Kaiserslautern vs Heidenheim match preview: Even contest expected at Fritz-Walter-Stadion

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 01.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Fritz-Walter-Stadion (49780 seats)

Kaiserslautern will hope to operate their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The host team are currently 11 points behind Heidenheim.

Insights:
  • Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (16) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Heidenheim have the most scored goals (51) in 2. Bundesliga

Both squads have had plentiful rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's hope for an energetic fixture!

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Kaiserslautern form and stats

All-inclusive 2. Bundesliga statistics at home this season for Kaiserslautern are 5-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager Schuster led his Kaiserslautern to a defeat away at Darmstadt 98. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Fritz-Walter-Stadion.

Before that, Kaiserslautern drew at home versus Sandhausen.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Kaiserslautern have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 5 and lost 1.

The Kaiserslautern fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kaiserslautern defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Heidenheim form and stats

4-5-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Heidenheim, who have the most scored goals (51) in 2. Bundesliga, in their 2. Bundesliga matches away.

Heidenheim are travelling after their nice 5-2 home win in the fixture against Karlsruher SC (placed 9th). An amazing comeback from Heidenheim last time out, trailing 0-2 before rallying an inspired fight which eventually led to Sessa scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute. It's hard not to mention Kleindienst's lethal finishing against Karlsruher SC. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Kleindienst, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.91. Kleindienst scored three goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

A 1-1 draw at Fortuna Dusseldorf's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Heidenheim in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Heidenheim, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Heidenheim are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 12 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Heidenheim have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the sides played each other previously this season; Heidenheim - Kaiserslautern 2-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Kaiserslautern won two games, four matches ended with a tie and Heidenheim got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / three.

Top Goalscorers

HeidenheimT. Kleindienst
T. Kleindienst
19 goals
KaiserslauternT. Boyd
T. Boyd
11 goals
HeidenheimJ. Beste
J. Beste
7 goals

Kaiserslautern missing players

Heidenheim missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kaiserslautern Heidenheim
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 12 25
10 5 1 Won W 1 4 14
9 5 1 Drew D 1 5 8
6 2 1 Lost L 1 3 3
39 21 5 Scored S 4 14 51
34 18 5 Conceded C 3 13 28
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 92%
80% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 58% 76%
56% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 33% 56%
36% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 36%
12% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 20%
60% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 52%
16% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 42% 40%
32% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 16%
 
5.1 5.8 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 4.9 5.3
4.6 4.5 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.7 3.9
2.2 2.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.2 1.7
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.2 12.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12 13.7
4 4.2 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 4.8
39% 41% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 42%
 
14.3 12.8 13.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 13.8 12.2
4.8 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.7 3.2
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Heidenheim have the most scored goals (51) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Heidenheim have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Heidenheim have the the best goal difference (+23) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Kaiserslautern have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (16) 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 25 15 7 3 40 21 13 8 5 0 22 8 12 7 2 3 18 13 19 52
2 Heidenheim 25 14 8 3 51 28 13 10 3 0 37 15 12 4 5 3 14 13 23 50
3 Hamburger SV 25 15 4 6 46 30 13 8 2 3 24 13 12 7 2 3 22 17 16 49
4 Fortuna Dusseldorf 25 13 3 9 43 32 12 8 2 2 26 12 13 5 1 7 17 20 11 42
5 St. Pauli 25 11 8 6 39 28 12 7 5 0 19 7 13 4 3 6 20 21 11 41
6 Paderborn 25 12 4 9 47 30 12 8 0 4 32 14 13 4 4 5 15 16 17 40
7 Kaiserslautern 25 10 9 6 39 34 12 5 5 2 21 18 13 5 4 4 18 16 5 39
8 Holstein Kiel 25 8 10 7 41 40 12 4 4 4 20 17 13 4 6 3 21 23 1 34
9 Karlsruher SC 25 10 4 11 41 40 13 6 2 5 23 21 12 4 2 6 18 19 1 34
10 Hannover 96 25 8 7 10 33 33 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 3 4 6 15 17 0 31
11 Greuther Furth 25 7 9 9 33 37 13 6 6 1 20 14 12 1 3 8 13 23 -4 30
12 Nurnberg 25 8 5 12 22 37 12 6 1 5 12 12 13 2 4 7 10 25 -15 29
13 Magdeburg 25 8 4 13 31 45 12 3 3 6 10 16 13 5 1 7 21 29 -14 28
14 Jahn Regensburg 25 7 5 13 25 40 13 4 5 4 12 18 12 3 0 9 13 22 -15 26
15 Arminia Bielefeld 25 7 4 14 36 41 13 5 1 7 22 21 12 2 3 7 14 20 -5 25
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 25 6 7 12 30 43 13 5 3 5 18 17 12 1 4 7 12 26 -13 25
17 Hansa Rostock 25 7 4 14 21 37 13 3 1 9 10 21 12 4 3 5 11 16 -16 25
18 Sandhausen 25 5 6 14 26 48 12 3 3 6 13 25 13 2 3 8 13 23 -22 21

2. Bundesliga:
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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 25 15 7 3 40 21 13 8 5 0 22 8 12 7 2 3 18 13 19 52
2 Heidenheim 25 14 8 3 51 28 13 10 3 0 37 15 12 4 5 3 14 13 23 50
3 Hamburger SV 25 15 4 6 46 30 13 8 2 3 24 13 12 7 2 3 22 17 16 49
4 Fortuna Dusseldorf 25 13 3 9 43 32 12 8 2 2 26 12 13 5 1 7 17 20 11 42
5 St. Pauli 25 11 8 6 39 28 12 7 5 0 19 7 13 4 3 6 20 21 11 41
6 Paderborn 25 12 4 9 47 30 12 8 0 4 32 14 13 4 4 5 15 16 17 40
7 Kaiserslautern 25 10 9 6 39 34 12 5 5 2 21 18 13 5 4 4 18 16 5 39
8 Holstein Kiel 25 8 10 7 41 40 12 4 4 4 20 17 13 4 6 3 21 23 1 34
9 Karlsruher SC 25 10 4 11 41 40 13 6 2 5 23 21 12 4 2 6 18 19 1 34
10 Hannover 96 25 8 7 10 33 33 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 3 4 6 15 17 0 31
11 Greuther Furth 25 7 9 9 33 37 13 6 6 1 20 14 12 1 3 8 13 23 -4 30
12 Nurnberg 25 8 5 12 22 37 12 6 1 5 12 12 13 2 4 7 10 25 -15 29
13 Magdeburg 25 8 4 13 31 45 12 3 3 6 10 16 13 5 1 7 21 29 -14 28
14 Jahn Regensburg 25 7 5 13 25 40 13 4 5 4 12 18 12 3 0 9 13 22 -15 26
15 Arminia Bielefeld 25 7 4 14 36 41 13 5 1 7 22 21 12 2 3 7 14 20 -5 25
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 25 6 7 12 30 43 13 5 3 5 18 17 12 1 4 7 12 26 -13 25
17 Hansa Rostock 25 7 4 14 21 37 13 3 1 9 10 21 12 4 3 5 11 16 -16 25
18 Sandhausen 25 5 6 14 26 48 12 3 3 6 13 25 13 2 3 8 13 23 -22 21

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