Kaiserslautern vs Hannover 96 prediction and preview
2. Bundesliga · Saturday 15 May 2027, 00:00 UTC
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Kaiserslautern vs Hannover 96
2. Bundesliga · Saturday 15 May 2027, 00:00 UTC · Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern vs Hannover 96 preview
Kaiserslautern host Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 15 May 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern. Kaiserslautern sit 4th on 18 points after 10 matches, while Hannover 96 are 12th in the table with 11 points from 10.
Kaiserslautern come into the game with a L-W-W-D-W run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Hannover 96's recent sequence reads W-L-D-L-W. Over their last 6, Kaiserslautern have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 0. Hannover 96 average 1.0 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Kaiserslautern won 4, 2 games were drawn and Hannover 96 won 4. 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.
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Form and table
- KaiserslauternLast five: W D W W L
- Hannover 96Last five: W L D L W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kaiserslautern | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 18 | WDWWL |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 11 | WLDLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
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
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
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