Hannover 96 vs Kaiserslautern: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

DFB-Pokal action on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 sees Hannover 96 take on Kaiserslautern, with kick-off at 19:45 UTC. The fixture is listed as "Second Round" in DFB-Pokal.

The match is scheduled to be played at HDI Arena in Hannover. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Recent form

Hannover 96: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-W-L-D-L), scoring 5 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Kaiserslautern: 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-D-D-W-W), scoring 5 goals and conceding 1 goal. Kaiserslautern are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Kaiserslautern arrive in better form, taking 11 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 7 for Hannover 96.

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Hannover 96, 1 win for Kaiserslautern and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 18 January 2026: Kaiserslautern 3-1 Hannover 96.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 4 goals, an average of 4 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Hannover 96 averaged 1 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while Kaiserslautern averaged 1 scored and 0.2 conceded.

Kaiserslautern have been harder to score against, conceding 0.2 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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