Hannover 96 vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern — DFB Pokal: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow2 clips- 14′1. FC Kaiserslautern, goal:0–1assist
- 15′1. FC Kaiserslautern, yellow card:Foul
- 22′Hannover 96, VAR review:Penalty cancelled
- 28′1. FC Kaiserslautern, substitution:off
- 36′Hannover 96, yellow card:Foul
- 45+4′Hannover 96, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time0 – 1
- 53′Hannover 96, yellow card:Time wasting
- 63′1. FC Kaiserslautern, substitution:off
- 64′1. FC Kaiserslautern, substitution:off
- 65′Hannover 96, substitution:off
- 65′Hannover 96, substitution:off
- 66′Hannover 96, substitution:Merlin Sinanovićoff
- 74′1. FC Kaiserslautern, yellow card:Foul
- 80′1. FC Kaiserslautern, substitution:off
- 80′1. FC Kaiserslautern, substitution:off
- 81′Hannover 96, substitution:off
- 81′Hannover 96, substitution:Mwisho Mhangooff
- 82′1. FC Kaiserslautern, yellow card:Time wasting
- 85′Hannover 96, yellow card:Sandro WagnerDissent
- 86′1. FC Kaiserslautern, goal:0–2assist
- 87′1. FC Kaiserslautern, yellow card:
- Full-time0 – 2
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Hannover 96
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Match report
Kaiserslautern win at Hannover 96 to reach DFB Pokal last 16
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 2-0 away to Hannover 96 in the DFB Pokal round of 32 at the Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena, a result that came despite the hosts having 24 shots to 5. Torsten Lieberknecht's side took the lead early and protected it until Ivan Prtajin added a second late on.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Miloš Luković gave the visitors the lead in the 14th minute, finishing from T. Fidjeu-Tazemeta's assist. That goal was the only one of a first half in which Hannover pressed without reward, and Kaiserslautern went into the interval 1-0 up.
Hannover forced 15 corners to the visitors' three and put eight efforts on target, yet could not find a way through. Kaiserslautern then settled the tie in the 86th minute, when Prtajin scored from Fabian Kunze's assist to make it 2-0.
The result left Sandro Wagner's side without a win in the cup tie and after a run in which they had lost three of their last five games. Kaiserslautern host Hertha BSC in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday, while Hannover also play at home in the league, against Dynamo Dresden on Sunday.
Julian Krahl was the highest-rated player on the pitch at 8.55 for the visitors, who kept Hannover out despite facing eight shots on target. Luković's early goal, set up by T. Fidjeu-Tazemeta, was the decisive moment of the first half.
Hannover had 24 shots to Kaiserslautern's five but ended the night with nothing to show for them.
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 2–0 away against Hannover 96 (half-time 0–1).
Hannover 96 met 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the DFB Pokal (Round of 32). Kick-off was Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 19:45 UTC at Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena. Referee: Konrad Oldhafer.
Team pages: Hannover 96 · 1. FC Kaiserslautern · DFB Pokal
Key moments
- 14' Goal: Miloš Luković (assist: T. Fidjeu-Tazemeta) — 0–1 · Watch Miloš Luković's goal video (14')
- 86' Goal: Ivan Prtajin (assist: Fabian Kunze) — 0–2 · Watch Ivan Prtajin's goal video (86')
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Hannover 96 (3-4-3)
1. FC Kaiserslautern (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Hannover 96 35%, the draw 32%, 1. FC Kaiserslautern 33%. It finished Hannover 96 0–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Home advantage edges a near-even cup tie — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, Hannover 96's usual home advantage puts them narrowly in front at 35%, though Kaiserslautern's finishing, below what their chances deserved and the kind of cold streak that tends to bounce back, pulls the other way. The draw rises from a usual 27% to 32% because both teams' recent games have been low-scoring and that finishing streak adds a little more.
Why Hannover 96 in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1451 to 1477. Sides this close won 42.4% of 15,636 home games (draw 27.2%, visitors 30.4%).
Why only 35%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. 1. FC Kaiserslautern sit -0.41 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 31.9% of 1,659 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally.
Why the draw at 32%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.3 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 19,778. The goals environment adds 3.0 points to the draw. The bounce-back factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Hannover 96 sit -0.61 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Hannover 96 are 4 games into a new manager (Sandro Wagner), appointed 57 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Hannover 96 vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this DFB Pokal fixture.
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- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Miloš Luković's goal against Hannover 96 (14').
- Watch Ivan Prtajin's goal against Hannover 96 (86').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Hannover 96 0–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Explore more on the Hannover 96 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern team pages or the DFB Pokal page.