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1. FC Kaiserslautern v Hannover 96 : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 18th Jan, 12:30 BST, Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Christian Titz pays counterpart Torsten Lieberknecht a visit on Sunday lunch time in the Bundesliga 2, as their Hannover 96 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern teams face each other at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) stats for this fixture are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided straight from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Hannover and Kaiserslautern fans may have some reason for celebration ahead as their clubs go head-to-head, with KickOff's prediction of both teams to score looking a far stronger pick than any bet on the WDW market. The two teams have goals in them, as is borne out by the stats and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding real separation between the sides, a sign of the qualities (or lack of) each side possesses. Both teams to score is our top tip.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Kaiserslautern are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.10.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Kaiserslautern
38%
21/10
3%
-
Draw
23%
5/2-
Hannover
38%
11/10
2%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
6/1-
Hannover 2-1
8%
8/1-
Kaiserslautern 2-1
8%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
7%
12/1-
Hannover 1-0
6%
17/2-
Kaiserslautern 1-0
6%
11/1-
Hannover 2-0
5%
10/1
8%
-
Kaiserslautern 2-0
5%
16/1-
Hannover 3-1
5%
16/1-
Kaiserslautern 3-1
5%
22/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
12/1-
Hannover 3-2
4%
22/1-
Kaiserslautern 3-2
4%
28/1-
Hannover 3-0
3%
20/1-
Kaiserslautern 3-0
3%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
8/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
43/40-
Home 1st Goal
49%
11/10-
Away 1st Goal
49%
8/11
4%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
65%
8/13-
BTTS - No
35%
6/5-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
9/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
23%
3/1-
Home/draw
62%
7/10
2%
-
Away/draw
62%
4/11-
Home/away
77%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
2/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
3/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
7/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
2/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
9/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
1/7-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
10/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
12/1-
Home DNB
55%
5/4
2%
-
Away DNB
55%
4/7
3%
-
Kaiserslautern win to nil
16%
5/1-
Hannover win to nil
16%
3/1-
Kaiserslautern / Kaiserslautern
17%
4/1-
Kaiserslautern / Hannover
4%
22/1-
Kaiserslautern / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw / Kaiserslautern
11%
13/2
7%
-
Draw / Hannover
15%
9/2-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Hannover / Kaiserslautern
3%
25/1-
Hannover / Hannover
24%
12/5
3%
-
Hannover / Draw
6%
12/1-
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Kaiserslautern have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn zero and won 2. Kaiserslautern have conceded 7 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Kaiserslautern have played 9 games at home, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Hannover lay in 5th place on 29 points in the Bundesliga 2 league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 24 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Hannover have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Hannover have played 9 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kaiserslautern
Hannover
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Schalke1712141237 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
l
 
0-3A
Mar 14
2
Elversberg1710431634 
Jan 31
l
 
2-1A
Apr 4
d
 
2-2A
3
Darmstadt179621233 
w
 
3-1A
Feb 7
l
 
2-3A
Apr 11
4
Paderborn1710341033 
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
5
Hannover17854829 
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
-
-
6
H.Berlin17845528 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
l
 
0-3A
Feb 14
7
Kaiserslautern17836827 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
8
Nurnberg17647-422 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 21
May 17
l
 
2-1F
9
Karlsruher17647-822 
Mar 14
w
 
2-3F
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
10
VfL Bochum17638121 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 7
d
 
0-00-0
May 9
11
Holstein17557-220 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 18
Feb 8
w
 
1-2A
12
Preussen Munster17557-420 
w
 
4-1F
Feb 22
May 2
d
 
2-2F
13
E. Braun17629-920 
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
Mar 21
w
 
0-3F
14
Arminia17548319 
May 9
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1A
Feb 28
15
Magdeburg175210-817 
l
 
2-3A
May 17
w
 
3-1F
Jan 30
16
Dusseldorf175210-1217 
Apr 4
d
 
1-1F
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
17
Greuther174310-1815 
Feb 14
w
 
0-3F
Mar 7
d
 
2-2F
18
Dresden173410-1013 
w
 
3-1F
May 2
Feb 22
d
 
2-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Kaiserslautern 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Hannover 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Kaiserslautern since 2016
Kaiserslautern
Hannover
Goals: Scored
5
6
Games: Scored
2 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
2 / 4
FCK
2
D
1
H96
1
League games at Hannover since 2017
Hannover
Kaiserslautern
Goals: Scored
7
5
Games: Scored
5 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
0 / 5
FCK
1
D
1
H96
3
Goal Statistics
Kaiserslautern 7th Hannover 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Kaiserslautern will score 1 or more goals
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Hannover will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
Kaiserslautern have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
+4
Hannover’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2025/2026 season
Kaiserslautern
PG (predicted goals)
Hannover
1.6
1.6
Attack rating
FCK
H96
7%
better
view stats
Games scored12
14
Failed to score5
3
Scored first9
10
Goals scored29
30
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.8
Avg. shots per game11
11
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for1.4
2
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
FCK
H96
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
11
Clean sheets3
6
Conceded first7
6
Goals conceded21
22
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against11%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+8%

Kaiserslautern v Hannover Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Kaiserslautern Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17848
L. SirchN SkyttäP JolyF Kunze
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L. Sirch DEF1713
3
-
S Sahin  MID172
2
-
J Krahl GLK16
-
M. Haas DEF1621
5
-
M Ritter MID1641
4
-
N Skyttä MID1682
3
-
F Kunze MID16
8
-
L. Robinson MID152
3
-
M Gyamfi DEF14
5
1
P Joly DEF1314
2
-
J Elvedi DEF12
1
-
I Prtajin FWD1181
3
-
D Hanslik FWD1123
1
-
R Tachie FWD111
2
-
F Alidou FWD1111
3
-
K Ji-Soo DEF10
1
-
D Abiama FWD10
2
-
A Aremu MID8
1
-
F Kleinhansl DEF71
-
T Raschl MID61
-
E Wekesser  DEF4
-
M Emreli FWD4
1
-
S Asta DEF3
-
S Simoni GLK1
-
K Redondo FWD1
-
Hannover Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
171047
N NollB KällmanM NeubauerB Tomiak
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Noll GLK171
2
-
V Ghiţă DEF1721
3
-
H Matsuda MID173
4
-
E Leopold MID173
2
-
N. Aséko Nkili MID1723
3
-
B Källman FWD1710
1
-
B Tomiak DEF162
7
-
M Neubauer MID154
1
-
D Yokota FWD1521
4
-
W Taïbi MID13
2
-
M Bundu FWD1312
3
-
J Rochelt FWD131
-
I. Okon DEF122
2
-
H. Chakroun FWD122
-
K. Oudenne MID1112
1
-
B Pichler FWD102
-
H. Blank DEF8
-
W Kokolo DEF6
-
M Nawrocki DEF63
-
F Roggow MID6
-
B Allgeier MID5
-
H Nielsen FWD5
-
J Sterner DEF1
-