Schalke 04 3-1 Hannover 96: result and report

Bundesliga · Friday 4 December 2015

Result

Schalke 04 3-1 Hannover 96

Bundesliga · Friday 4 December 2015, 19:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Schalke 04 3-1 Hannover 96: match report

Schalke 04 beat Hannover 96 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday 4 December 2015. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Johannes Geis opened the scoring in the 51st minute. Schalke 04's goals came from Johannes Geis (51', penalty), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (73') and Franco Di Santo (82'). Hannover 96 scored through Allan Saint-Maximin (81').

Discipline: Schalke 04 received 1 yellow card; Hannover 96 received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Schalke 04 were 9th on 19 points from 14 and Hannover 96 12th on 17 points from 14. Schalke 04 went on to finish that season 5th with 51 points, and Hannover 96 18th with 28.

Schalke 04 lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Hannover 96 in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of Schalke 04 (8.4), ahead of Allan Saint-Maximin (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Schalke 04 wins, 3 draws and 3 for Hannover 96.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Yellow card · Sascha RietherSchalke 04
  • 51'Penalty goal · Johannes GeisSchalke 04 · 1-0
  • 51'Yellow card · MarceloHannover 96
  • 73'Goal · Klaas-Jan HuntelaarSchalke 04 · 2-0
  • 81'Goal · Allan Saint-MaximinHannover 96 · 2-1
  • 82'Goal · Franco Di SantoSchalke 04 · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Schalke 04 4, draws 3, Hannover 96 3.

Team news

Schalke 04 line-up (4-2-3-1)

R. Fährmann, Benedikt Höwedes, Dennis Aogo, Sascha Riether, Joël Matip, Johannes Geis, Max Meyer, Leon Goretzka, Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting, Leroy Sané, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

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

Ron-Robert Zieler, Miiko Albornoz, Christian Schulz, Marcelo, Oliver Sorg, Leon Andreasen, Salif Sané, Ceyhun Gülselam, Manuel Schmiedebach, Kenan Karaman, Artur Sobiech