These two participants are revelling in a fine season so far and games like today could be decisive. Here's the preview for Kaiserslautern - Hamburger SV!
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hamburger SV have the most clean sheets (5) in 2. Bundesliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Kaiserslautern form and stats
4-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Bundesliga numbers at home for Kaiserslautern so far this season. After failing to beat St. Pauli here at Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
No payout for Kaiserslautern in their previous match, an away game at Fortuna Düsseldorf that ended in defeat 3-4. Up until that fixture this club had gone seven consecutive league meetings without losing. Did Kaiserslautern get overconfident in their match against Fortuna Düsseldorf? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 3-0 lead to end up with a 3-4 defeat. Ritter, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the declared top player for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.35 (out of 10). Ritter scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Kaiserslautern won a home game hosting Hannover 96 (3-1).Observe: 9 of the most recent 10 league matches from this football club have had goals from both teams.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the DFB Pokal game versus Köln in only three days. This game is also played here at Fritz-Walter-Stadion.
Goals are plentiful at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in the league this season as Kaiserslautern has scored 13 goals here in 5 home games. Kaiserslautern have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Hamburger SV form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Hamburger SV, who have the most clean sheets (5) in 2. Bundesliga, have produced an overall stat of 1-2-2 so far.
Hamburger SV are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against SpVgg Greuther Fürth (placed 12th). Midfielder Bénes was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.33. Bénes served one assist, hit five key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 33 total).
A 1-1 draw at Wehen Wiesbaden's stadium before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Hamburger SV manager Walter as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Arminia Bielefeld.
Hamburger find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Hamburger SV have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the preceeding eight meetings): Kaiserslautern won one game, three matches ended in a draw and Hamburger SV got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / five. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 4 red cards from the last eight encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Ache 6 goals |   R. Glatzel 6 goals |  L. Bénes 6 goals |
Kaiserslautern missing players
Hamburger SV missing players
| Kaiserslautern | Hamburger SV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 80% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 60% | 80% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 80% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 20% | 50% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| 5.8 | 6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16.7 | 16 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 14 | 17.6 |
| 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 6.4 |
| 29% | 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 30% |
| 17.3 | 17.4 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 15 | 12.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
- All of Kaiserslautern's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Hamburger SV have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hamburger SV have scored in all their matches so far.
- Hamburger SV have the most clean sheets (5) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hamburger SV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kaiserslautern have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Kaiserslautern have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kaiserslautern have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hamburger SV have scored away.
- Kaiserslautern have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Kaiserslautern have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in 2. Bundesliga
- Kaiserslautern have the most matches over the total-line (9) in 2. Bundesliga
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Kaiserslautern haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Pauli | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | Kaiserslautern | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Elversberg | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Magdeburg | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Hertha BSC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 12 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Schalke 04 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Osnabrück | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 6 |
| 18 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -12 | 5 |
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