stuttgart
 34 12 7 15 37 55 -18 43
13
Mainz
 34 10 12 12 42 44 -2 42
14
Bremen
 34 8 10 16 50 66 -16 34
15
FC Augsburg
 34 8 9 17 33 51 -18 33
16
Hoffenheim
 34 8 7 19 42 67 -25 31
17
F Düsseldorf
 34 7 9 18 39 57 -18 30
18
SpVgg Fu
 34 4 9 21 26 60 -34 21

Johan Djourou is in line for his Hannover debut tomorrow night when the Reds travel to Schalke.

The former Arsenal defender has made a big impression on Hannover coach Mirko Slomka, who sees no reason why he should not be thrown in at the deep end at the Arena AufSchalke.

"Without a doubt, Djourou belongs in our starting XI,'' he said. "He was a player we really wanted. It wasn't easy to get him, he was playing for Arsenal after all.

"But I think we have gained an extraordinarily good central defender.

"He has a great presence and is very cool on the field and in possession, and that is what we desperately needed.''

Indeed, Hannover have slipped out of the top six and a third consecutive season in Europe is in jeopardy at the midway stage of the season.

That is why victory over Schalke, who are also at risk of missing out on Europe next term, would be an ideal start to 2013.

"With a win, we can overtake Schalke, which would be a big boost since they are a side who are aiming for a place in the Champions League,'' said Slomka at the pre-match press conference.

The Royal Blues still have a Champions League last-16 tie with Galatasaray to look forward to, but their new coach Jens Keller, who replaced Huub Stevens just before Christmas, must also ensure the team do not lose too much ground in the league.

A 5-0 defeat to Bayern Munich during the winter break has set the alarm bells ringing in Gelsenkirchen, but Keller is remaining optimistic.

"We are in a very good condition,'' he said. "We have worked on a lot in our training camp and we are ready to go.''

Keller could include new signing Raffael, who only joined this week, in his squad while Edu, who has returned from a loan spell at Greuther Furth, is also a candidate.

Lewis Holtby, who has agreed a deal to join Tottenham next season, will see what kind of a reaction he will get from the Schalke faithful, some of whom manifested their disappointment after Holtby announced his decision to leave the club.