KARLSRUHE. Kaiserslautern and Karlsruher SC draw 1-1. R. Ache scored the first goal (5′) for Kaiserslautern. M. Wanitzek made it even (45′) with a penalty. Karlsruher SC was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Wildparkstadion stadium in Karlsruhe on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the assistance of Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Timo Gansloweit. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 25.51 degrees Celsius or 77.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Karlsruher SC had a strong ball possession 61% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Karlsruher SC was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Karlsruher SC to win the match​.

Karlsruher SC shot 24 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kaiserslautern shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Karlsruher SC didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Kaiserslautern received 1 yellow card (Tymoteusz Puchacz).

Standings

After this encounter, Karlsruher SC will have 8 points like Hannover 96, Wehen Wiesbaden and Nürnberg to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Kaiserslautern will have 10 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC will play away against Elversberg on the 19th of May with a 0-0 head to head record.

Kaiserslautern will play away agasint Hertha BSC on the 11th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Hertha BSC (2 draws).

Karlsruher SC – Formation

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

The manager Christian Eichner decided to play with the following team: Patrick Drewes (8.1), Sebastian Jung (6.7), Robin Bormuth (7.1), Marcel Franke (7.5), Philip Heise (8.2), Jérôme Gondorf (8.1), Paul Nebel (7.5), Leon Jensen (7.1), Marvin Wanitzek (7.7), Igor Matanovic (7.3) and Fabian Schleusener (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Marcel Beifus, Budu Zivzivadze (6.6), Dženis Burnić (7.0), Daniel Brosinski (7.0), David Herold, Marco Thiede, Max Weiss and Eren Öztürk.

Karlsruher SC could not rely on the presence of Dženis Burnić (injured).

Substitutions

Karlsruher SC made 3 changes: Leon Jensen for Dženis Burnić (68′), Marvin Wanitzek for Daniel Brosinski (68′) and Igor Matanovic for Budu Zivzivadze (68′).

Best player: Philip Heise​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Karlsruher SC was Philip Heise.

His rating is (8.2) with 61 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 11 crosses.

Kaiserslautern – Formation

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

Dirk Schuster played with: Julian Krahl (7.8), Jan Elvedi (7.8), Kevin Kraus (6.8), Boris Tomiak (7.5), Jean Zimmer (6.7), Tobias Raschl (6.8), Julian Niehues (6.8), Tymoteusz Puchacz (7.0), Marlon Ritter (7.3), Ragnar Ache (7.9) and Richmond Tachie (6.7).

They had on the bench: Andreas Luthe, Philipp Klement, Kenny Prince Redondo, Terrence Boyd (6.4), Nikola Soldo (6.8), Aaron Opoku (6.7), Daniel Hanslik (7.1), Hendrick Zuck and Philipp Hercher.

Kaiserslautern could not rely on the presence of Nikola Soldo (injured).

Substitutions

Kaiserslautern made 4 changes: Marlon Ritter for Daniel Hanslik (61′), Richmond Tachie for Aaron Opoku (61′), Ragnar Ache for Terrence Boyd (81′) and Jean Zimmer for Nikola Soldo (83′).

Best player: Ragnar Ache​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kaiserslautern was Ragnar Ache.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Elversberg – Hamburger SV – 2-1
• Karlsruher SC – Kaiserslautern – 1-1
• Hansa Rostock – Fortuna Düsseldorf – 1-3
• Schalke 04 – Magdeburg – 4-3