KAISERSLAUTERN. Kaiserslautern bested Hannover 96 3-1 thanks to B. Tomiak who scored in the 45th and 90th minute. It was Hannover 96 to score first with a goal from Håvard Nielsen. Notwithstanding, later Kaiserslautern found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Boris Tomiak (45′), Aaron Opoku (79′) and Boris Tomiak (90′). Hannover 96 lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion stadium in Kaiserslautern on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Michael Bacher assisted by Nico Fuchs and Tobias Fritsch. The 4th official was Jonas Weickenmeier. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.34 degrees Celsius or 65.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Kaiserslautern

3 - 1

Hannover 96

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 16 Total 11
  • 10 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 97 Attack 107
  • 40 Dangerous attack 40
  • 82 Ball safe 89
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 17
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Hannover 96 was in firm control of the ball 56% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kaiserslautern was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kaiserslautern won the match​.

Kaiserslautern shot 16 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hannover 96 shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Kaiserslautern received 5 yellow cards (Daniel Hanslik, Jan Elvedi, Hendrick Zuck, Julian Niehues and Tymoteusz Puchacz). Talking about the opposition, Hannover 96 received 2 yellow cards (Ron-Robert Zieler and Marcel Halstenberg).

Also, Hannover 96 didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Håvard Nielsen (Hannover 96) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

Julian Niehues- Yellow
2'
T. Puchacz- Yellow
7'
17'
Håvard Nielsen(goal)Andreas Voglsammer
45'
Marcel Halstenberg- Yellow
Boris Tomiak(penalty)
45'
Aaron Opoku- sub ->Julian Niehues
58'
Hendrick Zuck - sub ->Tymoteusz Puchacz
67'
77'
Sei Muroya- sub ->Jannik Dehm
77'
Louis Schaub- sub ->Cedric Teuchert
Aaron Opoku(goal)Richmond Tachie
79'
81'
B. Ezeh- sub ->Derrick Köhn
Hendrick Zuck - Yellow
83'
Daniel Hanslik- sub ->Richmond Tachie
86'
Kevin Kraus- sub ->Marlon Ritter
87'
89'
C. Scott- sub ->Enzo Leopold
Jan Elvedi- Yellow
90'
90'
Håvard Nielsen- Red
90'
Ron-Robert Zieler - Yellow
Daniel Hanslik- Yellow
90'
Daniel Hanslik(VAR)
90'
Boris Tomiak(penalty)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After playing this match, Kaiserslautern will have 17 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Hannover 96 will stay with 15 points like Fortuna Düsseldorf and Holstein Kiel to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern will play away against Hertha BSC on the 11th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Hertha BSC (2 draws).

Hannover 96 will play away agasint Karlsruher SC on the 11th of May with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Hannover 96 (3 draws).

Kaiserslautern – Formation

Kaiserslautern
G
Julian Krahl 18.Germany
7.0
D
Boris Tomiak 2.Germany
8.9
45', 90'
D
Nikola Soldo 14.Croatia
7.3
D
Jan Elvedi 33.Switzerland
7.0
90'
M
Marlon Ritter 7.Germany
7.9
87'
M
Jean Zimmer 8.Germany
6.7
M
T. Puchacz 15.Poland
6.7
67' 7'
M
Julian Niehues 16.Germany
6.8
58' 2'
M
Tobias Raschl 20.Germany
7.1
M
Richmond Tachie 29.Germany
6.6
86'
F
R. Ache 9.Germany
7.9
Substitutes
G
Andreas Luthe 1.Germany
D
Kevin Kraus 5.Germany
6.8
87'
D
Philipp Hercher 23.Germany
M
Philipp Klement 10.Germany
M
Kenny Prince Redondo 11.Germany
M
Hendrick Zuck 21.Germany
6.7
67' 83'
F
Terrence Boyd 13.United States
F
Aaron Opoku 17.Germany
7.5
58' 79'
F
Daniel Hanslik 19.Germany
7.1
86' 90'

Kaiserslautern adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Dirk Schuster decided to play with the following team: Julian Krahl (7.0), Jan Elvedi (7.0), Boris Tomiak (8.9), Nikola Soldo (7.3), Jean Zimmer (6.7), Julian Niehues (6.8), Tobias Raschl (7.1), Tymoteusz Puchacz (6.7), Richmond Tachie (6.6), Marlon Ritter (7.9) and Ragnar Ache (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Andreas Luthe, Kevin Kraus (6.8), Philipp Klement, Kenny Prince Redondo, Terrence Boyd, Aaron Opoku (7.5), Daniel Hanslik (7.1), Hendrick Zuck (6.7) and Philipp Hercher.

Kaiserslautern could not rely on the presence of Hendrick Zuck (injured).

Substitutions

Kaiserslautern made 4 changes: Tymoteusz Puchacz for Hendrick Zuck (67′), Julian Niehues for Aaron Opoku (58′), Marlon Ritter for Kevin Kraus (87′) and Richmond Tachie for Daniel Hanslik (86′).

Best player: Boris Tomiak​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kaiserslautern was Boris Tomiak.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 50 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15.

Hannover 96 – Formation

Hannover 96
G
Ron-Robert Zieler 1.Germany
8.2
90'
D
B. Arrey-Mbi 4.Germany
6.4
D
Phil Neumann 5.Germany
6.7
D
Marcel Halstenberg 23.Germany
6.3
45'
M
Fabian Kunze 6.Germany
6.8
M
Enzo Leopold 8.Germany
7.1
89'
M
Derrick Köhn 18.Germany
6.7
81'
M
Jannik Dehm 20.Germany
7.3
77'
M
Andreas Voglsammer 32.Germany
7.3
M
Cedric Teuchert 36.Germany
6.8
77'
F
Håvard Nielsen 16.Norway
7.3
90' 17'
Substitutes
G
L. Weinkauf 30.Germany
D
Sei Muroya 21.Japan
6.7
77'
D
Y. Lührs 34.Germany
D
B. Ezeh 37.Germany
6.4
81'
M
Sebastian Ernst 10.Germany
M
Louis Schaub 11.Austria
6.4
77'
M
M. Damar 17.Germany
M
K. Oudenne 29.Sweden
M
C. Scott 40.Germany
6.8
89'

Also Hannover 96 adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Stefan Leitl played with: Ron-Robert Zieler (8.2), Phil Neumann (6.7), Marcel Halstenberg (6.3), Bright Arrey-Mbi (6.4), Jannik Dehm (7.3), Fabian Kunze (6.8), Enzo Leopold (7.1), Derrick Köhn (6.7), Andreas Voglsammer (7.3), Cedric Teuchert (6.8) and Håvard Nielsen (7.3).

They had on the bench: Sebastian Ernst, Louis Schaub (6.4), Muhammed Damar, Sei Muroya (6.7), Kolja Oudenne, Leo Weinkauf, Yannik Luhrs, Ezeh Brooklyn (6.4) and Christopher Scott (6.8).

Hannover 96 could not rely on the presence of Sei Muroya (injured).

Substitutions

Hannover 96 made 4 changes: Cedric Teuchert for Louis Schaub (77′), Jannik Dehm for Sei Muroya (77′), Derrick Köhn for Ezeh Brooklyn (81′) and Enzo Leopold for Christopher Scott (89′).

Best player: Ron-Robert Zieler​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hannover 96 was the goalkeeper: Ron-Robert Zieler. His rating is 8.16. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​