📏 Form Guide

Kaiserslautern

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Kaiserslautern are hoping to win again after their last result, the 1-3 Bundesliga 2 victory against Holstein Kiel.

In that game, Kaiserslautern had 40% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For Kaiserslautern, goals were scored by Daniel Hanslik (13'), Filip Kaloč (45') and Marlon Ritter (83'). For their opponents, Holstein Kiel had 14 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. Alexander Bernhardsson (25') was the scorer for Holstein Kiel.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games where Kaiserslautern have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Kaiserslautern have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 9 goals along the way.

Their prior results show that Kaiserslautern:

• have left without a victory over Magdeburg in their last 7 matches in the league.
• haven’t won at home in the past 2 matches in the league.

Magdeburg

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In their last game, Magdeburg drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 2 tie with Osnabruck.

In that game, Magdeburg had 61% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Magdeburg was Bryan Teixeira (41'). At the other end, Osnabruck got 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Dave Gnaase (44') scored for Osnabruck.

Throughout their 6 most recent matches, Christian Titz's Magdeburg have seen their goal attempts be successful 5 times, giving them the goals per game average of 0.83.

Ahead of this clash, Magdeburg are unbeaten in their last 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

An inspection of their past head to head results going back to 20/03/2021 shows that these fixtures have not been happy ones for Kaiserslautern. They have not been able to register any wins at all while Magdeburg have just been too good for them, finishing as winners in 67% of those matches played.

An aggregate of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 7 of them from Kaiserslautern and 14 for Magdeburg. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

The previous league clash between these sides was Bundesliga 2 match day 15 on 02/12/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Magdeburg 4-1 Kaiserslautern.

That time, Magdeburg managed 58% possession and 14 shots on goal with 8 on target. Goals were scored by Luc Castaignos (17'), Herbert Bockhorn (51'), Connor Krempicki (75') and Cristiano Piccini (85').

At the other end, Kaiserslautern had 19 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Terrence Boyd (25') scored.

The referee was Florian Exner.

🗞️ Team News: Kaiserslautern

Hendrick Zuck (Cruciate ligament tear) and Julian Niehues (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be taking part for Kaiserslautern gaffer Friedhelm Funkel.

In our view, Kaiserslautern may well make use of the 3-4-1-2 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Julian Krahl, Almamy Toure, Boris Tomiak, Jan Elvedi, Ben Zolinski, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Filip Kaloc, Tobias Raschl, Kenny Prince Redondo, Daniel Hanslik and Ragnar Ache.

ℹ️ Team News: Magdeburg

Magdeburg boss Christian Titz has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Luc Castaignos (Hamstring injury), Julian Pollersbeck (Torn muscle bundle), Mohammed El Hankouri (Syndesmotic ligament tear) and Jean Hugonet (Shoulder injury) are not able to play.

We’re of the thinking that Magdeburg seem likely to elect for a 3-4-2-1 formation, going with Dominik Reimann, Tobias Mueller, Daniel Elfadli, Daniel Heber, Herbert Bockhorn, Leon Bell, Silas Gnaka, Amara Conde, Bryan Teixeira, Baris Atik and Luca Schuler.

🧠 Prediction

It looks to us like Magdeburg will do well to break down a Kaiserslautern outfit who look likely to really run this game.

We reckon that it will be a convincing 3-0 margin for Kaiserslautern at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 18:03 04/05/2024