Hannover 96 vs Kaiserslautern prediction
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Who wins?
Hannover 96 to win: 42%, about 2 in 5
Goals call3+ goals 62% · bookies 62%
Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.
The Verdict
All three lean similar: Hannover slightly ahead at home but with real doubt, close to the published 41/25/33. Kaiserslautern's defensive form argues for unders thinking, while the cup's high-scoring environment and both-teams-score support the 62% over line; the Sceptic's doubts about Hannover's home attack are the main counterweight.
Key factors
What our AI analysts say
Both analysts broadly agree with the bookmakers.
The Dressing Room
the table and pressureKaiserslautern's form and momentum make this a genuine cup test for Hannover
Hannover arrive on one win in six with home form of just W D D L, while Kaiserslautern have won four of six. Rest is near equal, 3 days versus 4, and both played twice in 14 days. In a knockout at Hannover, the hosts' edge is thin and one-off football suits the in-form visitors.
The Sceptic
where the market may be wrongThe 62% over 2.5 looks a touch rich against Kaiserslautern's low-scoring recent run
Hannover's poor run offsets home advantage. Over 2.5 at 62% is near the top of what the evidence supports; I'd shade it down.
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In short
Hannover 96 are slight favourites at 42%, with Kaiserslautern on 33% and the draw on 25%. In their last five matches across all competitions, Hannover 96 won one and Kaiserslautern three. The prices point to about 3.2 goals.
More markets
Win or draw (double chance)
- Hannover 96 win or draw
- 67%
- Either team wins (no draw)
- 75%
- Kaiserslautern win or draw
- 59%
Goals in the match (over/under)
- 2+ goals
- 82%
- 3+ goals
- 61%
- 4+ goals
- 39%
Both teams score (BTTS)
- Yes
- 63%
- No
- 37%
We expect about 1.7 goals from Hannover 96 and 1.5 from Kaiserslautern. (expected goals)
Most likely score: 1–1 (11%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 10. Next: 2–1 (9%), 1–2 (8%), 1–0 (7%), 2–2 (7%).
How these numbers are made
A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.
Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology
Prediction history
| # | Published | Home | Draw | Away | Reason | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41% | 25% | 33% | Stats preview | #1684 |
This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).
Form
All competitions, newest first.
Hannover 96: last 6
LDLWLD · 6 scored, 11 conceded
| 25 Oct | at Eintracht Braunschweig 2. Bundesliga | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Oct | vs FC St. Pauli 2. Bundesliga | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Oct | at 1. FC Magdeburg 2. Bundesliga | 0–3 | L |
| 20 Sep | vs VfL Bochum 2. Bundesliga | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Sep | at 1. FC Nürnberg 2. Bundesliga | 1–2 | L |
| 4 Sep | vs Karlsruher SC 2. Bundesliga | 2–2 | D |
Last 4 at home: DWDL
Kaiserslautern: last 6
WWDWLW · 7 scored, 3 conceded
| 24 Oct | at 1. FC Nürnberg 2. Bundesliga | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Oct | vs VfL Bochum 2. Bundesliga | 2–0 | W |
| 9 Oct | at 1. FC Heidenheim 2. Bundesliga | 0–0 | D |
| 19 Sep | vs Eintracht Braunschweig 2. Bundesliga | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Sep | at 1. FC Magdeburg 2. Bundesliga | 0–3 | L |
| 5 Sep | vs SV Darmstadt 98 2. Bundesliga | 3–0 | W |
Last 5 away: WDLWW
Head-to-head
Last 6 meetings: Hannover 96 won 2, Kaiserslautern 2, 2 draws; 2.5 goals per game.
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2026 | Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | Hannover 96 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 3 Aug 2025 | Hannover 96 | 1–0 | Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | Hannover 96 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 14 Sep 2024 | Hannover 96 | 3–1 | Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga |
| 16 Mar 2024 | Hannover 96 | 1–1 | Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga |
| 6 Oct 2023 | Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | Hannover 96 | 2. Bundesliga |
Match context
- Travel for Kaiserslautern
- 418 km
- Rest days
- Hannover 96 3Kaiserslautern 4
- Matches in the last 14 days: Hannover 96 2 · Kaiserslautern 2
- Weather at kick-off
- 10°C · wind 14 km/h
- Dry
- Goals in this league
- DFB-Pokal average: 4.62 per match
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