Hannover 96 vs Kaiserslautern prediction and preview

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 19 December 2026, 00:00 UTC

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Hannover 96 vs Kaiserslautern

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 19 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · Heinz von Heiden Arena, Hannover

Hannover 96 · Kaiserslautern · 2. Bundesliga predictions

Hannover 96 vs Kaiserslautern preview

Hannover 96 host Kaiserslautern in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 19 December 2026, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Heinz von Heiden Arena in Hannover. Hannover 96 are 12th in the table with 11 points from 10, while Kaiserslautern are 4th in the table with 18 points from 10.

Recent form: Hannover 96 W-L-D-L-W, Kaiserslautern L-W-W-D-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Hannover 96 have scored 1.0 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Kaiserslautern average 0.7 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 4 clean sheets.

Head to head, Hannover 96 have 4 wins to Kaiserslautern's 4 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 18 Jan 2026, ended Kaiserslautern 3-1 Hannover 96.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
4Kaiserslautern1053297+218WDWWL
12Hannover 96103251016-611WLDLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Hannover 96 4, draws 2, Kaiserslautern 4.

Team news

Hannover 96 expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Leo Weinkauf, Boris Tomiak, Virgil Ghiță, Jean Hugonet, Marcel Hartel, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Kolja Oudenne, Maurice Neubauer, Benjamin Källman, Husseyn Chakroun

Kaiserslautern expected line-up (3-1-4-2)

Julian Krahl, Jan Elvedi, Maxwell Gyamfi, Alex Murphy, Mika Haas, Paul Joly, Semih Sahin, Naatan Skyttä, Mário Sauer, Ibrahim Kanaté, Milos Lukovic

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