Hannover 96 vs Karlsruher SC — Tips & Analysis

Karlsruher SC +1: Hannover do not win big, and that is the heart of this pick. They have won by 2 or more goals in only 3 of their last 16 games. At home they are weaker still. Their home record reads 1 win, 5 ties and 2 losses, and there they score just over a goal a game and let in more than one. Their headline scoring is also lifted by a 9-1 cup win over amateur side Hemelingen, which tells us nothing about a day like this. Karlsruhe are not a soft touch. They have won 5 and tied 3 of their last 14 games, and they have lost by 2 or more in just 4 of them. They tend to stay in games rather than get pulled apart. The honest part is their away form. Karlsruhe have won once in six on the road and score less than a goal a game on their travels. A 2-1 to Hannover is the likely finish, and that leaves this short of a clean win. What we want is Karlsruhe within a goal, and a tie or better lands it properly. Hannover tie a lot of their home games, so that is a fair ask. The warning is recent history. Hannover won the last two meetings 3-1 and 3-0, and Karlsruhe just lost 2-5 at home to Wolfsburg. We still think Karlsruhe keep this close.