Match Info

2. Bundesliga - Round 18

Date: 18 January 2026, Sunday

Location: Fritz Walter Stadion (Kaiserslautern)

Referee: Jollenbeck M. (Ger)

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	Kaiserslautern		Hannover

	1	X	2
	3.2	3.5	2.15	Watch
	3.1	3.45	2.12	Watch
	3.2	3.64	2.15	Watch
	3	3.3	2.15
	3.2	3.5	2.13	Watch
	3.14	3.5	2.16
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.14 ↓ (3.24)	3.48 ↓ (3.58)	2.14 ↑ (2.13)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 5.2%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Kaiserslautern
29.7%

Draw
26.8%

Hannover
43.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

29.2%

26.4%

44.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

29.5%

26.7%

43.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Kaiserslautern has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.5%)

Hannover has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.9%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Kaiserslautern than the current prediction. (-0.2%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Hannover than the current prediction. (+0.4%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
57.1%	28.6%	14.3%

Kaiserslautern - Hannover Predictions

Users Predictions: 14 users predict this event. Kaiserslautern will win (votes: 8 - 57.1%). Hannover will win (votes: 2 - 14.3%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 28.6%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Kaiserslautern: 31.2% – 83%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 8 Selected Experts predict this event. Kaiserslautern (votes: 2 - 25%). Hannover (votes: 5 - 62.5%). Tie (votes: 1 - 12.5%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1, 2nd Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +0.25 - Kaiserslautern (1.86) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 9 Selected Experts predict this event. Kaiserslautern (votes: 3 - 33.3%). Hannover (votes: 5 - 55.6%). Tie (votes: 1 - 11.1%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Krahl J. (C) 4. Gyamfi M. 31. Sirch L. 37. Robinson L. 26. Joly P. 6. Kunze F. 7. Ritter M. 22. Haas M. 15. Skytta N. 17. Bassette N. 19. Hanslik D.	1. Noll N. (C) 5. Ghita V. 3. Tomiak B. 17. Allgeier B. 33. Neubauer M. 8. Leopold E. 29. Oudenne K. 15. Aseko-Nkili N. 18. Yokota D. 11. Pichler B. 10. Weisshaupt N.
Substitutes
27. Abiama D. 33. Elvedi J. 38. Gibs N. 44. Hofmeister D. 3. Kleinhansl F. 9. Prtajin I. 11. Redondo K. 8. Sahin S. 25. Simoni S. (G)	4. Blank H. 9. Kallman B. 19. Kokolo W. 16. Nielsen H. 13. Roggow F. 24. Saad E. 26. Taibi W. 23. Thordarson S. T. 30. Weinkauf L. (G)
Coaches
Lieberknecht T.	Titz C.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
15', Bassette N. 🟨,
2nd Half (3 - 1)
46', Weisshaupt N. ↓, Saad E. ↑,
46', Pichler B. ↓, Kallman B. ↑,
59', Hanslik D. ↓, Prtajin I. ↑,
59', Bassette N. ↓, Sahin S. ↑,
64', Aseko-Nkili N. ↓, Taibi W. ↑,
67', 0 - 1, Leopold E. ⚽, Taibi W. (A),
70', Taibi W. 🟨,
74', 1 - 1, Prtajin I. ⚽, Sirch L. (A),
76', Taibi W. 🟨,
84', Saad E. ↓, Nielsen H. ↑,
84', Yokota D. ↓, Thordarson S. T. ↑,
90+2', 2 - 1, Sahin S. ⚽,
90+5', 3 - 1, Skytta N. ⚽, Sahin S. (A),

Preview

The two neighboring teams will play an exciting match (ranked 7 and 5)

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Kaiserslautern won 1.

Kaiserslautern has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Hannover is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

Hannover may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, Hannover has had a series of home games.

Hannover will hold a modest advantage in this match.

There will not play in Kaiserslautern: Asta S. (Knee Injury) Emreli M. (Muscle Injury) Kim Ji-Soo (Muscle Injury) Prtajin I. (Muscle Injury) Redondo K. (Achilles Tendon Injury)

There will not play in Hannover: Bundu M. (Injury) Chakroun H. (Inactive) Nawrocki M. (Muscle Injury)

There are questionable in Hannover: Thordarson S. T. (Inactive)

In the last 10 head-to-head matches, Kaiserslautern won 3 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 11:15. (average 1.1:1.5).

Including home matches between the teams, Kaiserslautern won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 5:6. (average 1.3:1.5).

Outrights of German 2 Bundesliga for now

Hannover: 2.67% Kaiserslautern: 1.78%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
6	Kaiserslautern	7	3	3	1	6:4	2	12
12	Hannover	7	2	1	4	7:12	-5	7

Last Results with these Odds

Hannover - the odds 2.13 are the expected chance of winning is 44.4%, but this team recently wins 20% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Club Friendly
10.01.26	Kaiserslautern - Zürich	3:1 ✺
German 2 Bundesliga
20.12.25	Kaiserslautern - Magdeburg	2:3 ✺
13.12.25	Arminia Bielefeld - Kaiserslautern	0:0 ✺
06.12.25	Kaiserslautern - Dynamo Dresden	3:1 ✺
German DFB Pokal
02.12.25	Hertha Berlin - Kaiserslautern	6:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.5 WLTWL
- Hannover 96
Club Friendly
09.01.26	Hannover - Waldhof Mannheim	1:0 ✺
09.01.26	Hannover - Duisburg	2:0 ✺
05.01.26	Hannover - Borussia Mönchengladbach	3:0 ✺
German 2 Bundesliga
21.12.25	Nürnberg - Hannover	2:1 ✺
13.12.25	Hannover - Bochum	0:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 11.2 WWWLT

Latest Head to Head

German 2 Bundesliga
03.08.25	Hannover - Kaiserslautern	1:0
15.02.25	Kaiserslautern - Hannover	0:0
14.09.24	Hannover - Kaiserslautern	3:1
16.03.24	Hannover - Kaiserslautern	1:1
06.10.23	Kaiserslautern - Hannover	3:1
28.01.23	Hannover - Kaiserslautern	1:3
15.07.22	Kaiserslautern - Hannover	2:1

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