Match ☆ 20 Dec 2026 · 12:30 UTC
GER · 2. Bundesliga · 2026
GER Hannover 96
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Current league place
#11 / 18 · GER · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27
As of this morning · domestic league only
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Scheduled
GER 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
#3 / 18 · GER · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27
As of this morning · domestic league only
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Hannover 96 1. FC Kaiserslautern
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 1 5
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 22 27
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 0.31 0.90
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 30.0% 18.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 32.0% 18.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 25.3% 26.5%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.127 0.217
Rankposition in that ranking 1,295 692
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 6
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 1.21
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.344
Team strength · Elo
Hannover 96 1,737
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1,753
Rating gap +49 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 26.3% 25–49 · 73,192 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.08 home – away
Home win 49.5%
Draw 25.9% every level score added up
Away win 24.6%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 26.0% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 25.9% form only
This Elo gap said 26.3% strength only

The mix is the one that scored best over 544,576 matches — the two are averaged on the log-odds scale, not simply added.

The regression · the logistic model
Logistic draw chance 29.0% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 28.8% – 29.0% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 26.0% the older published reading

A regression over five signals — the goals model, the draw rate at this Elo gap, the expected goals in the fixture and the competition's own base draw rate — with an isotonic map on top to put the level back where reality is. Held out on a decade it never saw it beat the blend above, which is why both are shown here while one is chosen. This is a real forecast: the fixture had not been played when the model was fitted.

A forecast from every match played so far. Measured over 160,869 priced matches the goals model is slightly worse than the bookmakers (how it is scored), so a high draw chance means an even, low-scoring match rather than value. Descriptive statistics, not betting advice.

League table · 2. Bundesliga · 20262027 Current indexed standings

This edition’s latest indexed table, not the standings before this match. Both teams are highlighted.

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Hertha BSC 11 10 1 0 +16 31
2 1. FC Nürnberg 11 7 3 1 +13 24
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 11 6 3 2 +3 21
4 1. FC Magdeburg 11 6 2 3 +11 20
5 VfL Wolfsburg 11 5 4 2 +10 19
6 Arminia Bielefeld 11 5 2 4 +2 17
7 1. FC Heidenheim 11 4 4 3 -1 16
8 VfL Bochum 11 4 2 5 -2 14
9 FC St. Pauli 11 2 6 3 -3 12
10 Greuther Fürth 11 3 3 5 -6 12
11 Hannover 96 11 3 3 5 -6 12
12 Energie Cottbus 11 2 5 4 -2 11
13 Eintracht Braunschweig 11 3 2 6 -2 11
14 VfL Osnabrück 11 3 2 6 -4 11
15 Dynamo Dresden 11 3 2 6 -5 11
16 Karlsruher SC 11 3 2 6 -9 11
17 SV Darmstadt 98 11 2 3 6 -12 9
18 Holstein Kiel 11 1 5 5 -3 8