Hannover 96 host Kaiserslautern in DFB-Pokal round of 32

Hannover 96's ground will host Kaiserslautern on 28 October 2026 at 22:45 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, in the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal competition for the 2026 season.

In Hannover 96's last five matches, results were mixed, as they achieved a big win of 9-1 over Hemelingen on 22 August 2026 away from home, while suffering two defeats against Energie Cottbus 0-1 and Arminia Bielefeld 0-2, as well as a 3-3 draw with Sandhausen, and a 0-2 loss to Borussia Dortmund at home.

As for Kaiserslautern, their recent matches were also varied, as they beat Waldhof Mannheim 1-0 on 21 August 2026 away from home, beat Greuther Furth 1-0 and beat Eintracht by a big margin 7-0, while on the other hand they lost heavily to Hertha Berlin 1-6 and to Stuttgart 1-2.

Regarding direct meetings between the two teams, five matches have been played in recent seasons, the last of which was on 18 January 2026 when Kaiserslautern beat Hannover 96 3-1 at their ground. Before that, Hannover 96 beat Kaiserslautern 1-0 on 3 August 2025 at their ground, while the match on 15 February 2025 ended in a goalless 0-0 draw with Kaiserslautern as hosts.

Hannover 96 had also previously beaten Kaiserslautern 3-1 on 14 September 2024 at home, while the match on 16 March 2024 ended in a 1-1 draw at Hannover 96's ground.