DFB-Pokal · Round of 32
Hannover 96 vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Wed 28 Oct 2026 · 19:45 UTC · Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena , Hannover
Hannover 96Team 18321. FC KaiserslauternTeam 1844Hannover 96 host 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Wed 28 Oct 2026 (DFB-Pokal); on the confirmed line-ups our model gives Hannover 96 44%, draw 29%, 1. FC Kaiserslautern 27%.
- Average value of the starting XI: Hannover 96 €1.6M, 1. FC Kaiserslautern €1.4M.
- Home advantage makes Hannover 96 the favourite here: it adds 9 points to their win chance.
- Draw chance 28%, above the DFB-Pokal average of 19% this round.
Prediction — confirmed line-ups
Provisional, from both squads' Elo: 43% · 28% · 28%
Most likely scores
On the confirmed line-ups. Hannover 96 goals first.
- 1–114%
- 1–010%
- 0–09%
- 2–19%
- 2–08%
- 0–18%
- Other scores42%
Best pick for your pool
The score with the most expected points under each pool's scoring, on the confirmed line-ups.
voetbalpoules.nl1–0expected 3.7 pts
Confirmed line-ups
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each starting eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Hannover 96 · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.6 (Good) · Elo 1927
1. FC Kaiserslautern · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.7 (Good) · Elo 1937
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Hannover 96
16th in 2. Bundesliga · 8 pts from 9
- 25 OctLEintracht Braunschweig Germany 2 Bundesliga1834
- 17 OctDFC St. Pauli Germany 2 Bundesliga1835
- 10 OctL1. FC Magdeburg Germany 2 Bundesliga1848
- 20 SepWVfL Bochum Germany 2 Bundesliga1831
- 11 SepL1. FC Nürnberg Germany 2 Bundesliga1830
1. FC Kaiserslautern
3rd in 2. Bundesliga · 18 pts from 9
- 24 OctW1. FC Nürnberg Germany 2 Bundesliga1802
- 17 OctWVfL Bochum Germany 2 Bundesliga1771
- 9 OctD1. FC Heidenheim Germany 2 Bundesliga1870
- 19 SepWEintracht Braunschweig Germany 2 Bundesliga1750
- 12 SepL1. FC Magdeburg Germany 2 Bundesliga1793
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Hannover 96: balanced profile (how Sandro Wagner plays) · 1. FC Kaiserslautern: balanced profile (how Torsten Lieberknecht plays)