Dynamo Dresden 1-2 VfL Bochum 1848 result, stats and report

Hannover 96 beat VfL Bochum 1848 2-1 at home despite being thoroughly outplayed for large stretches, with first-half goals from Stefán Teitur Thórdarson and Marcel Hartel proving enough to hold off a Bochum side that dominated the statistics but lacked the clinical edge to take anything from the game.

Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson scored twice for Hertha BSC to complete a 2-1 comeback win at Dynamo Dresden, extending Hertha's winning run to five matches in the 2. Bundesliga.

Eintracht Braunschweig dominated possession and territory but could not hold Dynamo Dresden, who levelled through a penalty from Mehmet Aydin and a Thomas Keller header to share the spoils in a chaotic 2-2 draw.

Dynamo Dresden arrive at this 2. Bundesliga clash having shipped twelve goals in their last five matches. Magdeburg smell blood.

Two sides with more questions than answers meet at the Betzenberg on Saturday. Kaiserslautern need to prove last month's 0-3 hammering was a blip. Bochum need to prove they can keep a clean sheet away from home.

Two sides that cannot keep things tight at the back meet in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday. Something has to give, and someone has to show they actually want it.

Two sides who cannot string results together meet in Hannover on Sunday. Something has to give, but neither team is giving much confidence right now.

Dynamo Dresden host Hertha BSC on Saturday evening in a 2. Bundesliga fixture that pits a side searching for stability against one that has hit the ground running. The numbers tell a clear story. Whether Dresden can change it is another matter.