PADERBORN. Kaiserslautern bested Paderborn to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Kaiserslautern to strike first with a goal of Marlon Ritter at the 59′. Then Ragnar Ache scored again for Kaiserslautern in the 65′ minute. Eventually, Adriano Grimaldi reduced the distance for Paderborn (73′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Paderborn was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Home Deluxe Arena stadium in Paderborn on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Robin Braun with the help of Marc-Philipp Eckermann and Asmir Osmanagic. The 4th official was Stefan Zielsdorf. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.86 degrees Celsius or 78.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Paderborn

1 - 2

Kaiserslautern

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 15 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 125 Attack 76
  • 63 Dangerous attack 44
  • 107 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 17 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Paderborn was in firm control of the ball 65% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Paderborn was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Kaiserslautern found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Paderborn shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kaiserslautern shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Paderborn received 2 yellow cards (Laurin Curda and Kai Klefisch). On the other side, Kaiserslautern received 5 yellow cards (Terrence Boyd, Jan Elvedi, Kenny Prince Redondo, Julian Niehues and Julian Krahl).

Match Timeline

12'
Kenny Prince Redondo- Yellow
32'
Jan Elvedi- Yellow
Sirlord Conteh- sub ->Filip Bilbija
46'
46'
Richmond Tachie- sub ->Kenny Prince Redondo
Kai Klefisch - Yellow
48'
59'
Marlon Ritter(goal)
65'
R. Ache(goal)Richmond Tachie
L. Curda- Yellow
67'
Adriano Grimaldi- sub ->Robert Leipertz
70'
David Kinsombi- sub ->Kai Klefisch
70'
Raphael Obermair- sub ->Laurin Curda
70'
71'
Adriano Grimaldi(goal)Florent Muslija
73'
74'
Daniel Hanslik- sub ->Marlon Ritter
Niclas Nadj- sub ->Sebastian Klaas
76'
87'
Nikola Soldo- sub ->Tobias Raschl
90'
Julian Krahl- Yellow
90'
90'
Julian Niehues- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After playing this encounter, Paderborn will stay with 4 points like Karlsruher SC, SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Nürnberg to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Kaiserslautern will have 6 points to soar in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Paderborn will play away with Hansa Rostock on the 19th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Paderborn (3 draws).

Kaiserslautern will host Eintracht Braunschweig on the 19th of May with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Kaiserslautern (7 draws).

Paderborn – Formation

Paderborn
G
Jannik Huth 21.Germany
6.3
D
L. Curda 17.Germany
6.3
70' 67'
D
Kimberly Ezekwem 19.Germany
7.5
D
J. Heuer 24.Germany
7.3
D
Marcel Hoffmeier 33.Germany
7.3
M
Filip Bilbija 7.Germany
7.5
46'
M
Robert Leipertz 13.Germany
6.4
70'
M
M. Hansen 22.Germany
7.5
M
Sebastian Klaas 26.Germany
7.0
76'
M
Kai Klefisch 27.Germany
7.7
70' 48'
M
Florent Muslija 30.Kosovo
8.2
Substitutes
G
P. Boevink 1.Netherlands
D
Tobias Müller 15.Germany
D
Vincent Gembalies 42.Germany
M
Marco Schuster 6.Germany
M
David Kinsombi 8.Germany
6.8
70'
M
Raphael Obermair 23.Germany
7.1
70'
M
Niclas Nadj 40.Germany
6.8
76'
F
Sirlord Conteh 11.Germany
6.3
46'
F
Adriano Grimaldi 39.Germany
7.5
70' 73'

Paderborn started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Lukas Kwasniok decided to play with the following team: Jannik Huth (6.3), Laurin Curda (6.3), Jannis Heuer (7.3), Marcel Hoffmeier (7.3), Kimberly Ezekwem (7.5), Sebastian Klaas (7.0), Mattes Hansen (7.5), Kai Klefisch (7.7), Filip Bilbija (7.5), Florent Muslija (8.2) and Robert Leipertz (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Pelle Boevink, Marco Schuster, David Kinsombi (6.8), Sirlord Conteh (6.3), Tobias Müller, Raphael Obermair (7.1), Adriano Grimaldi (7.5), Niclas Nadj (6.8) and Vincent Gembalies.

Paderborn could not rely on the presence of Raphael Obermair (injured) and Niclas Nadj (injured).

Substitutions

Paderborn made 5 changes: Filip Bilbija for Sirlord Conteh (46′), Kai Klefisch for David Kinsombi (70′), Laurin Curda for Raphael Obermair (70′), Sebastian Klaas for Niclas Nadj (76′) and Robert Leipertz for Adriano Grimaldi (70′).

Best player: Florent Muslija​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Paderborn was Florent Muslija.

His rating is (8.2) with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Kaiserslautern – Formation

Kaiserslautern
G
Julian Krahl 18.Germany
6.8
90'
D
Boris Tomiak 2.Germany
7.7
D
Kevin Kraus 5.Germany
7.1
D
Jan Elvedi 33.Switzerland
6.7
32'
M
Marlon Ritter 7.Germany
7.5
74' 59'
M
Jean Zimmer 8.Germany
6.8
M
Kenny Prince Redondo 11.Germany
7.0
46' 12'
M
T. Puchacz 15.Poland
6.7
M
Julian Niehues 16.Germany
7.0
90'
M
Tobias Raschl 20.Germany
6.7
87'
F
R. Ache 9.Germany
7.3
71' 65'
Substitutes
G
Avdo Spahic 30.Bosnia and Herzegovina
M
Nikola Soldo 14.Croatia
87'
M
Aaron Opoku 17.Germany
M
Daniel Hanslik 19.Germany
6.4
74'
M
Hendrick Zuck 21.Germany
M
Richmond Tachie 29.Germany
6.7
46'
M
Ben Zolinski 31.Germany
F
Terrence Boyd 13.United States
6.3
71' 90'
F
Lex-Tyger Lobinger 27.Germany

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

Dirk Schuster played with: Julian Krahl (6.8), Jan Elvedi (6.7), Kevin Kraus (7.1), Boris Tomiak (7.7), Jean Zimmer (6.8), Julian Niehues (7.0), Tobias Raschl (6.7), Tymoteusz Puchacz (6.7), Marlon Ritter (7.5), Ragnar Ache (7.3) and Kenny Prince Redondo (7.0).

They had on the bench: Terrence Boyd (6.3), Nikola Soldo, Aaron Opoku, Daniel Hanslik (6.4), Hendrick Zuck, Lex-Tyger Lobinger, Richmond Tachie (6.7), Avdo Spahić and Ben Zolinski.

Substitutions

Kaiserslautern made 4 changes: Kenny Prince Redondo for Richmond Tachie (46′), Ragnar Ache for Terrence Boyd (71′), Tobias Raschl for Nikola Soldo (87′) and Marlon Ritter for Daniel Hanslik (74′).

Best player: Boris Tomiak​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kaiserslautern was Boris Tomiak even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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