Hannover vs Karlsruhe

4 September 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Tom Bauer

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

Lars Timo Gindorf 26’
Marcel Hartel 38’

Shio Fukuda 28’
Rafael Pinto Pedrosa 85’

Match summary

Hannover and Karlsruhe shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Hannover led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Lars Timo Gindorf put Hannover ahead from a corner in the 26th minute, Shio Fukuda equalised in the 28th minute, and Marcel Hartel put Hannover back in front in the 38th minute. In the second half, Rafael Pinto Pedrosa equalised in the 85th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Hannover created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Karlsruhe 2.29 from 20.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%

12 Shots 20

7 Shots on target 7

1 Corners 5

476 Passes 431

82.4% Pass accuracy 81.9%

23 Tackles 24

12 Fouls 12

4 Yellow cards 2

5 Offsides 1

Key events

Hannover Karlsruhe

Kick-off

2’

Christoph KobaldShot on target

Stefán Teitur ÞórðarsonFoul

5’

Husseyn ChakrounMustapha Bundu

14’

Lars Timo GindorfShot on target

22’

Lars Timo GindorfLeft foot shot

1-0

26’

Boris TomiakShot on target

26’

28’

Shio Fukuda Right foot shot

1-1

34’

Noel EichingerFoul

Waniss TaibiShot on target

35’

Marcel HartelLeft foot shot

2-1

38’

Bastian AllgeierFoul

45+1’

Waniss TaibiFoul

45+4’

Half-time2-1

47’

Marcel FrankeShot on target

47’

Marvin WanitzekShot on target

Second half underway

Benedikt PichlerMarcel Hartel

61’

Franz RoggowStefán Teitur Þórðarson

61’

64’

Lilian EgloffNoel Eichinger

64’

Christoph KobaldFoul

Boris TomiakFoul

65’

73’

Shio Fukuda Shot on target

75’

Jason PonenteLouey Ben Farhat

Ime OkonVirgil Ghiță

76’

Benjamin KällmanWaniss Taibi

76’

Tim CivejaKevin Wiethaup

76’

Viktor BerghDeniz Ofli

Benedikt PichlerShot on target

81’

85’

Rafael Pinto PedrosaRight foot shot

2-2

87’

Paul SchollRafael Pinto Pedrosa

90’

Marvin WanitzekShot on target

Franz RoggowShot on target

90+3’

Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Hannover 2.05 xGKarlsruhe 2.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Karlsruhe attacking Hannover attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Leo Weinkauf	90′	5	2	54	3	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Boris Tomiak	90′	3	2	–	7	2	46	4	–	–
Virgil Ghiță Taken off	76′	3	2	1	3	–	57	1	–	–	–
Maurice Neubauer	90′	5	1	–	8	–	34	–	–	–	–
Ime Okon Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	7	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Bastian Allgeier	90′	–	–	53	–	0.01	1	1	5	1	–
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Taken off	61′	–	–	33	1	0.29	–	–	2	1	1
Kolja Oudenne	90′	–	1	40	3	0.15	2	–	8	–	2	–
Marcel Hartel Taken off	61′	1	–	33	1	0.18	–	1	–	1	–	–
Mustapha Bundu Taken off	14′	–	–	6	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–
Waniss Taibi Taken off	76′	–	–	40	–	0.08	3	–	7	1	1
Lars Timo Gindorf	90′	1	–	24	–	0.01	4	–	11	1	2	–
Franz Roggow Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	13	–	0.02	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Husseyn Chakroun Came on as a substitute	76′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	4	–	20	–
Benedikt Pichler Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	1	1	0.08	0.05	–	2	1	11	–
Benjamin Källman Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	0.02	1	–	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Hans Christian Bernat	90′	3	2	35	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Taken off	87′	5	–	1	7	–	34	2	1	–	–
Marcel Franke	90′	3	1	2	6	3	59	–	–	–	–
Christoph Kobald	90′	–	–	1	–	–	49	1	–	–
Deniz Ofli Taken off	76′	2	1	–	2	–	38	–	–	–	–
Viktor Bergh Came on as a substitute	14′	3	–	–	3	–	12	1	–	–	–
Paul Scholl Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	1	1	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Kevin Wiethaup Taken off	76′	–	–	31	–	0.02	1	–	2	1	1	–
Danyal Zor	90′	–	–	40	2	0.09	4	–	6	1	2	–
Noel Eichinger Taken off	64′	–	–	22	1	0.03	3	–	7	1	1
Marvin Wanitzek	90′	–	–	53	5	0.34	1	–	7	1	3	–
Lilian Egloff Came on as a substitute	26′	–	1	12	2	0.12	–	–	1	–	1	–
Jason Ponente Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–
Tim Civeja Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	9	–	0.01	–	2	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Louey Ben Farhat Taken off	75′	–	–	3	–	0.19	0.02	–	6	1	22	–
Shio Fukuda	90′	1	–	4	2	0.68	0.03	1	4	2	7	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Hannover win 63% Avg odds 1.46

Draw 20% Avg odds 4.78

Karlsruhe win 17% Avg odds 5.34

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Hannover D D L L W

Karlsruhe D L W D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Karlsruhe 1-3 Hannover, 25 Apr 26 Next meeting: Karlsruhe vs Hannover, 13 Feb 27 (upcoming) All Hannover vs Karlsruhe meetings

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