Welcome to the show! Today's main heroes are Hannover 96 and Kaiserslautern, victory is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the duration.
- Hannover 96 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (12) in 2. Bundesliga
Hannover 96 form and stats
Hannover 96 are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at HDI-Arena. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Hannover 96 here at HDI-Arena, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Hannover 96 shared the glory with Holstein Kiel in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Midfield player Besuschkow got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Besuschkow hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 33 successful passes (of 40 total).
1-1 away at Holstein Kiel before that.This is expected to be a close game, with Hannover 96 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hannover 96 as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Hannover has won 2 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.
Betting people who prefer betting for low-scoring matches might like to know that this team have played 5 league fixtures in a row with two or less goals (under 2.5).
A decent goal production from Hannover 96 in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. From these home matches, Hannover have conceded only 6 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Kaiserslautern form and stats
Kaiserslautern have an excellent away record in the 2. Bundesliga so far with 4-4-0 from 8 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Kaiserslautern on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
It's the second away game in a row for Kaiserslautern, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Fortuna Dusseldorf (placed 7th) last time out. Kaiserslautern goalie Luthe was high and low in the Fortuna Dusseldorf game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
Prior to that result Kaiserslautern won their away game at Fortuna Dusseldorf. The scoreline was 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kaiserslautern playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 6 Kaiserslautern wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Kaiserslautern are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 8 away games so far. 9 goals have been conceded by Kaiserslautern in these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams meet this season, as the results database show this recent match: Kaiserslautern - Hannover 96 2-1. Head to head numbers (for the preceeding nine meetings): Hannover won six games, one match ended with a draw and Kaiserslautern have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / four.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Boyd 8 goals |   C. Teuchert 7 goals |  H. Kallevik Nielsen 7 goals |
Hannover 96 missing players
Kaiserslautern missing players
| Hannover 96 | Kaiserslautern | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 23 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 47% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 65% |
| 41% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 11.9 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.2 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 32% | 30% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | 41% |
| 17.3 | 16.8 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.1 | 14.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 10 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
- Hannover 96 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Hannover 96 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kaiserslautern have not yet lost a game away.
- Kaiserslautern have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (12) in 2. Bundesliga
- Kaiserslautern have the the best goal difference (+6) away in 2. Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 21 |
| 10 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Nurnberg | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Magdeburg | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 17 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 16 |
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