Saturday , 17 October 2026

Hannover 96 vs Karlsruher SC, 2. Bundesliga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2026-27
Hannover 96
2 – 2
Full Time
Karlsruher SC
Fri 4 Sep 2026 · 16:30 UTC Heinz von Heiden Arena 39,600 HT 45' · FT 45'
Lars Gindorf 26' 1–0
1–1 28' Shio Fukuda
Marcel Hartel 38' 2–1
2–2 85' Rafael Pinto Pedrosa
Stefan Teitur Thordarson 5' Y
Y 34' Noel Eichinger
Bastian Allgeier 45' Y
Waniss Taibi 45' Y
Y 64' Christoph Kobald
Boris Tomiak 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Hannover 96 vs Karlsruher SC — 2. Bundesliga at Heinz von Heiden Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Bauer
  • Assistant 1 Eduard Beitinger
  • Assistant 2 Sebastian Hilsberg (Germany)
4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 18.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Hertha BSC 8 22
2 1. FC Nurnberg 8 18
3 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 7 14
4 1. FC Magdeburg 7 13
5 VfL Wolfsburg 7 12
6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 7 12
7 FC St. Pauli 1910 7 10
8 FC Energie Cottbus 8 9
9 Arminia Bielefeld 7 8
10 VfL Osnabruck 7 8
11 Eintracht Braunschweig 7 7
12 VfL Bochum 1848 7 7
13 Hannover 96 7 7
14 SV Darmstadt 98 7 7
15 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 7 6
16 Holstein Kiel 8 5
17 SG Dynamo Dresden 7 5
18 Karlsruher SC 7 5

Head-to-Head

5
2
2
Hannover 96 9 games · Avg 3.3 goals Karlsruher SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-04 Hannover 96 2–2 Karlsruher SC 2026-04-25 Karlsruher SC 1–3 Hannover 96 2025-11-28 Hannover 96 3–0 Karlsruher SC 2025-04-04 Karlsruher SC 1–0 Hannover 96 2024-11-02 Hannover 96 2–1 Karlsruher SC

Recent Form

Hannover 96
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep Karlsruher SC H 2–2 D
30 Aug SV Darmstadt 98 A 1–0 W
22 Aug SV Hemelingen A 9–1 W
16 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 0–1 L
09 Aug FC Energie Cottbus A 1–3 L
17 May 1. FC Nurnberg H 3–3 D
Karlsruher SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep Hannover 96 A 2–2 D
29 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 2–5 L
21 Aug SC Preußen Münster A 2–1 W
15 Aug 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 0–0 D
08 Aug Arminia Bielefeld H 2–1 W
17 May VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Hannover 96 Karlsruher SC
#13 Position #18
7 Points 5
7 Played 7
2 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
7 Scored 6
12 Conceded 14
-5 GD -8
1.00 PPG 0.71
29% Win % 14%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Hannover 96 this season
14% Clean Sheets
Karlsruher SC this season

Hannover 96 are 13th (7 pts). Karlsruher SC are 18th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Hannover 96
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Karlsruher SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Hannover 96
Lars Gindorf 3 G
Marcel Hartel 2 G
Maurice Neubauer 1 G
Karlsruher SC
Moritz Broschinski 2 G
Shio Fukuda 2 G
Marvin Wanitzek 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Heinz von Heiden Arena that hosts another battle between Hannover 96 and Karlsruher SC.
  • 5' The referee shows Hannover 96 player a card on 5.
  • 10' Karlsruher SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Time for substitution for Hannover 96. Mustapha Bundu is replaced by Husseyn Chakroun.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 26' What composure from Lars Gindorf! The Germany international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 28' What composure from Shio Fukuda! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Karlsruher SC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Noel Eichinger.
  • 38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcel Hartel makes it 2-1.
  • 43' Hannover 96 are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Karlsruher SC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 45' Bastian Allgeier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Karlsruher SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tim Civeja suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Hannover 96 team. Stefan Teitur Thordarson is replaced by Franz Roggow on 61 minute.
  • 64' Lilian Egloff is replacing Noel Eichinger for the Karlsruher SC side.
  • 64' The referee has no hesitation. Christoph Kobald is booked for Karlsruher SC — card on 64.
  • 65' Boris Tomiak was booked on 65.
  • 70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 75' Karlsruher SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 76' The whistle greets Louey Ben Farhat as he departs to be replaced by Jason Ponente-Ramirez.
  • 81' Karlsruher SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 85' Against the run of play, Rafael Pinto Pedrosa has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 87' Karlsruher SC ring the changes. Rafael Pinto Pedrosa has done his job and it is now time for Paul Scholl to step up.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Hannover 96 Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Titz

Karlsruher SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maximilian Senft

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcel Halstenberg 3
Hendrik Weydandt 2
Hendrik Weydandt 2
Andreas Voglsammer 2
Sei Muroya 1
Lukas Frode 1
Paul Nebel 1
Niclas Fullkrug 1

Head to Head

2026-09-04 Hannover 96 2–2 Karlsruher SC 2026-04-25 Karlsruher SC 1–3 Hannover 96 2025-11-28 Hannover 96 3–0 Karlsruher SC 2025-04-04 Karlsruher SC 1–0 Hannover 96 2024-11-02 Hannover 96 2–1 Karlsruher SC

Hannover 96 Form

2026-09-04 Hannover 96 2–2 Karlsruher SC D 2026-08-30 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 Hannover 96 W 2026-08-22 SV Hemelingen 1–9 Hannover 96 W 2026-08-16 Hannover 96 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2026-08-09 FC Energie Cottbus 3–1 Hannover 96 L 2026-05-17 Hannover 96 3–3 1. FC Nurnberg D

Karlsruher SC Form

2026-09-04 Hannover 96 2–2 Karlsruher SC D 2026-08-29 Karlsruher SC 2–5 VfL Wolfsburg L 2026-08-21 SC Preußen Münster 1–2 Karlsruher SC W 2026-08-15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 Karlsruher SC D 2026-08-08 Karlsruher SC 2–1 Arminia Bielefeld W 2026-05-17 Karlsruher SC 1–2 VfL Bochum 1848 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.57 Hannover 96 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Karlsruher SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Hannover 9647% Draw27% Karlsruher SC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Hannover 96 or Draw
73%
Draw or Karlsruher SC
53%
Hannover 96 or Karlsruher SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hannover 9632% Draw46% Karlsruher SC22%
Actual: Hannover 96 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Hannover 96

Handicap Hannover 96 covers Push Karlsruher SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Hannover 96 keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Karlsruher SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.