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Karlsruher vs Hannover Prediction & Betting tips
On the first matchday of the second half of the season, two former Bundesliga clubs did not give up the opportunity to report back in the fight for promotion to the upper house. After a weak start to the season, KSC and Hannover 96 took their legs in hand and started a race to catch up. The upper relegation place is now within reach.
In the table of the second Bundesliga, Karlsruhe and Hanover are neighbors. Both teams have scored 26 points so far. The Lower Saxony have the goal difference four hits better and are led in sixth place. The Badeners are immediately behind in seventh place. In order to shorten the gap to third, a victory is essential, no matter for whom.
When the KSC and Hanover meet, there is always a historical retrospect for the 96ers, because in 1986 they had the biggest win in the second Bundesliga against the Badeners when they got the upper hand with 8-0. In addition, there was never a 0-0 in the last 30 duels. That sounds like a forecast for a few goals in the game Karlsruhe against Hannover.
The assumption that many goals will fall is not just historical, however. In the last few weeks there have been a lot of hits in the KSC and 96 matches. With Philipp Hofmann and Marvin Ducksch, both clubs also have proven goalscorers. That is why it sounds almost logical to place a tip on goals from both teams in the duel between Karlsruhe and Hanover.
Karlsruhe :
It took a little while for Christian Eichner’s team to really get going. At the beginning of the season it looked as if the KSC would have to tremble again about relegation, but now the view is clearly upwards. The Karlsruhe team has consistently scored points over the past few weeks.
Before the 18th matchday of the second division, KSC is in third place in the table for 2021, level on points with HSV and Bochum. Karlsruhe has been unbeaten since the turn of the year and scored ten out of twelve possible points. That doesn’t sound like the odds of a home bankruptcy for Baden in the encounter between Karlsruhe and Hanover are a good choice.
The series of three victories in a row came to an end for the Karlsruhe team on Saturday. In the derby against 1. FC Heidenheim it was only enough to a 1-1 draw. The match could not have started better because Robin Bormuth brought KSC 1-0 up after just six minutes. After an hour, the guests came to compensate, which was not entirely undeserved.
The very Robin Bormuth, who met last weekend, will now have to serve a yellow card suspension. With Dirk Carlson, Janis Hanek and Sebastian Jung, there are also other Karlsruhe players on the list of dropouts in the second division due to injuries. In general, the starting line-up on Wednesday will look similar to the one against Heidenheim.
Hanover :
Despite a weak start to the season, Hannover 96 has never lost sight of promotion. In the meantime, the team has internalized Kenan Kocak’s system and that is why successes are now emerging. With the best bookmakers, the Lower Saxony are still a candidate in the promotion race that you have to have on your screen.
The Hanoverians have only lost one of the last six second division games, and it was only extremely unfortunate with the knockout blow in stoppage time against FC St. Pauli. However, Kenan Kocak’s team has already put away this setback so that in the game between Karlsruhe and Hanover a prognosis for a point win by the guests is conceivable.
Last weekend Hannover celebrated an intoxicating 5-2 victory in Nuremberg. Marvin Ducksch and Timo Hübers achieved an early 2-0. The FCN’s follow-up hit didn’t bother 96 at all. Genki Haraguchi, Florent Muslija and Patrick Twumasi screwed the result to 5: 1. When the Franks hit the second goal in the final minute, 96 was already in party mode.
Despite the great success, there should be at least two changes at the Lower Saxony. Marcel Franke and Jaka Bijol will probably be back in the starting line-up after they have been suspended. Florent Muslija is also an option after his good performance in Nuremberg. The injured Franck Evina, Mike Frantz and Linton Maina are not part of the game.
Karlsruher vs Hannover head to head matches
19.09.20 2BUN Hannover Karlsruher 2 : 0
27.05.20 2BUN Hannover Karlsruher 1 : 1
26.10.19 2BUN Karlsruher Hannover 3 : 3
12.08.19 POK Karlsruher Hannover 2 : 0
19.08.18 POK Karlsruher Hannover 0 : 6
