Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-2 Hannover 96: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 20 October 2018

Result

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-2 Hannover 96

Bundesliga · Saturday 20 October 2018, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Hannover 96 · Bundesliga predictions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-2 Hannover 96: match report

Bayer 04 Leverkusen drew with Hannover 96 2-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 20 October 2018. The half-time score was 1-1.

Florent Muslija opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Bayer 04 Leverkusen's goals came from Lars Bender (34') and Karim Bellarabi (90+4'). Hannover 96 scored through Florent Muslija (25') and Felipe (54').

Discipline: Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card; Hannover 96 received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Bayer 04 Leverkusen were 14th on 7 points from 7 and Hannover 96 16th on 5 points from 7. Bayer 04 Leverkusen went on to finish that season 4th with 58 points, and Hannover 96 17th with 21.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Hannover 96 in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Lars Bender of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8.5), ahead of Wendell (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Bayer 04 Leverkusen wins, 2 draws and 1 for Hannover 96.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · FelipeHannover 96
  • 7'Missed penalty · WendellBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 25'Goal · Florent MuslijaHannover 96 · 0-1
  • 34'Goal · Lars BenderBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-1
  • 49'Yellow card · Mitchell WeiserBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 54'Goal · FelipeHannover 96 · 1-2
  • 57'Second yellow · FelipeHannover 96
  • 73'Yellow card · Pirmin SchweglerHannover 96
  • 79'Yellow card · Michael EsserHannover 96
  • 84'Yellow card · Miiko AlbornozHannover 96
  • 90+4'Goal · Karim BellarabiBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 7, draws 2, Hannover 96 1.

Team news

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Lukas Hradecky, Mitchell Weiser, Jonathan Tah, Sven Bender, Wendell, Dominik Kohr, Lars Bender, Julian Brandt, Kai Havertz, Kevin Volland, Lucas Alario

Hannover 96 line-up (3-4-1-2)

Michael Esser, Josip Elez, Waldemar Anton, Felipe, Genki Haraguchi, Pirmin Schwegler, Walace, Miiko Albornoz, Florent Muslija, Bobby Wood, Niclas Füllkrug