Second mystery fixture revealed: Hannover face Kaiserslautern on Matchday 1

Once again, our "What's the Match?" game schedule quiz provided plenty of entertainment for and we'd like to thank you for your participation! Many of you correctly guessed that the latest fixture list match reveal in Bundesliga 2 was Hannover versus Kaiserslautern!

Let's look back over the answers to our game-reveal clues ...

Clue 1: Kaiserslautern ran a total of 3,839.5 kilometers last season, while Hannover  covered 3,804 kilometers.

Clue 2: For the Lower Saxony club, the number contained in their name is, of course, 96, while for Kaiserslautern, it's 1.

Clue 4: Hannover and Kaiserslautern met in the 1987/88 Bundesliga season on March 5, 1988, in heavy snowfall. The match ended 1-0 for Hannover thanks to a goal by Detlev Dammeier.

Clue 5: From the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern, it is almost 450 kilometers via the A5 and A7 motorways to the Heinz von Heiden Arena in Hanover.

The 2025/26 fixture reveal continues ...

Big-game revealed!

The guessing is over on this one, and many of you correctly figured out that the next big game in our Matchday 1 reveal was Hannover vs. Kaiserslautern in Bundesliga 2! This one has a snowy history ☃️

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Getting warmer!

It seems that for 74 per cent of you, a picture is slowly emerging! We know there are quite a few Bundesliga 2 teams with a number in their logo, so that's impressive you are nearing an answer!

A numbers game

For hint 2 of our big Bundesliga 2 fixture reveal, we can tell you that both teams' crests contain a number? Any ideas of who they might be?

Hint 1

What will be the next fixture reveal for opening day in Bundesliga 2? As you have seen from the quiz in our app, Hint 1 says that both teams involved ran less than 4,000km in 2024/25. A toughie to start ...

Already announced ...

Schalke and Hertha will open the new Bundesliga 2 season while Bayern and Leipzig will begin the Bundesliga campaign. Newly-promoted Hamburg and Cologne, meanwhile, also discovered some of their initial games. HSV will travel to Munich on Matchday 3 while Cologne are headed to Stuttgart for Carnival in February. As we saw in our mystery quiz reveal yesterday, Frankfurt will start against Werder Bremen.

Next fixture incoming!

We'll be revealing our next Bundesliga 2 fixture very soon with a special quiz, and to be in with a chance of winning a prize, stick with us and progress through right to the end!

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Schalke to host Hertha in Bundesliga 2 opener!

Schalke will play at home to Hertha Berlin in the opening fixture of the 2025/26 Bundesliga 2 season on 1 August (at 8.30pm CEST) in a heavyweight tussle to raise the curtain on the new campaign.

HSV in Munich on Matchday 3

Two further fixtures have also been revealed: Hamburg will face their former player and current Bayern coach Vincent Kompany in Munich on Matchday 3, while Cologne will travel to VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 22 on Carnival weekend.

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There's the final hint

Think you have it all figured out? Go on and take your final guess!

More to come at 3pm CEST

Clue number 3 coming your way at 3pm CEST folks, don't miss it!

All 75 percent of you...

..Are on the ball so far with your guesses for the mystery fixture.

Here comes your next clue!

Just in time, your second clue is there now! Are you any closer to figuring it out?

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Half of all participants have no idea what this mystery fixture could be. The other half however, may be on to something....

Plenty more to come!

Fans won't have to wait much longer for the complete fixture list, which will be released at 2pm CEST on Friday.

What's the match?

On Thursday you will have the chance to try and figure out one of the Matchday 1 fixtures before the full release. Between 2 and 4pm CEST, you'll get a clue every 30 minutes to help you figure out a game that will be played on the opening weekend. And if you stick with us all the way, you'll be entered into one of our prize draws!

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Bayern to kick off new season against Leipzig!

Ahead of the release of the full fixture list for the new 2025/26 Bundesliga season, it has already been revealed that Bayern Munich will kick off the new campaign at home to RB Leipzig on Friday 22 August. As is tradition, the reigning league champions get the new campaign under way, and this year is set to begin with a bang as Vincent Kompany’s Bayern side host long-standing rivals Leipzig.

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Watch: How is the fixture list made?

Get excited!

A step into the post-Müller unknown, an improving Dortmund, some BIG names returning and even better ways to experience the Bundesliga, there's plenty of reasons for intrigue going into the 2025/26 campaign.

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How will the champions get on?

The defending champions have had the honour of raising the curtain on the new Bundesliga season since 2002. More often than not, they start with a win and are in fact unbeaten since the introduction of the official opening game. Bayern took back the Meisterschale from Bayer Leverkusen last season. Who will they now face the kick things off this year?

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Can anyone topple Kane?

Bayern's Harry Kane has topped the Bundesliga scoring charts for two seasons running, but he'll have stiff competition from the likes of Serhou Guirassy and Patrik Schick in 2025/26. Let us know below who you think will claim this year's crown.

Pre-season schedules

The fixture list may be coming, but there's still almost two months to go until a ball is kicked in the Bundesliga for 2025/26. Teams will be off on pre-season tours and playing friendly matches around the world in the build-up to the new campaign.

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Matchday 1 hits

Did you know that the biggest win in the opening game is Bayern's 8-0 thrashing of Schalke in 2020/21? But also that they once lost their first match of a season 6-0 as defending champions? Or that the team that has finished Matchday 1 in second place has gone on to be relegated just as often as winning the league? The first round of a Bundesliga season really can have it all...

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Teams have been gradually releasing their kits ahead of the new season, with some even debuting them already.

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Mark your calendars!

The fixture lists for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 are set to be released in full on Friday, 27 June. Have your calendars at the ready to plan the next season.