Hannover vs Karlsruher Prediction 28.11.2025 | 2. Bundesliga

In their seven-year stay in the second tier, Hannover have never truly threatened a top-three finish, but this campaign finally offers genuine optimism as they sit just two points off the promotion places.

Recent league form further fuels that belief, with Die Roten performing at a solid level. Their only stumble across the last four outings came in a five-goal thriller against fellow promotion hopefuls Darmstadt, while they still managed to collect seven points during that stretch.

Home advantage, however, has not served them well lately. Hannover have left the Niedersachsenstadion empty-handed in three of their last four appearances, and the more alarming concern is the defensive fragility on display — conceding 3+ goals in each of those defeats.

Manager Christian Titz will once again be without key centre-back Maurice Neubauer for a third consecutive match as the 29-year-old continues to recover from a hamstring issue, while Jonas Sterner remains doubtful due to illness.

Friday’s challengers, Karlsruher, are a side still longing for a return to Germany’s top flight — a stage they have not graced since 2009. If they can inject more consistency into their campaign and enjoy a bit of fortune along the way, they could yet force their way into the race for a top-three finish.

With 13 gameweeks completed, KSC sit in a steady eighth place on 21 points, just five shy of the promotion playoff position currently occupied by Elversberg. However, urgency is rising after back-to-back defeats in which they alarmingly shipped seven goals, leaving their momentum in tatters.

Hopes of snapping that losing skid remain dim, as their away form this season has severely underwhelmed. A commanding 4-1 dismantling of Greuther Fürth stands as their lone victory from six league trips, exposing clear issues when performing outside their own grounds.

Karlsruher head into Friday’s contest without four guaranteed absentees, while Christoph Kobald also joins the unavailable list as he serves a one-match suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season last weekend.