Hannover 96 vs Karlsruher prediction

So far in the 2. Bundesliga, Hannover 96 have won three, drawn two and lost five of ten, with 10 goals scored and 16 conceded, good for 12th place and 11 points.

Over the last six matches it has been one win, three draws and two defeats, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.8 against. Last time out they beat Darmstadt 1-0 away; before that came a 1-0 defeat at home to Wolfsburg and a 3-1 defeat away at Cottbus.

At home they've won none of three recently (6 scored, 7 conceded).

Karlsruher have won three, drawn two and lost five of their ten 2. Bundesliga games so far, scoring 13 and letting in 21. That has them 13th on 11 points.

Their last six in all competitions read two wins, two draws and two defeats, at 1.5 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 5-2 to Wolfsburg at home; before that came a goalless draw away at Kaiserslautern and a 2-1 win at home to Bielefeld.

On the road they've won none of two recently (2 scored, 2 conceded).

There isn't much between Hannover 96's home form and Karlsruher's away form. The two sides are level on points.

We make Hannover 96 favourites at 41%, with Karlsruher on 33% and the draw at 27%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 2.9 in the game: 1.5 for Hannover 96 and 1.4 for Karlsruher. Over 2.5 goals is 54% and both teams scoring 57%. When they last met, on 25 Apr 2026, Hannover 96 won 3-1.