Kaiserslautern – Hannover : Preview & Prediction
Kaiserslautern and Hannover face each other at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in a round 1 match of the 2. League. There is no recent record of direct clashes between the two teams, who have not played a match in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 30-01-2017, in a match that ended with the final result: Hannover (1-0) Kaiserslautern.
The home team makes its debut in this edition after finishing last season in 3rd place and gaining access. In the last game they played, for the club friendly, they beat Unterhaching at home by (3-0). In the last 10 home games Kaiserslautern records 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Their attack has been scoring with regularity, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, it has conceded the first goal 4 times and has never managed to turn the score around.
This team of great tradition, which has been Bundesliga champion twice (before the 2000s), returns to the second division after four long seasons thanks to the third place in the 3rd League won last season, which led to a playoff against Dynamo Dresden, won 0-2 by the Red Devils in the return match. For this year, the team has kept its main players, including its top scorer: the American Terrence Boyd. The most relevant departure was that of goalkeeper Matheo Raab, for his position arrives from Union Berlin Andreas Luthe. In addition, the most interesting reinforcement that arrived for the season was midfielder Ben Zolisnki, coming from Aue.
This will be the first game in this edition of the competition for the visiting team, which finished the previous edition in 11th position. The team comes into this match after a home win against FC Groningen by (3-0). In their last 10 away games in all competitions Hannover have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5. Their attack has been scoring with regularity as they have scored goals in 8 of their last 10 games. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, as 32 out of 47 have ended with More than 2.5 goals on the scoreboard.
The away team is one of twelve this season that has been in the German top flight in the Bundesliga era, this is their fourth year playing in the second division since their relegation in 18/19. Last season the team finished in 11th position, not fighting for access and not fighting relegation. For this year Hannover lost striker Linton Maina to Koln and defender Marcel Francke to Karlshurer. Ten reinforcements have already arrived for the entire camp, for now there are no very expressive names, but with the open window new signings should still be made, the highlight for now is the young midfielder Antonio Foti, on loan from Eitracht Frankfurt. In addition, Stefan Leitl took over the team on July 1.
Kaiserslautern – Hannover : Betting Tips
OVER 2.5 GOALS Odds: 1.25
