KAISERSLAUTERN. Hertha BSC was capable to turn the tables against Kaiserslautern to win 2-1. It was Kaiserslautern to strike first with a goal of Almamy Touré at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Marc-Oliver Kempf gave the win to Hertha BSC in the 81′ minute. Hertha BSC was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Afeez Aremu received a red card (59′). This red card was one of the reason why Kaiserslautern lost the match.
The match was played at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion stadium in Kaiserslautern on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers who had the assistance of Tobias Schultes and Eric-dominic Weisbach. The 4th official was Christian Ballweg. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.35 degrees Celsius or 45.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Kaiserslautern stays with 18 points like Karlsruher SC to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Hertha BSC will has 24 points like Hannover 96, Elversberg and Paderborn to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern will play away with Eintracht Braunschweig on the 16th of December with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Kaiserslautern (7 draws).
Hertha BSC will host Osnabrück on the 16th of December with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Hertha BSC (0 draws).
Kaiserslautern – Formation
Kaiserslautern
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16'
85'
59'
Kaiserslautern started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Dimitrios Grammozis decided to play with the following team: Julian Krahl , Almamy Touré , Nikola Soldo , Jan Elvedi , Jean Zimmer , Tobias Raschl , Boris Tomiak , Tymoteusz Puchacz , Marlon Ritter , Richmond Tachie and Terrence Boyd .
The home team had on the bench: Andreas Luthe, Afeez Aremu , Kevin Kraus , Philipp Klement, Kenny Prince Redondo , Daniel Hanslik, Lex-Tyger Lobinger , Ben Zolinski and Erik Durm .
Substitutions
Kaiserslautern made 5 changes: Almamy Touré for Afeez Aremu (46′), Jean Zimmer for Erik Durm (46′), Marlon Ritter for Kevin Kraus (63′), Terrence Boyd for Lex-Tyger Lobinger (72′) and Nikola Soldo for Kenny Prince Redondo (87′).
Player of the match: Tymoteusz Puchacz
The player that probably impressed the most for Kaiserslautern was Tymoteusz Puchacz.
His rating is with 22 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 16. He performed 8 crosses.
Hertha BSC – Formation
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pál Dárdai played with: Tjark Ernst , Jonjoe Kenny , Toni Leistner , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Michał Karbownik , Pascal Klemens , Márton Dárdai , Derry Scherhant , Florian Niederlechner , Marten Winkler and Smail Prevljak .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Andreas Bouchalakis , Bilal Hussein , Fabian Reese , Nader El-Jindaoui, Haris Tabakovic , Gustav Christensen , Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Marius Gersbeck and Tony Rölke.
Hertha BSC could not rely on the presence of Andreas Bouchalakis (injured).
Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 5 changes: Smail Prevljak for Haris Tabakovic (46′), Derry Scherhant for Fabian Reese (46′), Marten Winkler for Gustav Christensen (46′), Márton Dárdai for Bilal Hussein (60′) and Pascal Klemens for Andreas Bouchalakis (60′).
Player of the match: Florian Niederlechner
The player that probably impressed the most for Hertha BSC was Florian Niederlechner.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Magdeburg – 1-1
- Kaiserslautern – Hertha BSC – 1-2
- Hamburger SV – Paderborn – 1-2
- Osnabrück – St. Pauli – 1-1
