2. Bundesliga duel: Close contest expected between Kaiserslautern and Fortuna Düsseldorf

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 28.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Fritz-Walter-Stadion (49780 seats)

Fritz-Walter-Stadion: Shake it up for a football celebration when Kaiserslautern put their fighting gear on for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Get the latest info on the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (18) in 2. Bundesliga

Kaiserslautern can neither be promoted or relegated from 2. Bundesliga. Fortuna Düsseldorf is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Both teams have had enough rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face match!

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Kaiserslautern form and stats

6 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Kaiserslautern have to build on here at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in the 2. Bundesliga. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Kaiserslautern, their manager Schuster and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Kaiserslautern are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Karlsruher SC. Midfielder Klement was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.23 (out of ten) in that game. Klement hit four key passes and had 48 successful passes (of 55 total).

Before that game, the home loss against DSC Arminia Bielefeld with the scoreline 1-2.

The Kaiserslautern fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Kaiserslautern have conceded 23 goals.

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Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats

5 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Fortuna Düsseldorf playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season.

Fortuna Düsseldorf's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hannover 96 that finished 3-3. A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Hannover 96. Düsseldorf were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 3-3, with Ginczek scoring the equalizer. As mentioned above, Fortuna Düsseldorf drew the match against Hannover 96. Manager Thioune brought on Ginczek to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Klaus got a match rating of 8.7 in that game, top player of the team. Klaus scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that, Düsseldorf travelled to St. Pauli and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

The visiting Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Fortuna Düsseldorf's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the participants played each other earlier this season; Fortuna Düsseldorf - Kaiserslautern 1-2. Kaiserslautern-Fortuna Düsseldorf H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kaiserslautern two wins, Fortuna Düsseldorf four wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

KaiserslauternT. Boyd
T. Boyd
13 goals
Fortuna DüsseldorfD. Kownacki
D. Kownacki
12 goals
Fortuna DüsseldorfF. Klaus
F. Klaus
6 goals

Kaiserslautern missing players

Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kaiserslautern Fortuna Düsseldorf
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
11 6 2 Won W 3 5 16
12 6 2 Drew D 0 3 7
10 4 1 Lost L 2 8 10
47 26 9 Scored S 7 19 57
45 23 7 Conceded C 6 24 43
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
76% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 79%
52% 62% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 61%
33% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 39%
12% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 18%
55% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 58%
18% 19% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 19% 24%
36% 25% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 38% 21%
 
5.4 6 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.1 4.7
4.6 4.6 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 6.1 4.9
2.3 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.3
2 1 1 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
12.5 13.1 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 12.7 14.2
4.2 4.4 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.2 5.3
34% 37% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 28% 33%
 
13.4 12.4 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 12.4 12.3
4.5 3.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4 4
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Kaiserslautern have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (18) in 2. Bundesliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Darmstadt 98 33 20 7 6 50 29 17 11 5 1 27 13 16 9 2 5 23 16 21 67
2 Heidenheim 33 18 10 5 64 34 17 12 4 1 41 16 16 6 6 4 23 18 30 64
3 Hamburger SV 33 19 6 8 69 45 17 11 3 3 38 20 16 8 3 5 31 25 24 63
4 St. Pauli 33 16 9 8 54 38 16 9 6 1 23 10 17 7 3 7 31 28 16 57
5 Paderborn 33 16 7 10 68 43 16 12 0 4 46 19 17 4 7 6 22 24 25 55
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 33 16 7 10 57 43 17 11 4 2 38 19 16 5 3 8 19 24 14 55
7 Karlsruher SC 33 13 6 14 55 52 17 9 3 5 32 25 16 4 3 9 23 27 3 45
8 Kaiserslautern 33 11 12 10 47 45 16 6 6 4 26 23 17 5 6 6 21 22 2 45
9 Hannover 96 33 12 8 13 49 50 16 8 3 5 26 21 17 4 5 8 23 29 -1 44
10 Holstein Kiel 33 11 10 12 53 60 17 6 4 7 29 29 16 5 6 5 24 31 -7 43
11 Magdeburg 33 11 7 15 44 55 16 5 4 7 19 22 17 6 3 8 25 33 -11 40
12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 33 9 11 13 43 50 16 7 7 2 24 19 17 2 4 11 19 31 -7 38
13 Hansa Rostock 33 11 5 17 30 47 16 5 1 10 16 24 17 6 4 7 14 23 -17 38
14 Eintracht Braunschweig 33 9 9 15 41 57 17 7 3 7 23 22 16 2 6 8 18 35 -16 36
15 Nürnberg 33 9 9 15 31 49 17 7 4 6 18 17 16 2 5 9 13 32 -18 36
16 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 33 9 7 17 50 58 17 5 4 8 28 29 16 4 3 9 22 29 -8 34
17 Jahn Regensburg 33 8 7 18 32 55 16 4 7 5 15 25 17 4 0 13 17 30 -23 31
18 Sandhausen 33 7 7 19 35 62 16 4 4 8 18 32 17 3 3 11 17 30 -27 28

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Darmstadt 98 33 20 7 6 50 29 17 11 5 1 27 13 16 9 2 5 23 16 21 67
2 Heidenheim 33 18 10 5 64 34 17 12 4 1 41 16 16 6 6 4 23 18 30 64
3 Hamburger SV 33 19 6 8 69 45 17 11 3 3 38 20 16 8 3 5 31 25 24 63
4 St. Pauli 33 16 9 8 54 38 16 9 6 1 23 10 17 7 3 7 31 28 16 57
5 Paderborn 33 16 7 10 68 43 16 12 0 4 46 19 17 4 7 6 22 24 25 55
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 33 16 7 10 57 43 17 11 4 2 38 19 16 5 3 8 19 24 14 55
7 Karlsruher SC 33 13 6 14 55 52 17 9 3 5 32 25 16 4 3 9 23 27 3 45
8 Kaiserslautern 33 11 12 10 47 45 16 6 6 4 26 23 17 5 6 6 21 22 2 45
9 Hannover 96 33 12 8 13 49 50 16 8 3 5 26 21 17 4 5 8 23 29 -1 44
10 Holstein Kiel 33 11 10 12 53 60 17 6 4 7 29 29 16 5 6 5 24 31 -7 43
11 Magdeburg 33 11 7 15 44 55 16 5 4 7 19 22 17 6 3 8 25 33 -11 40
12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 33 9 11 13 43 50 16 7 7 2 24 19 17 2 4 11 19 31 -7 38
13 Hansa Rostock 33 11 5 17 30 47 16 5 1 10 16 24 17 6 4 7 14 23 -17 38
14 Eintracht Braunschweig 33 9 9 15 41 57 17 7 3 7 23 22 16 2 6 8 18 35 -16 36
15 Nürnberg 33 9 9 15 31 49 17 7 4 6 18 17 16 2 5 9 13 32 -18 36
16 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 33 9 7 17 50 58 17 5 4 8 28 29 16 4 3 9 22 29 -8 34
17 Jahn Regensburg 33 8 7 18 32 55 16 4 7 5 15 25 17 4 0 13 17 30 -23 31
18 Sandhausen 33 7 7 19 35 62 16 4 4 8 18 32 17 3 3 11 17 30 -27 28

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