Kaiserslautern – Hanover
2. Bundesliga Round 9
Kaiserslautern, October 6, 18:30 CET
For two months now, Kaiserslautern has been a team that attacks - and gives rivals chances to threaten the goal. In the last seven games played by the Kaiserslautern team, both teams managed to score at least one goal.
Even more important: since July 22 and the preparation period for the new season, Kaiserslautern has played 11 games. It only happened once that less than three goals were scored in this team's matches!
Overall, Kaiserslautern is in good form ahead of the derby against Hannover in round 9 of the 2. Bundesliga on Friday. This team has not lost since the beginning of August and after the initial stumbles in the 2. Bundesliga, they reached the sixth place in the table. Now they have 14 points, only one point less than Hanover, which is in 3rd place. Both clubs have a clear ambition to play in the elite Bundesliga next season.
Hannover, on the other hand, has three wins and two draws in their last five matches. In the last five away games (since the beginning of August), the Hannover team managed to score at least one goal in each one - and even four times at least two goals.
When it comes to H2H duels, Kaiserslautern and Hannover managed to be extremely efficient in the previous period. Of their last five matches, only once has less than three goals been scored in a game.
The scenario of an attractive duel in which the German audience will again see at least three goals in an attractive 2. Bundesliga derby is also certain on Friday. Both teams will enter the match with ambitions to win. The guests will certainly not play with a mindset to defend, after losing both matches against Kaiserslautern last season (3:1 at home in January, 2:1 away in July last year).
All the key players of both teams are expected to appear in this derby. Particular attention should be paid to the form of Hannover's forward Teuchert – the German has already scored seven goals this season in the 2. Bundesliga and shares the top spot in the scorers' list. On the other hand, striker Ache scored six goals for Kaiserslautern.
With 19 goals scored in eight matches, Hannover is the most efficient team so far in the 2. Bundesliga. On the other hand, as many as 28 goals have been scored in Kaiserslautern matches this season. All these are reasons to believe that on Friday evening we will witness an extremely interesting derby, which will be marked by the attacking play of both teams. Both of them want to use their chance and take a solid position among the top three in the competition as soon as possible, so a draw is not a satisfactory outcome for both squads at this moment.