KAISERSLAUTERN. Paderborn found a way to reverse the score against Kaiserslautern to win 2-1. It was Kaiserslautern to strike first with an early goal of Jan Elvedi at the 3′. Then it was a penalty in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Visar Musliu gave the win to Paderborn in the 72′ minute. Paderborn was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion stadium in Kaiserslautern on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 36,344 spectators.​ The referee was Martin Petersen with the help of Alexander Sather and Oliver Lossius. The 4th official was Julius Martenstein. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.09 degrees Celsius or 51.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Kaiserslautern

1 - 2

Paderborn

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 10 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 95 Attack 85
  • 34 Dangerous attack 32
  • 64 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Paderborn had a strong ball possession 64% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kaiserslautern was more aggressive with 34 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Paderborn succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Kaiserslautern shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Paderborn shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Kaiserslautern received 3 yellow cards (Boris Tomiak, Dickson Abiama and Filip Kaloč). On the opposite side, Paderborn received 2 yellow cards (Raphael Obermair and David Kinsombi).

Match Timeline

Jan Elvedi(goal)Tymoteusz Puchacz
3'
Jean Zimmer - sub ->Frank Ronstadt
34'
T. Puchacz(VAR)
41'
52'
David Kinsombi- Yellow
Filip Kaloč- Yellow
56'
Dickson Abiama- sub ->Richmond Tachie
55'
Aaron Opoku- sub ->Ragnar Ache
55'
Filip Stojilkovic- sub ->Marlon Ritter
55'
Dickson Abiama- Yellow
60'
65'
David Kinsombi(penalty)
63'
I. Ansah(VAR)
Boris Tomiak- Yellow
64'
66'
Marcel Hoffmeier- sub ->Calvin Brackelmann
66'
Robert Leipertz- sub ->Koen Kostons
66'
Felix Platte - sub ->Sebastian Klaas
72'
Visar Musliu(goal)Kai Klefisch
Kenny Prince Redondo- sub ->Tymoteusz Puchacz
78'
79'
Sirlord Conteh- sub ->Ilyas Ansah
87'
J. Heuer- sub ->Visar Musliu
90'
Raphael Obermair- 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 match, Kaiserslautern stays with 21 points to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Paderborn will has 34 points like Hannover 96 to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern will play away against Nürnberg on the 17th of February with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of Nürnberg (4 draws).

Paderborn will host Holstein Kiel on the 17th of February with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Kaiserslautern – Formation

Kaiserslautern
G
Julian Krahl 18.Germany
6.6
D
Boris Tomiak 2.Germany
6.1
64'
D
Nikola Soldo 14.Croatia
6.4
D
Jan Elvedi 33.Switzerland
7.7
3'
M
Marlon Ritter 7.Germany
7.3
55'
M
T. Puchacz 15.Poland
7.1
78'
M
Julian Niehues 16.Germany
6.6
M
Filip Kaloč 26.Czech Republic
6.7
56'
M
Frank Ronstadt 27.Germany
6.7
34'
M
Richmond Tachie 29.Germany
6.8
55'
F
R. Ache 9.Germany
7.1
55'
Substitutes
G
Robin Himmelmann 32.Germany
D
Kevin Kraus 5.Germany
M
Afeez Aremu 4.Nigeria
M
Jean Zimmer 8.Germany
6.4
34'
M
Kenny Prince Redondo 11.Germany
6.4
78'
F
Aaron Opoku 17.Germany
6.6
55'
F
Ba-Muaka Simakala 24.Germany
F
Filip Stojilkovic 25.Switzerland
6.4
55'
F
Dickson Abiama 40.Nigeria
6.4
55' 60'

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 (6.6), Boris Tomiak (6.1), Nikola Soldo (6.4), Jan Elvedi (7.7), Frank Ronstadt (6.7), Filip Kaloč (6.7), Julian Niehues (6.6), Tymoteusz Puchacz (7.1), Richmond Tachie (6.8), Marlon Ritter (7.3) and Ragnar Ache (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Afeez Aremu, Kevin Kraus, Jean Zimmer (6.4), Kenny Prince Redondo (6.4), Aaron Opoku (6.6), Ba-Muaka Simakala, Filip Stojilković (6.4), Robin Himmelmann and Dickson Abiama (6.4).

Kaiserslautern could not rely on the presence of Jean Zimmer (injured).

Substitutions

Kaiserslautern made 5 changes: Frank Ronstadt for Jean Zimmer (34′), Ragnar Ache for Aaron Opoku (55′), Marlon Ritter for Filip Stojilković (55′), Richmond Tachie for Dickson Abiama (55′) and Tymoteusz Puchacz for Kenny Prince Redondo (78′).

Player of the match: Jan Elvedi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kaiserslautern was Jan Elvedi.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 36 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12.

Paderborn – Formation

Paderborn
G
P. Boevink 1.Netherlands
7.5
D
C. Brackelmann 4.Germany
6.4
66'
D
Visar Musliu 16.Macedonia
7.5
87' 72'
D
M. Ens 43.Germany
6.4
M
Filip Bilbija 7.Germany
7.7
M
David Kinsombi 8.Germany
7.0
52' 65'
M
Raphael Obermair 23.Germany
7.5
90'
M
Sebastian Klaas 26.Germany
6.1
66'
M
Kai Klefisch 27.Germany
8.1
M
I. Ansah 29.Germany
6.1
79'
F
Koen Kostons 10.Netherlands
6.4
66'
Substitutes
G
A. Schulz 35.Germany
D
J. Heuer 24.Germany
7.1
87'
D
Aaron Zehnter 32.Germany
D
Marcel Hoffmeier 33.Germany
6.7
66'
M
Marco Schuster 6.Germany
M
Robert Leipertz 13.Germany
6.7
66'
M
M. Hansen 22.Germany
F
Sirlord Conteh 11.Germany
6.4
79'
F
Felix Platte 36.Germany
6.4
66'

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

Lukas Kwasniok played with: Pelle Boevink (7.5), Visar Musliu (7.5), Martin Ens (6.4), Calvin Brackelmann (6.4), Raphael Obermair (7.5), David Kinsombi (7.0), Kai Klefisch (8.1), Sebastian Klaas (6.1), Filip Bilbija (7.7), Ilyas Ansah (6.1) and Koen Kostons (6.4).

They had on the bench: Marco Schuster, Sirlord Conteh (6.4), Robert Leipertz (6.7), Mattes Hansen, Jannis Heuer (7.1), Aaron Zehnter, Marcel Hoffmeier (6.7), Arne Schulz and Felix Platte (6.4).

Substitutions

Paderborn made 5 changes: Koen Kostons for Robert Leipertz (66′), Calvin Brackelmann for Marcel Hoffmeier (66′), Sebastian Klaas for Felix Platte (66′), Visar Musliu for Jannis Heuer (87′) and Ilyas Ansah for Sirlord Conteh (79′).

Player of the match: Kai Klefisch​

The player that probably impressed the most for Paderborn was Kai Klefisch even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 70 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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