In a weekend match in week 18, on Saturday Jan 28th, Hannover 96 hosts Kaiserslautern in a 2. Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Hannover 96 recorded a 1-1 draw against Holstein Kiel. Fin Bartels struck first for Holstein Kiel in the 9th minute on a feed from Marvin Schulz, but Cedric Teuchert got the equalizer for Hannover 96 in the 16th minute earning them at least the one point. Hannover 96 is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Kaiserslautern recorded a 2-1 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Michal Karbownik struck first for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 14th minute on a feed from Emmanuel Iyoha, then in the 50th minute, Mike Wunderlich sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kraus But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 96th minute on a penalty goal by Philipp Klement. Kaiserslautern should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Kaiserslautern and Hannover 96 last played eachother at the Fritz-walter-stadion on the 15th of July. Kaiserslautern was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Mike Wunderlich struck first for Kaiserslautern in the 11th minute, then Håvard Nielsen tied it up for Hannover 96 in the 80th minute.
Kaiserslautern’s most prolific scorer has been Lex-Tyger Lobinger. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Cedric Teuchert and Nicolo Tresoldi are the top scorers for Hannover 96 in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.