Hannover 96 secured a 3‑2 victory over Hertha BSC on the 22nd matchday of the 2. Bundesliga. Boris Tomiak gave the visitors an early lead in the eighth minute after finishing off a cross from Leopold. In the 29th minute, Benjamin Källman doubled the score to 2‑0, before Noah Weißhaupt capped the win for Hannover with a third goal in the 71st minute. Hertha managed to narrow the deficit only once, through a penalty from Fabian Reese in the 53rd minute and a last‑minute strike from Julian Eitschberger in stoppage time.
In a parallel fixture at Braunschweig, Eintracht Braunschweig and SV Darmstadt 98 ended in a 2‑2 draw. Mehmet Aydin gave Braunschweig the lead with a penalty in the 41st minute, and Johan Gomez extended it to 2‑0 just before halftime. Darmstadt fought back, leveling the score twice with goals from Matej Maglica in the 56th and 78th minutes.
Meanwhile, 1. FC Kaiserslautern wrapped up a home win against SpVgg Greuther Fürth, 1‑0. Semih Sahin’s header from a corner in the 10th minute proved decisive. Despite numerous chances from both sides, neither team managed to convert them further, leaving the result unchanged.