Kaiserslautern host visiting rivals SV Sandhausen at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in the Bundesliga 2 clash on Friday. Here is an update on the latest predicted line ups and news on player availability.
Kaiserslautern will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 2-0 Bundesliga 2 losing effort in their last game against Magdeburg. It looks as if Kaiserslautern could kick off with a 4-3-1-2 formation for this one, handing starts to Andreas Luthe, Erik Durm, Kevin Kraus, Boris Tomiak, Hendrick Zuck, Nicolai Rapp, René Klingenburg, Marlon Ritter, Philipp Klement, Terrence Boyd and Ben Zolinski.
Lars Bünning, Kenny Prince Redondo and Robin Bormuth are not available for FCK boss Dirk Schuster. Julian Niehues will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.
How Kaiserslautern could look vs SV Sandhausen
In their previous game, SV Sandhausen drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 2 tie with Holstein Kiel. We reckon that Sandhausen could decide to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting the game with Patrick Drewes, Dennis Diekmeier, Immanuel Höhn, Aleksandr Zhirov, Chima Okoroji, Erik Zenga, David Kinsombi, Alexander Esswein, Christian Kinsombi, Josef Ganda and Matěj Pulkrab.
Sandhausen manager Tomas Oral has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Josef Ganda (Knee Problems), Janik Bachmann (Bruise), Merveille Papela (Syndesmotic ligament tear) and Raphael Framberger (Muscular problems) won’t be making appearances.
Likely SV Sandhausen lineup
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