Kaiserslautern manages to draw 2-2 with Heidenheim after recovering a 0-2 deficit

KAISERSLAUTERN. Kaiserslautern finds the way to recover against Heidenheim with a goal on the T. Kleindienst 53' and a goal on the F. Pick 75'.

By
David Brown
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Kaiserslautern manages to draw 2-2 with Heidenheim after recovering a 0-2 deficit

KAISERSLAUTERN. Kaiserslautern manages to recover against Heidenheim with a goal on the T. Kleindienst 53′ and a goal on the F. Pick 75′.

Tim Kleindienst didn’t score a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed Heidenheim to win the match.​

Tim Kleindienst squandered 1 penalty (90′ + 2′) for ​Heidenheim.

The match was played at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion stadium in Kaiserslautern on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Hartmann assisted by Christian Leicher and Jan Clemens Neitzel. The 4th official was Patrick Schwengers. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 48.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Kaiserslautern

2 - 2

Team 1

Heidenheim

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 93 Attack 85
  • 50 Dangerous attack 38
  • 114 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Kaiserslautern was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Heidenheim that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kaiserslautern was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Kaiserslautern to win the match​.

Kaiserslautern shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Heidenheim shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Kaiserslautern received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Hanslik and Nicolai Rapp). On the other side, Heidenheim received 2 yellow cards (Jan-Niklas Beste and Kevin Sessa).

Match Timeline

38'
Jan-Niklas Beste - Yellow
Daniel Hanslik- Yellow
41'
45'
Kevin Sessa- Yellow
46'
Stefan Schimmer- sub ->Kevin Sessa
53'
Tim Kleindienst(goal)
Philipp Hercher- sub ->Daniel Hanslik
64'
69'
Philipp Klement- sub ->Nicolai Rapp
72'
75'
Florian Pick(goal)
79'
79'
Hendrick Zuck - sub ->Erik Durm
79'
86'
Christian Kühlwetter- sub ->Jan-Niklas Beste
86'
90'
90'
Tim Kleindienst- missed penaltyTim Kleindienst
Philipp Hercher(goal)Kevin Kraus
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Heidenheim
67
34
Darmstadt 98
67
34
Hamburger SV
66
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
58
34
St. Pauli
58
34
Paderborn
55
34
Karlsruher SC
46
34
Holstein Kiel
46
34
Kaiserslautern
45
34
Hannover 96
44
34
Magdeburg
43
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Nürnberg
39
34
Eintracht Braunschweig
36
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
34
34
Jahn Regensburg
31
34
Sandhausen
28
34

After this contest, Kaiserslautern will have 40 points like Paderborn to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Heidenheim will have 51 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern will host Hamburger SV on the 15th of April with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Hamburger SV (3 draws).

Heidenheim will play away agasint SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 28th of April with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Heidenheim (4 draws).

Kaiserslautern – Formation

Kaiserslautern
G
Andreas Luthe 1.Germany
5.8
D
Kevin Kraus 5.Germany
6.5
D
Robin Bormuth  32.Germany
6.2
D
Jean Zimmer  8.Germany
6.6
M
Erik Durm 37.Germany
7.0
79'
M
Boris Tomiak 2.Germany
6.4
M
Nicolai Rapp 4.Germany
6.5
72' 69'
M
Aaron Opoku 25.Germany
7.2
F
Marlon Ritter 7.Germany
6.5
79'
F
Terrence Boyd 13.United States
6.7
79'
F
Daniel Hanslik 19.Germany
7.0
64' 41'
Substitutes
G
Avdo Spahic 30.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Philipp Hercher 23.Germany
6.3
64' Goals90'
D
Dominik Schad 20.Germany
M
Ben Zolinski 31.Germany
M
Hendrick Zuck  21.Germany
7.0
79'
M
Julian Niehues 16.Germany
M
Philipp Klement 10.Germany
7.4
72'
F
Lex-Tyger Lobinger 27.Germany
6.4
79'
F
Nicolas de Préville  28.France
6.7
79' Goals90'

Kaiserslautern started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Dirk Schuster decided to play with the following team: Andreas Luthe (5.8), Jean Zimmer (6.6), Kevin Kraus (6.5), Robin Bormuth (6.2), Aaron Opoku (7.2), Nicolai Rapp (6.5), Boris Tomiak (6.4), Erik Durm (7.0), Marlon Ritter (6.5), Terrence Boyd (6.7) and Daniel Hanslik (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Philipp Hercher (6.3), Lex-Tyger Lobinger (6.4), Dominik Schad, Avdo Spahić, Ben Zolinski, Hendrick Zuck (7.0), Nicolas de Préville (6.7), Julian Niehues and Philipp Klement (7.4).

Substitutions

Kaiserslautern made 5 changes: Daniel Hanslik for Philipp Hercher (64′), Nicolai Rapp for Philipp Klement (72′), Terrence Boyd for Nicolas de Préville (79′), Marlon Ritter for Lex-Tyger Lobinger (79′) and Erik Durm for Hendrick Zuck (79′).

Best player: Philipp Klement​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kaiserslautern was Philipp Klement.

His rating is (7.4) with 17 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.

Heidenheim – Formation

Heidenheim
G
Kevin Müller 1.Germany
6.8
D
Marnon Busch 2.Germany
6.6
D
Patrick Mainka  6.Germany
6.5
D
Jonas Föhrenbach 19.Germany
7.1
D
Tim Siersleben 4.Germany
7.2
M
Lennard Maloney  33.Germany
6.6
86'
M
Florian Pick 17.Germany
7.3
90' Goals75'
M
Jan-Niklas Beste  37.Germany
7.3
86' 38'
M
Kevin Sessa 16.Germany
6.3
46' 45'
M
Jan Schöppner 3.Germany
7.4
F
Tim Kleindienst 10.Germany
7.9
Goals53'
Substitutes
G
Vitus Eicher 22.Germany
D
Marvin Rittmüller 18.Germany
90'
D
Norman Theuerkauf 30.Germany
M
Dzenis Burnic 20.Germany
M
Tim Köther 26.Germany
M
Thomas Keller  27.Germany
M
Melvin Ramusović 28.Bosnia and Herzegovina
86'
F
Christian Kühlwetter 24.Germany
86'
F
Stefan Schimmer 9.Germany
6.4
46'

Heidenheim started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Frank Schmidt played with: Kevin Müller (6.8), Marnon Busch (6.6), Patrick Mainka (6.5), Tim Siersleben (7.2), Jonas Föhrenbach (7.1), Lennard Maloney (6.6), Jan Schöppner (7.4), Florian Pick (7.3), Kevin Sessa (6.3), Jan-Niklas Beste (7.3) and Tim Kleindienst (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dženis Burnić, Christian Kühlwetter, Marvin Rittmüller, Norman Theuerkauf, Vitus Eicher, Tim Kother, Thomas Keller, Melvin Ramusović and Stefan Schimmer (6.4).

Substitutions

Heidenheim made 4 changes: Kevin Sessa for Stefan Schimmer (46′), Jan-Niklas Beste for Christian Kühlwetter (86′), Lennard Maloney for Melvin Ramusovic (86′) and Florian Pick for Marvin Rittmüller (90′).

Best player: Tim Kleindienst​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Heidenheim was Tim Kleindienst.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 21 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 25.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​